[22]
Monday wind Easterly a fayre gale. This day wee saw a great deale of froth not farre fro vs: wee feared it might bee soe breach of water agt some new qvote.[2] Therefore ye mr of or shipp hoised out ye shalop & went wth soe of ye men to see what it was; but found it onely to bee a froath carried by ye streame.
[June 23]
Tewsday ye wind n: E: a fayre gale. This day we examined 5 beastly Sodomiticall boyes, wch confessed their wickednes not to bee named. The fact was so fowle wee referred ym to bee punished by ye governor when we came to new England, who afterward sent ym backe to ye copany to bee punished in ould England as ye crime deserued.
[24]
Wednesday wind no: E: a fayre day & cleare: about 9 a clocke in ye morning we espied a shipp about 4 leagues behind vs; wch prooued ye lions whelpe, wch had bene a weeke separated fro vs. we stayed for [blot (her)] copany. This day a child of goodman Blacke wch had a cosumpcon before it came to shipp, dyed. This day we had all a cleare & cofortable sight of America, & of ye Chap Sable yt was ouer agt vs 7 or 8 leagues northward. Here we saw yellow gilliflowers on ye sea.
[25]
Thursday wind still no: Ea: a full & fresh gale. In ye after noone wee had a cleare sight of many Islands & hills by ye sea shoare. Now we saw abundaunce of makrill, a great store of great whales puffing vp water as yy goe, soe of ym came neere or shipp: their greatnes did astonish vs yt saw ym not before: their backs appeared like a little Island. At 5 a clock at[3] night the wind turned S. E. a fayre gale. This day we caught mackrill.
[26]
Fryday a foggie morning, but after cleare and wind calme. We saw many scools of mackrill, infinite multitudes on every side our ship. The sea was abundantly stored with rockweed and yellow flowers like gilly-flowers. By noon we were within 3 leagues of Capan, and as we sayled along the coasts we saw every hill and dale and every island full of gay woods and high trees. The nearer we came to the shoare the more flowers in abundance, sometymes scattered abroad, sometymes joyned in sheets 9 or 10 yards long, which we supposed to be brought from the low meadowes by the tyde. Now what with fine woods and greene trees by land, and these yellow flowers paynting the sea, made us all desirous to see our new paradise of New England, whence we saw such forerunning signals of fertilitie afarre off. Coming neare the harbour towards night we takt about for sea-roome.