The Whole and True Discouerye of Terra Florida by Jean Ribault
Wisan.* So that the wynd blowing with great
furye and tempest owt of the west and west
southe west, althogether contrary to our waye
and course, and that all that we could do was but
to no effecte and tot the [great] daunger of
breaking of our mastes, or to be lett|| in our
other labours. Therefore, as well to shon manye
other inconveniences, which might followe to
the preiudice and breache of our voiage, having
regarde also to the likely daunger of deathe, that
some of our gentilmen and souldiours trubled
with fevers and hote§ sicknesses might have
fallen into, as also for many other considerations,
we thought good to fall into the rode of Brest
in Britaine, to sett there our sicke folkes on lande,
and suffer the tempest to passe. From whence,
after we taryed there two dayes, [we] retourned
agen to seward to followe our navegation, so that
(my lorde) albeit the wynd was for a long tymefi”
verye muche agenst us and trublesome, yet at the
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* P., Wtskam. Ushant, in French Ouessant; Surlynges are the
Scilly Islands.
f P., besydes. || P., hyndered.
§ P., whot. g” P., season.
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