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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Saterdaye 24.

24 April 1630

munday 26.

26 April 1630
Sunday 25.
Winthrop, John

1630-04-25

The winde northerly faire weather, but still calme, we stood w: and b: S and sawe 2 shippes a head of vs, as farre as we could descrye in the afternoone the winde came w. and b: S: but Calme still, about 5 of the Clocke the reereadmirall and the Jewell had fetched vp the 2 shippes, and by their salutinge eache other we perceived they were freindes (for they were so farre to windward of vs, as we could onely see the smoake of their peeces, but could not heare them) about 9: of the Clocke they bothe fell backe towardes vs again, and we steered n: n: w: now the weather begins to be warme: