New-Englands plantation : $b with the sea journal and other writings — John Shaqi
New-Englands plantation : $b with the sea journal and other writingsHigginson, Francis
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New-Englands plantation : $b with the sea journal and other writings
Higginson, Francis
New England -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Monday we came from Capan, to go to Naimkecke, the wind northerly.
I should have tould you before that the planters spying our English
colours the Governour sent a shalop with 2 men on Saturday to pilot
us. These rested the Sabbath with us at Capan; and this day, by God’s
blessing and their directions, we passed the curious and difficult
entrance into the large spacious harbour of Naimkecke. And as we
passed along it was wonderful to behould so many islands replenished
with thicke wood and high trees, and many fayre greene pastures. And
being come into the harbour we saw the George to our great comfort
then being come on Tuesday which was 7 daies before us. We rested
that night with glad and thankful hearts that God had put an end to
our long and tedious journey through the greatest sea in the world.
[Sidenote: [30]]
The next morning the governour came aboard to our ship, and bade us
kindly welcome, and invited me and my wiffe to come on shoare, and
take our lodging in his house, which we did accordingly.
* * * * *
Thus you have a faithful report collected from day to day of all the
particulars that were worth noting in our passage.
* * * * *
Now in our passage divers things are remarkeable.
* * * * *
First, through God’s blessing our passage was short and speedy, for
whereas we had 1000 leagues, that is 3000 miles English, to saile
from Ould to New England, we performed the same in 6 weeks and 3
dayes.
Secondly, our passage was comfortable and easie for the most part,
having ordinarily fayre and moderate wind, and being freed for the
most part from stormie and rough seas, saving one night only, which
we that were not used thought to be more terrible than indeed it was,
and this was Wednesday at night May 27th.
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