Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2
1630-04-12
The winde more large to the N: a stiffe gale with faire weather, in the afternoone lesse winde, and our people beganne to growe well againe. our Children and others that were sicke, and laye groninge in the Cabbins, we fetched out, and havinge streched a rope from the stereage to the maine maste, we made them stande some of one side and some of the other, and swaye it vp and done till they were warme, and by this means they soone grewe well, and merrye.