sick and lame of the scurvie, so that he could but lye in the cabin dore, and give direction; and it should seeme was badly assisted either with mate or mariners; or else the fear and unrulines of the passengers were shuch, as they made them stear a course betwene the southwest and the norwest, that they might fall with some land, what soever it was they cared not. For they had been.6. weeks at sea, and had no water, nor beere, nor any woode left, but had burnt up all their emptie caske; only one of the company had a hogshead of wine or 2. which was allso allmost spente, so as they feared they should be starved at sea, or consumed with diseases, which made them rune this desperate course. But it plased God that though they came so neare the shoulds of Cap-Codd [147] or else ran stumbling over them in the night, they knew not how, they came right before a small blind harbore, that lyes about the midle of Manamoyake Bay, to the southward of Cap-Codd, with a small gale of wind; and about highwater toucht upon a barr of sand that lyes before it, but had no hurte, the sea being smoth; so they laid out an anchore. But towards the evening the wind sprunge up at and was so rough, as broake their cable, and beat them over the barr into the harbor, wher they saved their lives and goods, though much were hurte with salt water; for with beating they had sprung the but end of a planke or too, and beat out ther occome;1 but they were soone over, and ran on a drie flate within the harbor, close by a beach; so at low water they gatt out their goods on drie shore, and dried those that were wette, and saved most of their things without any great loss; neither was the ship much hurt, but shee might be mended, and made servisable againe. But though they were not a litle glad that they had thus saved their lives, yet when they had a litle refreshed them selves, and begane to thinke on their condition, not knowing wher they were, nor what they should doe, they begane to be strucken with sadnes. But shortly after they saw some Indians come to them in canows, which made 1 Oakum.

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them stand upon their gard. But when they heard some of the Indeans speake English unto them, they were not a litle revived, especially when they heard them demand if they were the Gov[erno]r of Plimoths men, or freinds; and that they would bring them to the English houses, or carry their letters.1

They feasted these Indeans, and gave them many giftes; and sente.2. men and a letter with them to the Gove[rno]r, and did intreat him to send a boat unto them, with some pitch, and occume, and spikes, with divers other necessaries for the mending of ther ship (which was recoverable). Allso they besought him to help them with some corne and sundrie other things they wanted, to enable them to make their viage to Virginia; and they should be much bound to him, and would make satisfaction for any thing they had, in any comodities they had abord. After the Gov[erno]r was well informed by the messengers of their condition, he caused a boate to be made ready, and shuch things to be provided as they write for; and because others were abroad upon trading, and shuch other affairs, as had been fitte to send unto them, he went him selfe, and allso carried some trading comodities, to buy them corne of the Indeans. It was no season of the year to goe withoute the Cape, but understanding wher the ship lay, he went into the bottom of the bay, on the inside, and put into a crick called Naumskachett, wher

1 "Furthermore, if any roaving ships be upon the coasts, and chance to harbour either East-ward, North-ward, or South-ward in any unusuall Port, they [the Indians] will giue us certaine intelligence of her burthen and forces, describing their men either by language or features; which is a great priviledge and no small advantage." Wood, New Englands Prospect, *70.

The creek still bears this name, and lies between Orleans and Brewster. On the harbors of Chatham, and the changes wrought by tide and storm the reader may consult 1 Mass. Hist. Collections, VIII. 143. The old wreck was found on the strip of sand lying to the east of Namequoit Point or Potanumaquut. Freeman (Ib. 144) states "in the year 1626, there was an entrance into Monamoyick harbour, opposite Potanumaquut, six miles north of the present mouth. The ship mentioned by Prince [Bradford] came in here, and was stranded on the beach, where its ruins were to be seen about twenty years ago [i.e. circa 1780]. This part of the beach still bears the name of the Old ship. The entrance has been closed for many years."

it is not much above.2. mile over [148] land to the bay wher they were, wher he had the Indeans ready to cary over any thing to them. Of his arrivall they were very glad, and received the things to mend ther ship, and other necessaries. Allso he bought them as much corne as they would have; and wheras some of their sea-men were rune away amonge the Indeans, he procured their returne to the ship, and so left them well furnished and contented, being very thankfull for the curtesies they receaved. But after the Gove[rno]r thus left them, he went into some other harbors ther aboute and loaded his boat with corne, which he traded, and so went home. But he had not been at home many days, but he had notice from them, that by the violence of a great storme, and the bad morring of their ship (after she was mended) she was put a shore, and so beatten and shaken as she was now wholy unfitte to goe to sea. And so their request was that they might have leave to repaire to them, and soujourne with them, till they could have means to convey them selves to Virginia; and that they might have means to transport their goods, and they would pay for the same, or any thing els wher with the plantation should releeve them. Considering their distres, their requests were granted, and all helpfullnes done unto them; their goods transported, and them selves and goods sheltered in their houses as well as they could.

The cheefe amongst these people was one Mr. Fells and Mr. Sibsie,1 which had many servants belonging unto them, many of them being Irish. Some others ther were that had a servante or 2.a

1 The name of Captain John Sibsey frequently occurs in the local records of Norfolk County, Virginia. He served as a member of the House of Burgesses, of the Governor's Council, and of the county Board of War, positions which spoke to the confidence reposed in him. In 1638 he figured in the case of Deborah Glasscock, who, "without any ground, brought an outrageous charge" against him, and was sentenced to "receive one hundred stripes on her bare shoulders and to implore his pardon, first, in court in the justices' presence and afterwards in the parish church during divine service." Bruce, Institutional History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century, I. 51, etc.