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The winde at n: and by w: a verye stiffe gale. about 8: in the morninge beinge getten paste Sille,1 and standinge to the w: Southe w: corrected from Southe and by w: we mett 2: small shippes, which fallinge in among vs, and the admirall cominge vnder our Lee, we let him passe but the Jewell and Ambrose perceivinge the other to be a brasill man and to take the winde of vs, shott at them, and made them stoppe and fall after vs, and sent a skiffe abord them, to knowe what they were, our Capt fearinge least some mistake might arise, and least they should take them for enemyes, which were freindes, and so through the vnrulynesse of the mariners some wrong might be doone them, Caused his skiffe to be heaved out and sent mr. Greves2 one of his mates and our Pilott (a discreet man) to see how thinges were, who returned soone after and brought with him the master of one of the shippes and mr. Lowe and mr. Hurlston. when they were come aboard vs, they agreed to sende for the Captaine, who Came and shewed his Commission from the Prinse of Orange. In Conclution he Aprill. proved to be a Dutche man a man of warre of flushinge, and the other shippe was a price he had taken laden with sugar and Tobacko, so we sent them aboard their Shippes again and held on our Course. In this tyme (which hindred vs 5: or 6: leagues) the Jewell and the Ambrose came foule of eache other, so as we muche feared the issue, but throughe Godes 246mercye they came well off again onely the Jewell had her foresayle torne, and one of her Anchors broken This occasion, and the sicknesse of our minister and people, putt vs all out of order this daye so as we could have no sermons.