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AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1582. 



About 3 afternootie, M. Walker and many of our 



men being ashore, the winde came faire, and we layed 



out a warpe to the Northeast, and began to winde ahead. 



After we layed out another warpe with a bend, and wound 



to the plat, and so rid by it with one anker all night. 



They leave the The 12 day about five a clocke in the morning, we set 



ar our in ij g^'j^ ^j^j ^^ ^^ ^^^ Q^|. ^ety^^ixt the ledge of rocks and 



degrees and , . . . , ^ . t? 



the mame, m eight radom water, as we were cattmg our 



anker, the catt-rope, stopper, and all brake ; so that we 

 were glad to let slip all the cable, and cast off our boat 

 and skiffe to wey the same. After we had stood out 

 a good way, the admirall was under saile : then cast we 

 about and went roome with the admirall which weaved 

 us, who sent in his pinnesse and the Francis to helpe out 

 our boats; so by the helpe of the admirals pinnesse, with 

 her saile, we had our boat the sooner, and about 12 a 

 clocke at noone had taken in the anker, cable, our long boat, 

 skiffe, & all, and put out all our sailes bearing after the 

 admirall, which went hence South by east. About sixe a 

 clocke at night, being thicke weather, we lost sight of 

 the land, being foure leagues off or thereabout. All night 

 it was but little winde : yet went we our course South 

 by west. 



The 13 day about seven afore noon, the wind blew 

 at Southsoutheast, & was very foggy ; with which gale 

 we stood in larboord tacked West, till ten a clocke the 

 same forenoone. Then had we sight of the land ahead, 

 all along (for it waxed cleere weather) it sheweth a farre 

 off like white cliffes, but is all sandy hilles, and bayes 

 along the sea side. At one a clocke after noone we were 

 in 16 fadome water, and within halfe a league of the 

 shore, where we saw severall fires made by the Indians 

 to give warning to the other people within the land, as 

 we supposed. Then we cast about, and stood off South- 

 east by east till midnight, that the winde came large : 

 then went we our course South by west till next morning. 



The 14 day we went our course South by west, 

 having sight of the land at sixe a clocke in the morning 



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