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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Lordes day 23:

23 May 1630

Wensday 26:

26 May 1630
Tuesday 25.
Winthrop, John

1630-05-25

The winde still n: w: faire weather but Colde, we went on with a handsome gale, and at noone were in 43: ½: and the variation of the Compasse was a point and ⅙. All this daye we stood west corrected from westerly S: w: about 5: or 6: leagues a watch and towardes night the winde enlarged, with a Cold dash of snowye rayne, and then we ranne in a smoothe sea about 8: or 9: leagues a watche, and stood due w: