[May 20]
Wednesday a wett morning, ye wind was W: S: W: & in ye afternoone N: W: & by W: both being contrary to or course, wch was to saile W: & by S: Thus it pleased god to lay his hand vpo vs by sicknes & death & contrary winds; & stirred vp soe of vs to make ye moton of humbling or selves vnder ye hand of God by keeping a solemne day of fasting & prayer unto God, to beseech him to remooue ye continuance & further increase of these evills fro vs. wch was willingly condescended vnto as a duty very fitting & needfull for or present state and condicon.
[21]
Thursday, there being 2 ministers in ye ship, Mr Smith & my selfe, we endevoured together wth others to consecrate ye day as a solemne fasting & humiliacon to almighty God, as a furtheraunce of or present worke. And it pleased God ye ship was becalmed all day, so yt we were freed fro any encumbraunce: And as soone as we had done prayers, see & behould ye goodnes of god, about 7 a clocke at night ye wind turned to n: e: & we had a fayre gale yt night as a manifest evidence of ye Lords hearing or prayers. I heard soe of ye mariners say, yy thought this was ye first sea-fast yt euer was kept, & yt yy neuer heard of ye like perfourmed at sea before.
[22.]
[May]
Fryday ye wind fayre, & east northerly, & for or purpose for new England. it did blow strongly & carried vs on amayne wth tossing waues, wch did affright ym yt were not wonted to such sights.
[23.]
Saturday ye same wind blowing but more gently. Now we were coforted wth hope of my sonne Samuels recovery of ye pockes.
[24.]