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Page 65
... vpon it , and many great pieces of Drift Ice : we steered away North - east , with dili- gent looking out euery cleere for Land , hauing a de- sire to know whether it would leaue vs to the East , both to know the bredth of the Sea , and ...
... vpon it , and many great pieces of Drift Ice : we steered away North - east , with dili- gent looking out euery cleere for Land , hauing a de- sire to know whether it would leaue vs to the East , both to know the bredth of the Sea , and ...
Page 67
... vpon the Meridian North . ) This Night be- ing by our accompt in the Latitude of 75 degrees , we saw small flockes of Birds , with blacke Backes and white Bellies , and long speare Tayles . We sup- posed that Land was not farre off ...
... vpon the Meridian North . ) This Night be- ing by our accompt in the Latitude of 75 degrees , we saw small flockes of Birds , with blacke Backes and white Bellies , and long speare Tayles . We sup- posed that Land was not farre off ...
Page 82
... vpon vs , we made our way good North all night . The foure and twentieth , the wind at East North - east , and East and by North , we lay as neere as wee could with a full sayle ; wee accounted Lowfoot from vs East Northerly , 16 ...
... vpon vs , we made our way good North all night . The foure and twentieth , the wind at East North - east , and East and by North , we lay as neere as wee could with a full sayle ; wee accounted Lowfoot from vs East Northerly , 16 ...
Page 88
... vpon the Ice and neare vnto it , an incredible number of Seales . We had sounding one hundred and fifteen fathom , and after ground at ninetie fiue fathom sandie Oze . We had the Sun on the Meridian North and by East , halfe a a point ...
... vpon the Ice and neare vnto it , an incredible number of Seales . We had sounding one hundred and fifteen fathom , and after ground at ninetie fiue fathom sandie Oze . We had the Sun on the Meridian North and by East , halfe a a point ...
Page 95
... vpon vs , very fearefull to looke on : but by the mercy of God and his mightie helpe , we being moored with two Anchors ahead with vering out of one Cable , and heauing home the other , and fending off with Beames and Sparres , escaped ...
... vpon vs , very fearefull to looke on : but by the mercy of God and his mightie helpe , we being moored with two Anchors ahead with vering out of one Cable , and heauing home the other , and fending off with Beames and Sparres , escaped ...
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