e--Not y^t I care aught for
y^e Boundlesse Weste, butt y^t I shal doe wel if haplie I leave my
Memourie am^g y^e Apaches & bringe Home my Scalpe.

16^th June.

To Fyre Islande, in Winthrop's Yacht--y^e Twinnes w. us, so Titteringe
& Choppinge Laughter, y^t 'twas worse y^n a Flocke of Sandpipers.--Found
a grete Concourse of people there, Her amonge them, in a Suite of blue,
y^t became Her bravelie.--She swimms lyke to a Fishe, butt everie
Stroke of Her white Arms (of a lovelie Roundnesse) clefte, as 'twere,
my Hearte, rather y^n y^e Water.--She bow'd to me, on goinge into y^e
Water, w. muche Dignitie, & agayn on Cominge out, but y^is Tyme w.
lesse Dignitie, by reason of y^e Water in Her Cloathes, & Her Haire in
Her Eyes.--

17^th June.

Was for goinge awaie To-morrowe, butt Clarence cominge againe to my
Chamber, & mightilie purswadinge of me, I feare I am comitted to a
verie sillie Undertakinge.--For I am promis'd to Help him, secretlie to
wedd his Cozen.--He wolde take no Deniall, wolde have it, his Brother
car'd Naughte, 'twas but y^e Fighte of theyre Fathers, he was bounde it
sholde be done, & 'twere best I stoode his Witnesse, who was wel lyked
of bothe y^e Braunches of y^e Family.--So 'twas agree'd, y^t I shal
stay Home to-morrowe fm. y^e Expedition to Fyre Islande, feigning a
Head-Ache, (wh. indeede I meante to do, in any Happ, for I cannot see
Her againe,) & shall meet him at y^e little Churche on y^e Southe
Roade.--He to drive to Islipp to fetch Angelica, lykewise her Witnesse,
who sholde be some One of y^e Girles, she hadd not yet made her
Choice.--I made y^is Condition, it sholde not be either of y^e
Twinnes.--No, nor Bothe, for that matter.--Inquiringe as to y^e
Clergyman, he sayde y^e Dominie was allreadie Squar'd.

Newe York, y^e Buckingham Hotell,
19^th June.

I am come to y^e laste Entrie I shall ever putt downe in y^s Booke, and
needes must y^t I putt it downe quicklie, for all hath Happ'd in so
short a Space, y^t my Heade whirles w. thynkinge of it. Y^e after-noone
of Yesterdaye, I set about Counterfeittinge of a Head-Ache, & so wel
did I compasse it, y^t I verilie thinke one of y^e Twinnes was mynded
to Stay Home & nurse me.--All havinge gone off, & Clarence on his waye
to Islipp, I sett forth for y^e Churche, where arriv'd I founde it
emptie, w. y^e Door open.--Went in & writh'd on y^e hard Benches a 1/4
of an Houre, when, hearinge a Sounde, I look'd up & saw standinge in
y^e Door-waye,