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 by the thirteenth, the Governor having made up his packet, we ailed for England in perfect health.

On the twenty-third of September, being in Latitude 4° 38′ 9″ North and Longitude 23° 22′ Wet, the wind varied to the Wetward; and on the twenty-eighth, in Latitude 24° 22′ North and Longitude 24° 3′ Wet, it got to the Northward of Wet, and continued to be variable between the North Eat and North, North Wet to South Wet. From this time we had very changeable, qually and thick weather till we made land. On the eleventh of October, the head of our mizzen-mat was gone; and on the fifteenth, in a quall, the head of the main-mat prung. On approaching the Wetern Iles we houed the boats, knocked down the try works, and freh painted the hip, in order to aume as much as poible the appearance of a man of war. We aw everal ailsails [sic], between this arrangement and our making land, but did our utmot to avoid them.

On the firt of November, we made the Eddytone Light-houe, and after reaching as high as we could, we hove to Dartmouth and ent the letters on hore. In the coure of the night, we reached Portland; and tood off and