The  same  day  in  the  euening  we  got  to  the  west  side
of  the  Ice  Hauen,  where  we  were  forced,  in  great  cold,
pouerty,  misery,  and  griefe,  to  stay  all  that  winter;  the
winde  then  being  east  north-east.
1   Wcygats.  -  De  school — the  sheet.
3  Dr  groote  bras — the  main  brace.
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100  THE    NAVIGATION

The  27  of  August  the  ice  draue  round  about  the  ship,  and
yet  it  was  good  wether;  at  which  time  we  went  on  land,  and
being  there  it  began  to  blow  south-east  with  a  reasonable
gale,  and  then  the  ice  came  with  great  force  before  the
bough,1  and  draue  the  ship  vp  foure  foote  high  before,  and
behind  it  seemed  as  if  the  keele  lay  on  the  ground,  so  that
it  seemed  that  the  ship  would  be  ouerthrowne  in  the  place ;
whereupon  they  that  were  in  the  ship  put  out  the  boate,2
therewith  to  saue  their  Hues,  and  withall  put  out  a  flagge  to
make  a  signe  to  vs  to  come  on  board:  which  we  perceiuing,
and  beholding  the  ship  to  be  lifted  vp  in  that  sort,  made  all
the  haste  we  could  to  get  on  board,  thinking  that  the  ship
was  burst  in  peeces,  but  comming  vnto  it  we  found  it  to  be
in  better  case  than  we  thought  it  had  beene.
