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Page 62
... fiue degrees Westerly . The seuenth of Iune , wee were in 63 degrees 25 minutes . The eighth , all the fore - noone we had a fresh gale Southerly ; we steered away North and by West , and by obseruation we were in 65 degrees 27 minutes ...
... fiue degrees Westerly . The seuenth of Iune , wee were in 63 degrees 25 minutes . The eighth , all the fore - noone we had a fresh gale Southerly ; we steered away North and by West , and by obseruation we were in 65 degrees 27 minutes ...
Page 63
... fiue leagues , the Sea was growne euery way : we supposed wee were thwart of the North - east part of that Land which we made the thirteenth day , and the current setting to wind - ward . The reason that mooued vs to thinke so , was ...
... fiue leagues , the Sea was growne euery way : we supposed wee were thwart of the North - east part of that Land which we made the thirteenth day , and the current setting to wind - ward . The reason that mooued vs to thinke so , was ...
Page 64
... fiue or sixe leagues . Then it grew thicke fogge . And we cast about , and steered North - east and East North- east two watches , sixe leagues finding wee were em- bayed . The winde came at East South - east a little gale : we tacked ...
... fiue or sixe leagues . Then it grew thicke fogge . And we cast about , and steered North - east and East North- east two watches , sixe leagues finding wee were em- bayed . The winde came at East South - east a little gale : we tacked ...
Page 66
... part of the Compasse , when we had sayled two Watches eight leagues . The fiue and twentieth , the wind scanted and came vp at North North - west , we lay North - east two ⚫ Watches 8 leagues . After the wind became va- 66.
... part of the Compasse , when we had sayled two Watches eight leagues . The fiue and twentieth , the wind scanted and came vp at North North - west , we lay North - east two ⚫ Watches 8 leagues . After the wind became va- 66.
Page 67
... fiue leagues . The seuen and twentieth , about one or two of the clocke in the morning we made Newland , being cleere weather on the Sea ; but the Land was couer . ed with fogge , the Ice lying very thicke all along the shoare for 15 or ...
... fiue leagues . The seuen and twentieth , about one or two of the clocke in the morning we made Newland , being cleere weather on the Sea ; but the Land was couer . ed with fogge , the Ice lying very thicke all along the shoare for 15 or ...
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