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and many knights and colonels and captains, all being 

 strangers to me. But as it seemed, and so it fell out, 

 God was not pleased to grant them a passage, for we 

 left Carnarvon upon the 25th day of March, being our 

 Ladyday, with a very fair wind, although north-east, 

 and as fair a day as possibly could be. But when we 

 came over the bar of Carnarvon the wind began to 

 calm, and to come to the south and south-east. And 

 when we had not sailed past three or four leagues, but 

 the wind came to the south-west, and began to blow 

 very hard about two or three of the clock in the next 

 morning, so that we could not possibly get the Holy- 

 head ; and it increased more and more still, insomuch 

 that when we came to the Skerries the storm grew to 

 that [remorselessness ?] that the barque had much ado to 

 recover for being swallowed up in those great waves. 

 But when we had passed the Skerries the wind grew 

 greater and greater, and with inuch ado we recovered 

 the shore with the [ship], but could not possibly gain 

 any harbour, but were driven to the main sea. And 

 seeing the danger we were now in, the passengers 

 threw over some of my corn and cheese, so we lay on 

 the sea Tuesday and Wednesday ; and on Thursday we 

 could not gain any land but in the North of England, 

 at a place called Pillen there we came to anchor 

 on Thursday about five of the clock in the afternoon. 

 But Lord Herbert would not go on shore, nor suffer any 

 that was in the barque to land before him. But on 

 the Friday the storm increased more and more, inso 

 much that no man did expect life, but every man pre 

 pared himself for death. But God (out of his great 

 mercy) was pleased to spare our lives for that time 

 most miraculously ; for about ten of the clock in the 

 morning, about one hour before full sea, the barque 

 not being able to ride, we were forced to cast our main- 



