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tlic fairc weather) was, every day, or every second day, to 

 goe up to the top of a mountaine, to spic if wee could dis- 

 ccrne the water in the Sea ; which, untill the day hefore, wc 

 had not scene. At which time, a storme of winde comming 

 out of the Sea, brake the niaine yce within the Sownd ; after 

 which, the winde comming Easterly, carried all the yce into 

 the Sea and cleared the Sownd a great way, although not 

 neare the shoare at first, seeing the cleare water came not 

 necre our Tent by three miles at least. 



This 25 of May therefore, wee all day staying in the Tent, 

 there came two Ships of Hull into the Sownd; who, knowing 

 that there had been men left there the yeare before, the 

 Master (full of desire to know whether we "were alive or 

 dead) man'd out a Shallop from the Ship ; with order to row 

 as far up the Sownd as they could, and then to hale up their 

 Shallop, and travell over-land upon the snow unto the Tent. 

 These men, at their comming ashore, found the Shalloj) 

 which we had haled from our Tent into the water, with a 

 purpose to goe seeke some Sea-horses the next faire weather ; 

 the Shallop being then already fitted with all necessaries for 

 that enterprize. This sight brought them into a quandary ; 

 and though this encounter made them hope, yet their admi- 

 ration made them doubt that it was not possible for us still 

 to remaine alive. Taking therefore our lances out of the 

 Boate, towards the Tent they come ; wee never so much as 

 perceiving of them, for wee were all gathered together, now 

 about to goe to prayers in the inner Tent, onely Thomas 

 Ayers was not come in to us out of the greater Tent. The Hull 

 men now comming neere our Tent, haled it with the usuall 

 word of the Sea, crying " Hey :" he answered againe with 

 " Ho," which sudden answer almost amazed them all, 

 causing them to stand still halfe afraid at the matter. But 

 we within hearing of them, joyfully came out of the Tent, all 

 blacke as we were with the smoake, and with our clothes 

 tattered with wearing. This uncouth sight made them fur- 



