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AURORA AUSTRALIS. And so that they also might assist him in his labours, did they give unto him one thousand pieces of gold, and did lend unto him a great ship built of iron, to help his ship Nimrod through the water.

¶ And it came to pass that on the first day of the year, that all was in readiness, and Shackleton with all his people went into the ship;

And after the High Priest had blessed the ship and the company, they did sail away, and all the inhabitants of the country did come to bid them farewell;

Many thousands of them going on the sea in ships, to see that they went the right way, and had in very truth departed, and the noise of their shouting reached up to the heavens.

¶ Now on the second day there arose a mighty tempest of wind and sea, so that many of the people on the ship were sore afraid, and did yearn for the land.

And it came to pass that the storm did rage for seven days and seven nights without abating, and the waters did rush with great fury over the ship Nimrod and the ship that was with them.

And many of the timbers of the ship were broken by the strength of the waters, and the horses and the