The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. eBook

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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 541 pages of information about The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I..
or great cape, we fell into
  a mighty rase, where an island of ice was carried by the force of the
  current as fast as our barke could saile with lum wind, all sailes
  bearing.  This cape as it was the most Southerly limit of the gulfe which
  we passed ouer the 30 day of this moneth, so was it the North promontory
  or first beginning of another very great inlet, whose South limit at this
  present wee saw not.  Which inlet or gulfe this afternoone, and in the
  night, we passed ouer:  where to our great admiration we saw the sea
  falling down into the gulfe with a mighty ouerfal, and roring, and with
  diuers circular motions like whirlepooles, in such sort as forcible
  streames passe thorow the arches of bridges.

August
Noone the 1 24 s.e. by s. 16 61 10 w.s.w. 
  The true course, &c.  This first of August we fell with the promuntory of
  the sayd gulfe or second passage, hauing coasted by diuers courses for
  our sauegard, a great banke of the ice driuen out of that gulfe. 
Noone the 3 48 s.s.e. 16 60 26 variable. 
Noone the 6 72 s.e. 22 59 35 variable
                  southerly with calme. 
  The true course, &c.
           7 24 s.s.e. 22 58 40 w.s.w. 
  The true course, &c.
           8 24 s.e. 13 58 12 w. fog.
                                            variable. 
  The true course, &c.
           9 24 s. by w. 13 57 30 variable
                                            and calme. 
  The true course, &c. 
Noone the 10 24 s.s.e. 17 56 40 s.w. by w. 
  The true course, &c.
          11 24 s.e. 40 55 13 w.n.w.
                  easterly
  The true course, &c.
          12 24 s.e. 20 54 32 w.s.w.
                  easterly
  The true course, &c.
          13 24 w.s.w. 4 54 n.w. 
  This day seeking for our ships that went to fish, we stroke on a rocke,
  being among many iles, and had a great leake. 
Noone the 14 24 s.s.e. 28 52 40 n.w. 
  This day we stopped our leake in a storme.  The 15 of August at noon,
  being in the latitude of 52 degrees 12 min. and 16 leagues from the
  shore, we shaped our course for England, in Gods name, as followeth. 
Noone the 15 52 12 s.s.w. 
  The true latitude.
          16 20 e.s.e. 50 51 s.w.
                  halfe
                  point s. 
  The true course, &c.
          17 24 e. by s. 30 50 40 s. 
  The true course, &c.  This day upon the banke we met a Biscaine bound for
  the Grand Bay or for the passage.  He chased vs.
          18 24 e. by n. 49 51 18 w.
                  northerly. 
  The true course, &c.
          19 24 s. halfe 51 51 35 variable

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