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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

Thursdaye 10:

10 June 1630

June saterday 12.

12 June 1630
fryday 11.
Winthrop, John

1630-06-11

The winde still S: w: close weather, we stood to and again all this daye within sight of Cape Anne. the iles of Sholes1 were now within 2: leagues of vs, and we sawe a shippe lye there at Anchor and 5: or 6: shallopps vnder sayle vp and downe.

we tooke many mackerells: and mett a shallop which stood from Cape Anne towardes the Iles of Shoales. which belonged to some English fishermen.

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New England Historical and Genealogical Register, xxv. 162–164.