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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Saterday 17.

17 April 1630

munday 19.

19 April 1630
Sunday Apr: 18.
Winthrop, John

1630-04-18

About 2: in the morninge the winde n: w: so we tacked about and steered our Course S: w: we had still muche winde and the sea went verye highe, which tossed our Shippe continually After our eveninge sermon about 5: of the Clock the winde came about to S: E: a good gale but raynye, so we steered our Course w: s: w: and the Shippes waye was about 9: leagues a watche (a watche is 4: hrs). This daye the Capt sent to toppe again to discover our viceadmirall, we descried from thence to the Eastward a sayle, but we knewe not what she was.

About 7: of the Clock the Jewell bare vp so neere vs as we could speake eache to other, and after we bated some sayle, so she went a head of vs, and soone after 8: putt forthe her light.