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 June 13. Latit. 34. 15′. South. Longit. 2. 7′. West. Violent wind At 4. p. m. it shifted suddainly from WNW to WbS. At 10. at night to S W b W; after midnight, to 5 WbS; about 4. to SSW.

June 14. very great wind at SSW About mid-night it shifted to W; and immediately follow'd a very terrible storm of Wind and rain; and a great over-grown Sea.

June. 15. at 7. in the morning the wind came back again to SSW. the Whole day was a very dreadful storm of wind. At noon (by accompt) we were in 34. 42′. South. Latitude, and 3. 20′ to East-ward of the Meridian of the Lizard. The sea was exceedingly rough. At 4. p. m. fell a great storm of Hail. At night was a great Eclipse of the Moon, which I could not at all observe my self, because the Storm raged at the time of the Eclipse more than ever, the wave so bearing over the ship, that I could not be upon the deck: but the Masters Mates, who had the watch (to whom I gave charge concerning it) said, that she begun to be totally dark about half a quarter past 8, and began to recover some of her light 2. minutes before 9; as we reckoned the time by our Glass. As soon as the Eclipse was ended the storm began to abate, and the raging of the Wind and Seas so calmed, that by morning we set up our Top-sailes.

June 16. a little before Noon the wind came to West and continued a strong gale but with fair weather.

June 17. Latit. 35. South. Longit. (from the Lizard 7½ degr. East Variation 2. 30′. East. We saw many great heaps of weeds in the Sea, and a great roling Sea came out of the South. A strong wind (without gusts) all this 24. houres at West. P. M. the sky was extream foul and thick, so that we fear'd more bad Weather. It continued so till 7. at night; and then 6. or 7. minutes it became as clear as Chrystal (to our great admiration at so sudden a change,) and so continued all night.

June 18. a very strong wind at West: a darke day and clear night. We sailed 170. miles East.

June 19. the same wind and weather.

June 20. the wind much abated.

June 21. was the first clear day we had this month. Latit. was 35. 40′. South. Longit. 17. 40′. East-ward from the