The  19  of  October  ye  wind  blew  north-east,  and  then  there
was  but  two  men  and  a  boy  in  the  ship,  at  which  time  there
came  a  beare  that  sought  forcibly  to  get  into  the  ship,
although  the  two  men  shot  at  her  with  peeces  of  wood,1  and
yet  she  ventured  vpon  them,2  whereby  they  were  in  an
extreame  feare;  [and]  each  of  them  seeking  to  saue  them
selues,  the  two  men  leapt  into  the  balust,3  and  the  boy
domed  into  the  foot  mast  top^  to  saue  their  hues ;  meane
time  some  of  our  men  shot  at  her  with  a  musket,  and  then
shee  ran  away.
The  20  of  October  it  was  calme  sunshine  weather,  and
then  againe  we  saw  the  sea  open,5  at  which  time  we  went  on
bord  to  fetch  the  rest  of  our  beere  out  of  the  ship,  where
we  found  some  of  the  barrels  frozen  in  peeces,  and  the  iron
heapes6  that  were  vpon  the  josam  barrels7  were  also  frozen
in  peeces.
The  21  of  October  it  was  calme  sunshine  wether,  and  then
we  had  almost  fetched  all  our  victuals  out  of  the  ship  [to
the  house].
1  Mit  brandfhouten  smeten — threw  billets  of  firewood  at  her.
-  Quam  hy  efft  nwel  seer  vreest  lijck  tot  hat  r  aen — came  towards  them  in
a  most  terrific  manner.
3  ////  ruijm — in  the  hold.
4  Clam  tut  fix-kfinnd — climbed  up  the  fore-rigging.
5  Eenigt  openinghe  van  water  in  de  zee — some  open  places  of  water  in
the  sea..
■<  Banden — hoops.
:  De  joopen  vaten     the  Bpruce-beer  casks,     See  page  1 14,  note  2.
