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[chap. 
into which creeke Gabriel and his fellow rowed, bnt we could 
not get in: and before night there were abone 20 saile that 
went into the sayd creeke, the wind being at the Northeast. 
We had indifferent good landfang. This afternoone Gabriel 
came aboord with his skiffe, and then I rewarded him for the 
good company that he kept with vs oner the Shoales, with two 
small iuory combes, and a steele glasse with two or three trifles 
RUSSIAN “LODJA.” 
After G. de Veer. 
more, for which he was not ungratefnll. But notwithstand¬ 
ing, his first company had gotten further to the Northwards. 
Wednesday being Midsummer day we sent our skiffe aland to 
sound the creeke, where they found it almost drie at a low 
water. And all the Lodias within were on ground. (In con¬ 
sequence of the threatening appearance of the weather Bur- 
rough determined to go into the bay at high water. In 
doing so he ran aground, but got help from his Russian 
friends.) Gabriel came out with his skiffe, and so did sundry 
