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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Thursday 15:

15 April 1630

Saterday 17.

17 April 1630
frydaye 16:
Winthrop, John

1630-04-16

About 4: in the morninge the winde slacked a litle, yet it continued a great storme still, and though in the after noone it blewe not muche winde, yet the sea went so highe as it tossed vs more then before, and we carried no more but our mainesayle, yet our Shippe steered well with it, which fewe suche shippes could have doone.

about 4: in the after noone the winde still w: and b. S. w: and b. S. is corrected from S. W. and raynye, we putt on a new foresayle and hoysed it vp, and stoode n: n: w: All this daye our reeradmirall and the Jewell holde vp with vs.

This night was verye stormye.

All the tyme of the storme fewe of our people were sicke, (except the women, who kept vnder hatches) and there appeared no dis feare or dismayednesse amonge them