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which difablcd myfelf, and great Part of the Ship's 
Company, in the Eyes and Limbs: it flruck the 
Mainmaft about -| up alrnoft half-through, and ftove 
the upper Deck one Carling, and Quick-work; 
Part of which Lightning got in between Decks, 
Parted off the Bulk-head, drove down all the Cab- 
bins on one Side of the Steerage, ftove the lower 
Deck, and one of the lower Deck main Lodging- 
Knees. 
Another Part of it went through the Starboard 
Side, without any Hurt to the Ceiling (or infide 
Plank); and darted off from the Timbers four out- 
fide Plank being the Whale upwards ; one of which 
Planks, being the fecondfrom the Whale, was broke 
quite afunder, and let in, in about ioor iy Minutes 
time <? Feet Water in the Ship. 
Ir alfo drew the Virtue of the Loaddone from all 
the Compaffes, being four in Number, all in good 
Order before, one in a brafs and three in wooden 
Boxes. The hanging Compafs in the Cabbin was 
not quite fo much difabled as the red ; they were at 
fird very near revers'd, the North to the South ; and 
after a little while rambled about fo as to be of no 
Service. The Storm lafted five Days, we left our Main- 
maft and Mizenmaft, and alrnoft all our Sails ; arriv’d 
at Cowes the 21ft of "January in a very fhatter'd 
Condition. 
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