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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Fryday 7.

7 May 1630

Lordes day 9.

9 May 1630
Saterday 8.
Winthrop, John

1630-05-08

All the night Calme. in the morninge the winde S: w: a handsome gale, so so we tacked and stood n: w: and soone after the winde growinge more large we stood w: n: w: with a good gale. about 4: of the Clocke we sawe a whale, who laye iust in our shippes waye (the bunche of his back about a yarde aboue water) he would not shunne vs, so we passed within a stones cast of him, as he laye spoutinge vp water.