[May 3]
Sabbath day a windye day & could: we kept Sabbath staying still at ye downes.
[4]
Monday God sent vs a fayre gale of wind north: n: East, whereby we came merily fro ye downes: & passing Dover we saw 6 or 7 saile of dunkirkes, wafting after vs: but it seemed yy saw or copany was too strong for ym, for then wee had wth vs 3 or 4 ships yt went for ye Straits: so yy returned backe fro pursuing vs any longer. But sayling wth a good wind wee went speedily, & at night came neere ye Ile of Wight but being darke wee durst not put into ye channell, but put backe for sea roome 4 houres, & then other 4 houres sayled backe agayne ye same way.
[5]
Tewsday early in ye morning we entred ye channell ye wind being weake & calme, & passed by Portsmouth very slowly; but in ye afternoone ye wind quickened, & wee were forced to ancre a little on this side Cowcastle but ye wind growing more favourable wee weighed & came to ancre again right against Cowcastle thinking to stay yt night, ye wind being very calme. Here I & my wiffe &[May] my daughter Mary & 2 maids & soe others wth vs obtained of ye mr of ye shipp to go a shoare to refresh vs & to wash or linnens, & so we lay at Cowes yt night. But ye wind turning when wee were absent, yy hoysed sayle & left vs there, & ancred 8 miles further ouer agt Yarmouth about 8 of ye clocke at night.
[6]
Wednesday betyme in ye morning ye shalope was sent fro ye shipp to fetch vs to Yarmouth; but ye water prooued rough & or weomen desired to bee sett on shoare 3 miles short of Yarmouth, & so went on foote by land & lodged in Yarmouth yt night.
[7. 8.]
On Thursday & fryday there Mr Beecher allowed by ye copany gaue mee 40s to make or provisio of what things we would for the voyage.