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Page 66
... foure and twentieth , in the morning about two of the clocke , the Masters mate thought he saw Land on the Larboord , trending North North - west Westerly , and the longer we ranne North , the more it fell away to the West , and did ...
... foure and twentieth , in the morning about two of the clocke , the Masters mate thought he saw Land on the Larboord , trending North North - west Westerly , and the longer we ranne North , the more it fell away to the West , and did ...
Page 67
... wind wee coasted it in a very pleasing smooth sea , and had no ground at an hundred fathoms , foure leagues from the shoare . This day at noone , wee accounted we were in 78 degrees , and we stood along the shoare . This day was so 67.
... wind wee coasted it in a very pleasing smooth sea , and had no ground at an hundred fathoms , foure leagues from the shoare . This day at noone , wee accounted we were in 78 degrees , and we stood along the shoare . This day was so 67.
Page 68
... foure in the morning the wind at North - east , a pretie gale , we thought best to shorten our way , so we tacked about and stood North North - west , the winde a little increasing . About twelue at noone , we saw Ice a head off vs ; we ...
... foure in the morning the wind at North - east , a pretie gale , we thought best to shorten our way , so we tacked about and stood North North - west , the winde a little increasing . About twelue at noone , we saw Ice a head off vs ; we ...
Page 70
... foure of the clocke we set sayle , and steered North - west and by West , the wind being at North North - east . This day proued the clearest day we had long before . The seuenth , at foure in the Morning was very cleare weather , and ...
... foure of the clocke we set sayle , and steered North - west and by West , the wind being at North North - east . This day proued the clearest day we had long before . The seuenth , at foure in the Morning was very cleare weather , and ...
Page 72
... foure leagues , till eight the next morning . The foureteenth , in the morning was calme with fogge . At nine the wind at East , a small gale with thicke fogge , we steered South - east and by East , and running this course we found our ...
... foure leagues , till eight the next morning . The foureteenth , in the morning was calme with fogge . At nine the wind at East , a small gale with thicke fogge , we steered South - east and by East , and running this course we found our ...
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