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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.
but the Master with his Bed and Rug stopped the force, till it pleased God they had shifted the things in the hold and brought her to rights again, (now these poor Souls were left as a Wrack in the Ocean, and neither Victuals nor Drink, but strong Water and Sugar, to help them) but finding a Spar or Oars, in the hold, made shift to get out a small Sail (I had like to have omitted, that whilst they had any Food, they would have given this wicked Woman a part, but she would not Eat any thing) then it pleased God to send a fine Gale, and they got on the Cost of New-England, and sounding, round about forty Fathom Water, and very calm; then they chopped to an Anchor there, and that Night got two or three Fish, wherewith they Refreshed themselves (but the Woman would not Eat) but could get no more: and finding a fine Gale, weighed Anchor, and thought to have got within Cape-Cod, not being far of; but the Wind came fresh against them, and drove ⟨p. 47⟩them off again to Sea, and then 'twas •alm; and about that time the Woman •ad fasted about 21 Days, and yet could Curse and Damn, and say, She should not go Ashore; but that Night the Master and some others being on the Deck, spied a Great Black Thing Rise out of the Sea, to their thinking, much bigger than the Ketch, the Sea being Light all about, and the Woman in the Hold made a Great Noise; and when she had given a Great Screech or Groan, this Great Black Thing Vanished, the Water seeming like Fire all round, and made a Great Sea and Noise: And when the Men came to them selves, they looking for the Woman, found her Dead; and after they had ••ung her over-Board, they had a brave Wind and Weather, and got safe to Plymouth in New-England.
but the Master with his Bed and Rug stopt the force, till it pleased God they had shifted the things in the hould and brought her to rights again, (now these poor Souls were left as a Wrack in the Ocean, and neither Victuals nor Drink, but strong Water and Sugar, to help them) but finding a Spar or Oars, in the hould, made shift to get out a smal Sail (I had like to have omitted, that whilst they had any Food, they would have given this wicked Woman a part, but she would not Eat any thing) then it pleased God to send a fine Gale, and they got on the Cost of New-England, and sounding, round about forty Fathom Water, and very calme; then they chopt to an Anckor there, and that Night got two or three Fish, wherewith they Refreshed themselves (but the Woman would not Eat) but could get no more: and finding a fine Gale, weighed Anckor, and thought to have got within Cape-Cod, not being far of; but the Wind came fresh against them, and drove