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men, whofe name was William Rofe, a 

 quarrer-mafter, was drowned ; the other 

 was thrown afliore by the furf, with his 

 head buried in thefand ; but by the imme- 

 diate alTiftanceof the people on fhore, was 

 faved. As for vs in the barge, we expell- 

 ed the fame fate every moment ^ for the fea 

 broke a long way without us. How- 

 ever, we got her head to it, and hove up 

 our grapnel, or fliould rather fay kellick, 

 which v/e had made to ferve in the 

 room of oilr grapnel, hove overboard 

 fome time before, to lighten the boat. 

 By this means we nfed our utmoft ef- 

 forts to pull her without the breakers 

 fome way, and then let go our kellick 

 again. Here we lay all the next day, 

 in a great fea, not knowing v^hat would 

 be our fare. To add to our mortifica- 

 tion, we could fee cur companions *n to- 

 lerable plight afliore, eating feal, while 

 we were flarving with hunger and cold. 



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