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store_n of_o seafoule_a ice_n about_o the_o ship_n at_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n i_o sound_v but_o have_v no_o ground_n at_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o fathom_n very_o foggy_a weather_n likewise_o i_o sound_v at_o twelve_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o noon_n no_o ground_n at_o a_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o fathom_n where_o i_o meet_v with_o ice_n and_o great_a store_n of_o fowl_n as_o before_o wind_n at_o south_n and_o foggy_a weather_n i_o stand_v through_o the_o ice_n till_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o night_n hold_v no_o course_n by_o reason_n of_o it_o at_o which_o time_n i_o sound_v and_o have_v nintie_a five_o fathom_n green_a oze_n the_o weather_n be_v all_o one_o and_o very_o much_o ice_n from_o eight_o till_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n i_o sail_v north_n one_o legave_v and_o a_o half_a and_o have_v seventie_o five_o fathom_n rocky_a ground_n from_o ten_o till_o twelve_o at_o midnight_n i_o sail_v north_n one_o league_n and_o a_o half_a and_o sound_v and_o have_v thirty_o seven_o fathom_n the_o wind_n be_v at_o south_n with_o great_a store_n of_o rain_n and_o fog_n and_o abundance_n of_o ice_n round_o about_o but_o something_o break_v then_o i_o stand_v off_o west_n and_o by_o south_n and_o take_v in_o all_o the_o sail_n except_o the_o foresail_n and_o main_a topsail_n and_o at_o one_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o sixteen_o day_n sound_v and_o have_v forty_o fathom_n oze_n likewise_o i_o sound_v at_o two_o of_o the_o clock_n rain_n and_o have_v fifty_o two_o fathom_n i_o can_v neither_o perceive_v current_n nor_o tide_n in_o all_o this_o time_n and_o it_o do_v rain_n as_o fast_o as_o i_o have_v common_o see_v in_o england_n then_o i_o stand_v to_o the_o east_n ward_n and_o at_o three_o of_o the_o clock_n sound_v and_o have_v forty_o fathom_n oze_n and_o thus_o i_o sail_v among_o the_o ice_n east_n and_o east_n and_o by_o south_n and_o east_n north-east_n keep_v no_o certain_a course_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o ice_n may._n and_o have_v these_o depth_n follow_v 30.20.19.16_o and_o fifteen_o fathom_n and_o then_o i_o see_v the_o land_n within_o two_o league_n and_o less_o of_o i_o bear_v between_o the_o south_n and_o by_o east_n and_o the_o northwest_n then_o i_o stand_v in_o east_n and_o by_o south_n suppose_v to_o have_v find_v a_o harbour_n within_o a_o ledge_n of_o rock_n that_o lay_v off_o a_o low_a point_n which_o seem_v like_o a_o island_n and_o stand_v in_o i_o find_v depth_n 10.9.8.7.6.7.4_o and_o three_o fathom_n stand_v in_o it_o a_o shall_v bay_v and_o full_a of_o rock_n then_o i_o steer_v a_o way_n northwest_o and_o by_o west_n and_o have_v six_o seven_o eight_o and_o ten_o fathom_n foul_a ground_n this_o
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it_o be_v seven_o inch_n and_o a_o half_a about_o the_o eighteen_o day_n at_o a_o south_n sun_n i_o come_v into_o the_o road_n where_o i_o rid_v all_o that_o day_n have_v very_o much_o wind_n and_o rain_n that_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o at_o a_o north_n sun_n i_o send_v my_o mate_n with_o the_o skiffe_n and_o six_o man_n to_o seek_v for_o more_o fin_n etc._n etc._n the_o ninteenth_n day_n at_o a_o north_n sun_n they_o come_v aboard_o have_v slay_v ten_o bear_n three_o of_o their_o skin_n and_o fat_a they_o bring_v aboard_o and_o a_o good_a quantity_n of_o fin_n and_o six_o pair_n of_o tooth_n the_o twenty_o day_n in_o the_o morning_n i_o send_v both_o the_o boat_n and_o skiffe_n to_o slay_v the_o other_o seven_o bear_n the_o wind_n be_v at_o north_n fair_a weather_n but_o they_o be_v no_o soon_o go_v but_o it_o blow_v very_o hard_o at_o north_n which_o bring_v abundance_n of_o ice_n out_o of_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sound_n but_o do_v the_o ship_n no_o hurt_n at_o a_o west_n 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the_o ship_n towards_o a_o ledge_n of_o rock_n make_v i_o to_o anchor_v again_o at_o a_o south_n southeast_n sun_n they_o come_v aboard_o again_o and_o bring_v a_o good_a quantity_n of_o fin_n at_o a_o south_n sun_n i_o send_v the_o skiffe_n towards_o the_o mouth_n of_o ice-sound_n and_o in_o the_o entrance_n thereof_o i_o find_v a_o cove_n in_o the_o which_o be_v twenty_o fathom_n and_o so_o to_o thirteen_o but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o tide_n and_o edy-wind_n i_o can_v not_o get_v into_o it_o here_o the_o skiffe_n come_v aboard_o and_o bring_v a_o few_o fin_n then_o i_o steer_v to_o another_o sound_n in_o the_o southside_n of_o ice-sound_n where_o i_o anchor_v in_o twenty_o fathom_n oze_n the_o same_o day_n at_o a_o north_n sun_n the_o eight_o and_o twenty_o day_n i_o stay_v at_o the_o place_n abovesaid_a and_o try_v the_o bear_n grease_n to_o bring_v it_o into_o oil_n and_o when_o we_o be_v all_o busy_v a_o bear_n come_v swim_v over_o the_o bay_n towards_o the_o ship_n which_o i_o 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to_o the_o shore_n with_o our_o shallop_n and_o go_v on_o land_n but_o see_v in_o all_o place_n great_a abundance_n of_o break_a ice_n we_o lay_v close_o to_o the_o shore_n and_o doubt_v that_o although_o perhaps_o with_o much_o ado_n we_o may_v get_v about_o the_o point_n of_o the_o beach_n yet_o shall_v we_o still_o be_v pester_v with_o ice_n from_o proceed_v any_o further_a we_o resolve_v to_o walk_v over_o land_n to_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o beach_n where_o we_o see_v a_o hill_n about_o four_o mile_n distant_a from_o which_o we_o think_v we_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v how_o much_o further_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o proceed_v so_o thither_o we_o travail_v where_o when_o we_o come_v we_o see_v a_o very_a fair_a sound_n on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o beach_n which_o be_v open_a within_o but_o there_o lay_v very_o much_o ice_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o it_o red-beach_n which_o although_o it_o be_v extend_v more_o than_o half_a over_o sound_n yet_o we_o doubt_v 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