I 
[ 489 ] 
July laft : which having been defired by fome mem- 
bers to be put into writing, I beg leave to trouble 
you with the following. 
Edyftone is diftant from Plymouth about 16 
miles, and without the head-lands of the Sound 
about 1 1 . 
The 7th and 8th were not remarkable at Edyftone 
for heat or cold ; the weather was very moderate, 
with a light breeze at eaft $ which allowed us to 
work upon the rock both days, when the tide 
ferved. 
About midnight, between the 8th and 9th, the 
wind being then frefh at eaft, it was remarkably 
cold for the feafon, as I had more particular occafion 
to obferve, on account of a fhip that was call away 
upon the rocks. The wind continued cold the 9th 
all day ; which was complained of by fome of the 
fhipwrecked fer men, who had not time to fave their 
cloaths; and fc, frefh at eaft, as prevented our going 
near the rocks, or the wreck ; and fo continued till 
Sunday the 1 oth ; when, feeing no profpedt of a 
fudden alteration of weather, I returned to Plymouth 
in a failing boat, wrapped up in my thick coat. As 
foon as we got within the headlands, I could per- 
ceive the wind to blow confiderably warmer * but 
not fo warm as to make my great coat uneafy. 
Having had a quick paffage, in this manner I went 
home, to the great aftonifhment of the family to fee 
me fo wrapped up, when they were complaining of 
the exceflive heat : and indeed, it was not long be- 
fore I had reafon to join in their opinion. 
This heat I experienced till Tuefday the 12th, 
when I again went off to fea, where I found the air 
Vol. 50. Rrr very 
