About 6: in the morninge (the winde beinge E: and n: (faire weather), we weighed Anchor and sett sayle, and before 10: we gatt through the needles, havinge so litle winde as we had muche to doe to stemme the tyde, so as the rest of our fleet (we being 9 in all, wherof some were small shippes which were bounde for newfound lande) could not gett out all them till the ebbe, in the afternoone the winde came s: and w: and we were becalmed, so as beinge not able to gett aboue 3: or 4: leagues Aprill from the needles, our Capt tacked about and putting his foresheets a back stayes, he stayed for the rest of the fleet, and as they came by vs we spake to them and about 8: in the eueninge, we let fall an Anchor, intendinge to stoppe till the ebbe. But before 10: at night the winde came about to Friday 9: Ap: the n: a good gale, so we putt vp a light in the poope, and weighed, and sett sayle, and by the daye light, we were come to Portland but the Talbott and some of the other shippes being not able to holde vp with vs, we were forced to spare our maine saile, and went on with a merrye gale: In the morninge we descried from the toppe 8: sayle a sterne of vs (whom Capt Lowe tould vs he had seene at Dunne nose1 in the euening) we supposinge they might be Dunkerkes,2 our Capt Causes the gunne roome and gunne deck to be Cleared, all the hammockes were taken downe, our ordinance laded, and our powder Chestes and fireworks made readye, and our landmen quartered amonge the seamen, and 25: of them appointed for muskettes, and every man written downe for his quarter.

The winde continued nblank space one quarter inch long with faire weather: and after noone it calmed, and we still sawe those 8: shippes to stande towardes vs and havinge more winde then we, they came vp apace, 243so as our Capt and the masters of our Consortes were more occasioned to thinke they might be Dunkerkes (for we were tould at yarmouthe that there were 10: sayle of them waytinge for vs) wherevpon we all prepared for to fight with them, and because and tooke downe some Cabbins, which were in the waye of our ordenaunce, and out of every shippe were throwne suche bedd matters as were subiecte to take fire, and we heaved out our longe boates, and putt vp our waste Clothes,3 and drewe forthe our men and armed them with muskettes, and other weapons, and instrumentes for fireworkes, and for an experiment, our Capt shott a ball of wild fire fastned to an arrowe, out of a Crosse bowe which burnt in the water a good tyme. The Lady A: and the other women and Children were removed into the lower quarter decke that they might be April out of danger; all thinges being thus fitted we went to prayer vpon the vpper deck. It was muche to see how chearfull and Comfortable all the Companye appeared, not a woman or Childe that shewed any feare, though all did apprehende the danger to have been great, if thinges had proved as was might well be expected (for there had been 8: against 4: and the least of the enemyes shippes: were reported to carrye 30: brasse peeces: but our trust was in the Lord of hoastes: and the Courage of our Captain, and his Care and dilligence did muche incourage vs. It was now about one of the clock and the fleet seemed to be within a league of vs, therefore our Capt (because he would shewe he was not afraid of them, and that he might see the issue before night should overtake vs, tacked about, and stoode to meet them, and when we came neere we perceived them to be our frendes, the litle neptune a shippe of some 20: peeces of ordinance, and her 2: Consortes, bounde for the streightes,4 a shippe of flushing and a frenchman, and 3: other English shippes bounde for Canada and newfoundland 5 so when we drewe neere everye shippe (as they mett) saluted eache other, and the musketteirs discharged their small shott and so (God be praysed) our feare and danger was turned into mirth and frendly entertainment. Our danger being thus ouer, we espyed 2: boates on fishinge in the Channell, so everye of our 4: shippes manned out a skiffe, and we bought of them great store of excellent freshe fish of diverse sortes.

The winde at E: and by n: a handsome gale with faire weather: by 7: in the morninge we were ouer against Plimmouthe.

About noone the winde slacked, and we were come within sight of the Lizard, and towardes night it grewe verye Calme, and a great fogge, so as our shippes made no waye.

this afternoone mr. Hurlston the master of the Jewell came aboard our shippe, and our Capt went in his skiffe aboard the Ambrose and the Neptune of which one mr. Andrewe cancelled and written in again above Aprill Cole was master there he was tould that the Barke Warwicke,1 was taken by the Dunkerks for she came single out of the Downes about 14: dayes since, intendinge to come to vs to the Wight, but was never heard of since. She was a pretye Shippe of about 80: tuns and 10: peeces of ordinance and was sentt out by Sir Ferdinando Gorge, Capt mason2 and others for discoverye of the great Lake in N: E:3 so to have intercepted the trade of Beauer: the master of her was one mr. Weatherell whose father was master of one of the Sh Cattle shippes, which we lefte at Hampton.

This daye 2: yonge men fallinge at oddes and fightinge, contrarye to the orders, which we had published and sett vp in the shippe, were adiudged to walke vpon the decke till night with their handes bounde behinde them, which accordingly was executed: and another man for vsinge contemptuous speeches in our presence, was layd in boltes till he submitted him selfe and promised open Confession of his offence. I should have noted before that the daye we sett sayle from the Cows, my sone Hen: Winthrop went on shore with one of my servantes to fetche an oxe and 10: weathers which he had provided for our shippe and there went on shore with them mr. Pelham4 and one of his servantes they sent the Cattle aboard, but returned not themselves: about 3: dayes after my servant and a servant of mr. Pelhams came to vs to yarmouthe, and tould vs, they were all cominge to vs in a boat the day before, but the winde was so strong against them, as they were Aprill. forced on shore in the night, and the 2: servantes came to yarmouthe 245by lande, and so came on shipborde, but my sone and mr. Pelham (we heard) went back to the Cowes, and so to Hampton, we expected them 3: or 4: dayes after, but they came not to vs, so we have lefte them behinde, and suppose they will come after in mr. Goffes5 shippes, being we were verye sorye they had putt themselues vpon suche inconvenience, when they were so well accommodated in our shippe. this was not noted before, because we expected daylye their returne: and vpon this occasion, I must adde heere one observation, that we have manye yonge gentlemen in our shippe, who behave themselues well, and are Comformable to all good orders. Opposite the next sentence, in the margin, is Sunday Ap: II.. About 10: at night it cleered vp with a freshe gale at n: and by w: so we stood on our Course merylye.