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or_o four_o to_o a_o share_n but_o god_n be_v please_v to_o send_v we_o a_o prosperous_a wind_n the_o next_o day_n so_o much_o to_o our_o comfort_n that_o not_o any_o one_o die_v before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o land_n where_o we_o pretend_v to_o refresh_v ourselves_o and_o although_o our_o fresh_a water_n have_v fail_v we_o many_o day_n before_o we_o see_v the_o shore_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o long_a navigation_n without_o touch_v any_o land_n and_o the_o excessive_a drink_n of_o the_o â—icke_a and_o disease_a which_o can_v not_o be_v excuse_v yet_o with_o a_o invention_n i_o have_v in_o my_o ship_n water_n i_o easy_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n sufficient_a quantity_n of_o fresh_a water_n to_o sustain_v my_o people_n with_o little_a expense_n of_o fuel_n for_o with_o four_o billet_n i_o still_v a_o hogshead_n of_o water_n and_o therewith_o dress_v the_o meat_n for_o the_o sick_a and_o whole_a the_o water_n so_o distil_v we_o find_v to_o be_v wholesome_a and_o nourish_a sect_n xxii_o the_o coast_n from_o santos_n to_o cape_n frio_n lie_v west_n and_o by_o south_n southerly_a so_o we_o direct_v our_o course_n west_n south-west_n the_o night_n come_v on_o and_o direction_n give_v to_o our_o other_o ship_n we_o set_v the_o watch_n have_v a_o fair_a fresh_a gale_n of_o wind_n and_o large_a myself_o with_o the_o master_n of_o our_o ship_n have_v watch_v the_o night_n past_a think_v now_o to_o give_v nature_n that_o which_o she_o have_v be_v deprive_v of_o and_o so_o recommend_v the_o care_n of_o steeridge_n to_o one_o of_o his_o mate_n mate_n who_o with_o the_o like_a travel_n past_o be_v drowsy_a or_o with_o the_o confidence_n which_o he_o have_v of_o he_o at_o the_o helm_n have_v not_o that_o watchful_a care_n which_o be_v require_v he_o at_o the_o helm_n steer_v west_n and_o west_n and_o by_o south_n and_o bring_v we_o in_o a_o little_a time_n close_o upon_o the_o shore_n doubtless_o he_o have_v cast_v we_o all_o away_o have_v not_o god_n extraordinary_o deliver_v we_o for_o the_o master_n be_v in_o his_o dead_a sleep_n be_v sudden_o awake_v and_o with_o such_o a_o fright_n master_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v in_o quiet_a whereupon_o wake_v his_o youth_n which_o ordinary_o sleep_v in_o his_o cabin_n by_o he_o ask_v he_o how_o the_o watch_n go_v on_o who_o answer_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v above_o a_o hour_n since_o he_o lay_v himself_o to_o rest_n he_o reply_v that_o his_o heart_n be_v so_o unquiet_a that_o he_o can_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n sleep_v and_o so_o take_v his_o gown_n come_v forth_o upon_o the_o deck_n and_o present_o discover_v the_o land_n hard_o by_o us._n and_o for_o that_o it_o be_v sandy_a and_o low_a those_o who_o have_v their_o eye_n continual_o fix_v on_o it_o be_v dazzle_v with_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o star_n be_v a_o fair_a night_n and_o so_o be_v hinder_v from_o the_o true_a discovery_n thereof_o but_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o dark_a have_v his_o sight_n more_o forcible_a to_o 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