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An essay for the recording of illustrious providences
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have happened this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have hapned this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.
printed by Samuel Green for Joseph Browning, 1684
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Memorable also is that which Mr. Janeway in his Remarkable Sea-Deliverances, P. 35. hath published. He there relates that in the Year 1668. a Ketch whereof Thomas Woodbery was Master, Sailing from New-England for Barbados; when they came in the Latitude of 35. gr. because there was some appearance of foul-weather, they lowered their Sails, sending up one to the top of the ⟨p. 18⟩Mast, he thought he saw something like a Boat floating upon the Sea, and calling to the Men below, they made towards it, and when they came near, it appeared to be a Long-Boat with eleven Men in it, who had been bound for Virginia; but their Ship proved leaky, and Foundered in the Sea; so that they were forced suddenly to betake themselves to their Long-Boat; in the which they had a Capstone Bar, which they made use of for a Mast, and a piece of Canvas for a Sail, so did they Sail before the Wind. But they having no Victuals with them, were soon in miserable distress. Thus they continued five days, so that all despaired of Life. Upon the sixth day they concluded to cast Lots for their lives, viz. who should die that the rest might eat him, and have their lives preserved. He that the Lot fell upon, begged for his Life a little longer; and being in their extremity, the Wonder-working Providence of God was seen: for they meet with this New-England Vessel, which took them in, and saved their lives. An hour after this a terrible Storm arose, continuing forty hours, so that if they had not met the Vessel that saved the• in the nick of opportunity, they had all perished: and if the New-England Men ha• not taken down some of their Sails, or ha• ⟨p. 19⟩not chanced to send one up to Tallow the Mast, this Boat and Men had never been seen by them. Thus admirable are the workings of divine providence in the World.
Memorable also is that which Mr. Ianeway in his Remarkable Sea-Deliverances, P. 35. hath published. He there relates that in the Year 1668. a Ketch whereof Thomas Woodbery was Master, Sailing from New-England for Barbadoes; when they came in the Latitude of 35. gr. because there was some appearance of foul-weather, they lowred their Sails, sending up one to the top of the ⟨p. 18⟩