268 GREENLAND. 



Having thus laden both our Shallops, appointed our Coni- 

 panie, and all ready now for our departure ; wee were over- 

 taken with the night, and there forced to stay upon the place. 

 The next day was Sunday : wherefore wee thought it fit to 

 sanctifie the E.est of it, and to stay our selves there untill 

 Munday, and to make the best use wee could of that good 

 day, taking the best course wee could for the serving of God 

 Almighty ; although we had not so much as a Booke amongst 

 us all, the whole time wee staid in that Country. 



The Sabbath day being shut up by the approaching night, 

 wee betooke our selves to our Rest, sleeping untill the Sunne 

 awakened us by his beginning to shew himselfe upon the 

 Munday morning. The day was no sooner peept, but up 

 we got, fitting our selves and businesse for our departure. 

 The weather was faire and cleare at the first, but after some 

 foure houres rowing, the skie began so to overcast, and the 

 winde to blow so hard, that we could not possibly get to 

 Bell Sownd that night, but Coved halfe way untill the next 

 morning, at which time we recovered Bottle Cove. To which 

 place, when wee were once come, we found the winde (then 

 at South-west) to blow so hard, that it was impossible for us 

 to reach Bell Sownd, but were forced to stay at Bottle Cove 

 for that night. Our vShallops we made fast one unto another 

 with a B/Ope, fastening the head of the one unto the sterne of 

 the other; and so casting our Grabnel or Anchor over-board, 

 we left them riding in the Cove. 



But see noAV what a mischance, for the tryall of our pa- 

 tience, and for the making of us to relye more upon his pro- 

 vidence than upon any outward meanes of our owne, God 

 now suffered to befall us : We being now all a-shore, the 

 South-west winde blew so hard and right into the Cove, that 

 it made the Sea go high ; our Anchor also comming home at 

 the same time, both our Shallops casting alongst the shoare, 

 sunke presently in the Sea, wetting by this meanes our whole 

 jiroviyiou, the weather withall beating some of it out of the 



