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Still at Milford Haven Mr. Matlier speaks of being "exercised botli ends
of tlie day," "besides," he says, "the day was more comfortable to us all in
regard to y'' company of many godly Christians from y'' Angel Gabriel, and
from other vessels lying in the haven with us, who, wanting means and home,
were glad to come to us, and we were also glad of their company, and had all
of us a very comfortable day, and were much refreshed in the Lord "
By lack of wind having been delayed at Milford Haven for 12 days,
they sailed on June 22, Monday. On the evening of the Tuesday, June 23,
they ''lost sfght of the 3 ships bound for Newfoundland, but the master of
the James thought it best to stay for the Angel Gabriel, being bound for
New England as wee were, rather than to lea\'e her & go with the other
three.
The Angel Gabriel is a strong ship ^: well furnished with fourteene or
si.xteene pieces of ordnance, and therefore our seamen rather desired her
company ; but yet she is slow in sailing, and therefore wee \vent sometimes
with three sayles less than wee might have done, y' so we might not overgoe
her."
On Wednesdav, June 24. "We saw abundance of porpuyses leaping &
playing about our shi]5." "And wee spent some lime that day in pursuing with
the Angel Gabriel what wee supposed was a Turkish pirate, but could not
overtake her."
Mr. Mather speaks of the Sabbath, June 2S, 1635, and says, "I was
exercised in the forenoon, and Mr. Maude in the afternoon."
" This e\-e'g wee saw porpuyses about y' ship, and some would fayne
been striking, but others dissuaded, because of the Sabbath, and so it was
let alone."
The next day by se\en o'clock the sailors had a great porpoise on deck.
Mr. Mather says " : The seeing him haled into the ship like a swyne from
y'' decke in viewe of all our company,
y" stye to the tressle, and opened upon
was wonderful to us all. and marvellous merry sport and delightful to our
women & childi-en. So good was oui God unto us in afTording us the day
before, spiritual refreshing to our soules, and y' day morning also delightful
recreation to our bodyes, at y'' taking and opening of y' huge and strange fish."
In the afternoon, June 29, "Captayne Taylor went on board y' Angel, and
took Mathew Michel & mee along with liini."
Tliey found that there had been much seasickness on the Angel Gabriel,
and two cases of "small pockes well recovered again."
"Wee were intreated to stay supp, there witli their Master, &c., and had
good cheese, mutton boyled &: rosted. rested turkey, good sacke, &c."
Saturday, July d„ 1635. "This day y' sea was very rough, and we saw
}'* truth of y' Scripture, Ps. cvii. Some were very seasicke, but none could
stand or go upon y' decke because of the tossing & tumbling of the ship."
"This day (July 4) we lost sight of the Angel sayling slowly behind us, and
we never saw her again any more."
Mr. Mather speaks of Sabbath, Aug. 2. "And y' wind blew with a coole