The 5 of September it was faire sunshine weather and very calme; and at euening, when we had supt, the ice compassed about us againe, and we were hard inclosed therewith, the ship beginning to lye upon the one side and leakt sore, [729] but by Gods grace it became staunch againe, [730] wherewith [731] we were wholly in feare to loose the ship, it was in so great danger. At which time we tooke counsell together and caried our old sock saile, [732] with pouder, lead, peeces, muskets, and other furniture on land, to make a tent [or hut] about our scute yt we had drawē vpon the land; and at that time we carried some bread and wine on land also, with some timber, [733] therewith to mend our boate, that it might serve vs in time of neede. The 6 of September it was indifferent faire sea-wether [734] and sun-shine, the wind being west, whereby we were somewhat comforted, hoping that the ice would driue away and that we might get from thence againe. The 7 of September it was indifferent wether againe, but we perceiued no opening of the water, but to the contrary it [735] lay hard inclosed with ice, and no water at all about the ship, no not so much as a bucket full. The same day 5 of our men went on land, but 2 of them came back againe; the other three went forward about 2 [8] miles into the land, and there found a riuer of sweet water, where also they found great store of wood that had bin driuen thither, and there they foūd the foote-steps of harts and hinds, [736] as they thought, for they were clouen footed, some greater footed than others, which made them iudge them to be so. The 8 of September it blew hard east north-east, which was a right contrary wind to doe vs any good touching the carrying away of the ice, so that we were stil faster in the ice, which put vs in no small discomfort. The 9 of September it blew [strongly from the] north-east, with a little snowe, whereby our ship was wholly inclosed with ice, for ye wind draue the ice hard against it, so that we lay 3 or 4 foote deepe in the ice, and our sheck in the after-steuer brake in peeces [737] and the ship began to be somewhat loose before, but yet it was not much hurt. In the night time two beares came close to our ship side, but we sounded our trumpet and shot at them, but hit them not because it was darke, and they ran away. The 10 of September the wether was somewhat better, because the wind blew not so hard, and yet all one wind.