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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

munday 17

17 May 1630

Wensday 19.

19 May 1630
Tuesday 18:
Winthrop, John

1630-05-18

In the morninge the winde slacked, but we could stande no neerer our Course then n: and we had muche winde all this daye. in the afternoone we tacked and stood S: by E: towardes night (our reeradmirall beinge neere 2: leagues to Leeward of vs,) we bare vp, and drawinge neer her, we descryed descryed some 2: leagues more to Leeward 2: shippes, which we conceived were those 2: of Capt Kirks, which parted from vs in the storm may 2: we had still Cold weather.