A58039:98
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.
we provided also as much Pitch, Tar, and Tallow, as would serve to make it a kind of Tarpaulin Cerecloth ⟨p. 96⟩to swaddle the Naked Body of our Infant Boat; of two Pipe staves sawed at the Corners, we made two things to serve for Oars, and for our Provision, we had a little Bread, and two Leather Bottles full of fresh Water, we also remembered to buy as much Canvas as would serve for a Sail, we carried out these in parts and parcels fitted them together in the Valley about half a mile from the Sea, whither Four of our Company carried the Boat on their Shoulders, and the rest followed them, at the Sea-side we stripped, put our clothes into the Boat, and carried it and them as far into the Sea as we could wade, and then all seven got into the Boat, but finding she was over laden, two of the Sea-men were content to stay on shore; having bid them farewell, we launched out, June 30. 1644. The Bill of Lading was John Anthony, William Adams, John Jephs, John the Carpenter, and William Okely; Four of us wrought continually at the Oar, the Fifth was to free the Boat of that Water, which by degrees leaked through our Canvas, our Bread was soon spoiled with the soaking in the Salt-water, our Fresh-water stunk of the Tanned Skins, and Ooze, yet we complained not, three days with good ⟨p. 97⟩Husbandry our Bread lasted us, but then Pale Famine stared us in the Face; Water indeed we might have, but it must be Salt, out of the Sea, or that which had been strained through our own Bodies, and that we chose of the two; but we must not have that after a while, unless we would accept of the other first; and the misery was, that did not assuage our Thirst, but increase it; the Wind too, for some time was full against us, but God rebuked it, and made it our Friend; a second inconvenience was, that our Labour was without intermission; and a third, the extremity of the Heat by day, the season raging hot, the beginning of July, and we wanted fresh-water to cool the Heat, our Labour made it insupportable to our Bodies, and our little hope made it as grievous to our Souls; one help we had, a poor one, he that emptied the Boat, threw the Water on the Bodies of the other to cool them; but our Bodies thus scorched and cooled rose up in Blisters all over;
we provided also as much Pitch, Tar, and Tallow, as would serve to make it a kind of Tarpawling Cerecloth ⟨p. 96⟩