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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Wensday 19.

19 May 1630

Fryday 21.

21 May 1630
Thursday 20:
Winthrop, John

1630-05-20

The storm continued all this daye the winde as it was and raynye in the forenoone we carried our foresayle, and stood W: S: w. but in the afternoone we tooke it in, the winde encreasinge and the sea growne verye highe: and lyinge with the helme a weather, corrected from Lee we made no waye, but as the shippe drove. we had still cold weather.

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☞ faste In the great Cabbin at 9: at night etc., and the next daye again etc. The storme continued all this night.