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Page 62
... seuen Whales neere our shippe wee were in 67 degrees 30 minutes . About fiue of the clocke , the winde came vp at North- east and by East ; wee steered away North North - west with a fresh gale all the night at East . The twelfth , the ...
... seuen Whales neere our shippe wee were in 67 degrees 30 minutes . About fiue of the clocke , the winde came vp at North- east and by East ; wee steered away North North - west with a fresh gale all the night at East . The twelfth , the ...
Page 66
... seuen or eight of the clocke , the winde increased with ex- treame fogge , wee steered away with short sayle East North - east , and sometimes East and by North.- About twelue at mid - night , the wind came vp at South - west , we ...
... seuen or eight of the clocke , the winde increased with ex- treame fogge , wee steered away with short sayle East North - east , and sometimes East and by North.- About twelue at mid - night , the wind came vp at South - west , we ...
Page 67
... seuen leagues off . The sixe and twentieth , in the morning was close weather , we had our wind and held our course as afore . This day , our obseruation was 76 degrees 38 minutes , and we had Birds of the same sort as afore , and ...
... seuen leagues off . The sixe and twentieth , in the morning was close weather , we had our wind and held our course as afore . This day , our obseruation was 76 degrees 38 minutes , and we had Birds of the same sort as afore , and ...
Page 68
... noone it ceased , at seuen in the Eeuening it proued almost calme . The first of July , all the fore - noone the winde was at South - east , we stood North - east for the shoare , hoping to finde an open Sea betweene the shoare and 68.
... noone it ceased , at seuen in the Eeuening it proued almost calme . The first of July , all the fore - noone the winde was at South - east , we stood North - east for the shoare , hoping to finde an open Sea betweene the shoare and 68.
Page 78
... seuen and twentieth , extreme thicke fog , and little wind at East and by South . Then it prou- ed calme , and the Sea very loftie . Wee heard a great rutte or noise with the Ice and Sea , which was the first Ice we heard or saw since ...
... seuen and twentieth , extreme thicke fog , and little wind at East and by South . Then it prou- ed calme , and the Sea very loftie . Wee heard a great rutte or noise with the Ice and Sea , which was the first Ice we heard or saw since ...
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