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pñdnight the wind turned to the North, which caufed a fud« dain and general cry and uprore in ours, and all the other Ships. Our Mariners came to the jFrjers, uhng almoft the fame words of Jonah i t 6. What meaneft thon, O Jleeper f 4rtfe, call uponthjGod y if file that God M thlnupmm % that we perijh not. They changed the name of God into the Bleffed Virgin Mary, in whom they feem to confide in fuch occasions more then in God himfelf. Their fear was more for theapprehenfionof danger by that kind of wind, and of what might happen, then for what as yet the wind thréatned, which was not ftrong nor boifterous • however hallowed Wax Candles were lighted by the Friers, knees bowed to Maty % Letanies and other Hymns and Prayers fung aloud unto her,
- ill towards the dawning of the day; when behold the North
wind ceafed, our wonted gale began to blow again, ic being Sods will and pleafure, and no cffeél of the howling Friers prayers to LM>iry, who yet fuperftitiouily to deceive the imple people, cryed our, MiUgre> Milagro^ Milagro^ a Miracle, a Miracle, a Miracle. By eight of the Clock in the norning we came to the fight of the houfes, and madefigns for Boats to convey us into the Haven ; which immediately vith great joy came out, and guided us one by one between hofe Rocks, which make that Port as dangerous as any I have lifcovered in all my Travels both upon the North and South !ea. Our Waits plaied moft pleafantly, our Ordnance ia- uted both Town and Fort over againfl; it, our hearts andE ountenanccs reciprocally rejoiced ; wecaftout Anchors,which 'et were not enough to iecure our Ships in that moft dangerous laven, but further with Cable Ropes we fecured them to ron rings, which for that purpofe are faftned into the Wall f theForr, for fear of the ftrong and boifterous Northern finds. And thus welcoming one another to a new Worlds lahy Boats waiting for us, we preiemly Went with joy to
- t footing in America.
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