Henry Hudson was born, and baptized, in London, during the latter half of the Sixteenth Century. He was a citizen of the; English Metropolis, occupied a house there, and belonged to a family that counted among its numbers another Henry Hudson believed to be his grandfather, who was an alderman of London and one of the founders, with Sebastian Cabot, of the Muscovy or Russian company, which was intended to promote the discovery of a northerly passage to China. From its establishment in 1555. Till 1607, when our explorer first appears upon the scene as. A Captain in its service, various Hudsons were prominent in the. Counsels of the Muscovy Company, or engaged in its explorations Educated in the Company's service and familiar with its aims.
