An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

And it is yet further remarkable, that when the Ship Foundered, the Ketch which saved these persons was many Leagues to the Westward of her, but was by a contrary Wind caused to stand back again to the East, ward where these distressed persons were (as hath been said) met with, and relieved.

And it is yet further remarkable, that when the Ship Foundred, the Ketch which saved these persons was many Leagues to the Westward of her, but was by a contrary Wind caused to stand back again to the East, ward where these distressed persons were (as hath been said) met with, and relieved.

Another Remarkable Sea-Deliverance, like unto this last mentioned, happened this present year; the Relation whereof take as followeth. A Ship Called the Swallow, Thomas Welden of London Master; on their Voyage from St. Christophers towards London, did on March 23. last (being then about the Latitude of 42.) meet with a violent Storm. That Storm somewhat allayed, the Ship lying in the trough of the Sea, her Rudder broke away. Whereupon the Mariners veered out a Cable, and part of a Mast to steer by; but that not answering their expectation, they took an Hogs-head of Water, and fastened it to the Cable to steer the Ship; that also failing, they laid the Ship by: (as the Sea-mens phrase is) And on March 25. an exceeding great Storm arose, which made the Vessel lie down with her Hatches under Water, in which condition ⟨p. 29⟩on the continued about two hours, and having much Water in the Hold, they found no other way to make her rise again, but by cutting down her Masts, and accordingly her Mainmast and her Mizzen-mast being cut down, the Ship righted again. The Storm continuing, on March 28. the Ship made very bad Steerage, by reason of the loss of her Rudder and Masts, The Sea had continual passage over her, and one Sea did then carry away the Larboard quarter of the Ship, and brake the side from the Deck, so that there was an open passage for the Sea to come in at that Breach; and notwithstanding their endeavours to stop it with their Bedding, Clothes, &c. so much Water ran in by the sides of the Ship, that it was ready to sink. Now all hopes of saving their lives being gone; the Divine Providence so ordered, that there appeared a Vessel within sight, which happened to be a French Ship bound from St. John de luce to Grand Placentia in New-found Land; this Vessel took in the distressed English-men, carried them to Grand Placentia, from whence the Master and sundry of the Mariners procured passage in a Ketch bound for Boston in New-England. There did they arrive June 21. 1683. declaring how they had seen the wonders of God in the deep, as hath been expressed.