ld our course East Southeast. The 23. of Iuly the wind was North
North East and Northeast, and we held as near as we could East and East
Southeast, the same day our steward found a barrell of stockfish in the
roming, which if we had beene at home we would haue cast it on the dunghil,
it stunke so filthily, and yet we eat it as sauerly as the best meat in the
world.

The 24. we had a West wind, and that with so strong a gale, that wee were
forced to set two men at helme, which pleased vs well.

The 25. of Iuly we had a storme that blew West and West Northwest, so that
we bare but two sailes, holding our course Northeast and by East.

The first of August we were vnder 45. degrees with a North West wind,
holding our course Northeast and by East.

The second of August one of our men called Gerrit Cornelison of Spijckenes
died, being the first man that dyed in our voyage homeward.

The 4. of August we had a Northwest wind.

The 5. of August in the morning the winde came Southwest, and we were vnder
47. degrees, holding our course Northeast and the North Northeast, and wee
gest that wee were not farre from the channell, those dayes aforesaid we
had so great colde in our shippes, as if had beene in the middle of winter:
We could not be warme with all the clothes wee had. The same day we saw
Sargosse driue vpon the water.

[Sidenote: They saw a shippe with the Prince of Oranges flagge.] The 6. of
August we had a West wind, in the morning we cast out our lead and found
grounde at 80. fadome, and about noone we saw a shippe that bare the
Princes flagge, yet durst not come neare vs, although we made signes vnto
him, and after noone wee saw the land of Heissant, whereat we all reioyced.

The 7. of August in the morning we saw the land of Fraunce, and held our
course North Northeast, and likewise we saw a small shippe, but spake not
with it.

The 8. of August in the morning we saw the Kiskas, and had a South wind and
somewhat West, holding our course East Northeast.

[Sidenote: They saw a man of war.] The 9. of August we entered the heades,
and past them with a Southwest wind, sayling Northeast. After noone we past
by a man of warre being a Hollander, that lay at anker, and he hoysed anker
to follow vs, about euening wee spake with him, but because of the wind wee
could hardly heare what hee said, yet hee sailed on with vs.

[Sidenote: The man of war gaue them victuailes.] The 10. of August the man
of warre borded vs with