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otherwise have beene hard to be gotten there. On 

 Tuesday likewise having not yet sufficiently served our 

 turnes, we sent againe for fresh water, which was then 

 not so easie to be gotten as the day before, by reason 

 of a great winde : which in the afternoone increased also 

 in such sort, that we thought it not safe to ride so neere 

 the land ; whereupon we weyed anker and so departed 

 Northwest and by west, alongst the coast of Fayal Island. 

 Some of the Inhabitants comming aboord to us this day, 

 tolde us that alwayes about that time of the yeere such 

 windes West Southwest blew on that coast. 



This day, as we sayled neere Saint Georges Island, a 

 huge fish lying still a litle under water, or rather even 

 therewith, appeared hard by a head of us, the sea break- 

 ing upon his backe, which was blacke coloured, in such 

 sort as deeming at the first it had beene a rocke, and the 

 [II. ii. 159.] ship stemming directly with him, we were put in a 

 sudden feare for the time : till soone after we saw him 

 move out of the way. 



The 16 of September in the night it lightened much, 

 whereupon there followed great winds and raine, which 

 continued the 17 18 19 20 and 21 of the same. The 23 

 of September we came againe into Faial road to weigh an 

 anker which (for haste and feare of foule weather) wee 

 had left there before, where we went on shore to see the 

 towne, the people (as we thought) having now setled 

 themselves there againe, but notwithstanding many of 

 them through too much distrustfulnesse, departed and 

 prepared to depart with their packets at the first sight 

 of us : untill such time as they were assured by my 

 Lord, that our comming was not any way to injury 

 them, but especially to have fresh water, and some other 

 things needefull for us, contenting them for the same. 



So then we viewed the Towne quietly, and bought 

 such things as we desired for our money as if we had 

 bene in England. And they helped to fill us in fresh 

 water, receiving for their paines such satisfaction as con- 

 tented them. 



