A58039:44
A token for mariners
A token for mariners containing many famous and wonderful instances of God's providence in sea dangers and deliverances, in mercifully preserving the lives of his poor creatures, when, in humane probability, at the point of perishing by shipwreck, famine, or other accidents. much enlarged, with the addition of many new relations, one whereof happening this present year, and never before printed. Mostly attested by the persons themselves. Also The seaman's preacher, being a sermon on the right improvement of such mercies. And prayers for seamen on all occasions.A token for mariners containing many famous and wonderful instances of God's providence in sea dangers and deliverances, in mercifully preserving the lives of his poor creatures, when, in humane probability, at the point of perishing by shipwrack, famine, or other accidents. much enlarg'd, with the addition of many new relations, one whereof happening this present year, and never before printed. Mostly attested by the persons themselves. Also The seaman's preacher, being a sermon on the right improvement of such mercies. And prayers for seamen on all occasions.
London: printed by Hugh Newman, 1698
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.
13. In the year 1607. about the time when the Plantations of Virginia began to be a little settled by King James, some Britons went to Guyana, but a dangerous Sedition arose in the Voyage, and the Ship being lost, part of the Company remained in the Island, where continually vexing the Barbarians with their unkind usage, they, at last, were set upon by War as Enemies; by force of which, and the want of Victuals, they committed themselves to the Sea in a Boat made only of an Hollow Tree; there these poor distressed Creatures were tossed with continual Tempests, betwixt Despair and Hope of Life; but at last they were driven upon the Rocks, after great misery endured by them in their little Boat for Ten days together; and now their danger was lessened, for here they must fall into the hands of the Spaniard, who pardoned them, in regard they came not to those Parts of their own accord, but by the stress of Weather. Thus were these poor distressed Men saved and preserved, when all hope of being saved was taken away.
13. In the year 1607. about the time when the Plantations of Virginia began to be a little settled by King James, some Britains went to Guyana, but a dangerous Sedition arose in the Voyage, and the Ship being lost, part of the Company remained in the Island, where continually vexing the Barbarians with their unkind usage, they, at last, were set upon by War as Enemies; by force of which, and the want of Victuals, they committed themselves to the Sea in a Boat made only of an Hollow Tree; there these poor distressed Creatures were tossed with continual Tempests, betwixt Despair and Hope of Life; but at last they were driven upon the Rocks, after great misery endured by them in their little Boat for Ten days together; and now their danger was leslessen'd, for here they must fall into the hands of the Spaniard, who pardon'd them, in regard they came not to those Parts of their own accord, but by the stress of Weather. Thus were these poor distressed Men saved and preserved, when all hope of being saved was taken away.
14. The Phoenix Frigate, in the time when Captain Wheston Commanded her, and Mr. May was Master, being Commanded to carry some Persons of Quality from Rye to Deep in France; the Captain and several of the Gentlemen that belonged to the Frigate was Ashore; the Captain sends the Long-boat Aboard, and Ordered the Frigate to weigh and come to sail, and stand too and fro off in the Bay, and he would come out in his Pinnis; and the Gentlemen that was with him, were namely Sunebank Giles his Chirurgeon, Mr. Goodwin his Chaplain, Mr. Perkins his Barber and Gentleman, Mr. Richards, and some three more Gentlemen Reformadoes, Abraham Car Coxswain, and about 12 Seamen for his Crew, that set out of Rye, and crossed the Bay to meet the Frigate under Sail; and when they came near, being a good way a-head, waved to the Frigate to keep her way, and not to come a playse for her, which she did with a fresh Top-sail Gail of Wind, till she came up with the Pinnis, and then the Coxen would a-laid her Aboard of the Larboard-side; but the Captain supposing himself far enough a-head, Commanded him to shout a-head of her, and lay her aboard of the Starboard-side, which he assuming