The 17 of Nouember it was darke wether and a close aire,[283] the wind east.
The 18 of Nouember it was foule wether, the wind south-east. Then the maister cut vp a packe of course [woollen] clothes,[284] and divided it amongst the men that needed it, therewith to defend vs better from the cold.
The 19 of Nouember it was foule wether, with an east wind; and then the chest with linnin was opened and deuided amongst the men for shift,[285] for they had need of them, for then our onely care was to find all the means we could to defend our body from the cold.
The 20 of Nouember it was faire stil weather, the wind easterly. Then we washt our sheets,[286] but it was so cold that when we had washt and wroong[287] them, they presently froze so stiffe [out of the warm water], that, although we lay’d them by a great fire, the side that lay next the fire thawed, but the other side was hard frozen; so that we should sooner haue torne them in sunder[288] than haue opened them, whereby we were forced to put them into the seething[289] water again to thaw them, it was so exceeding cold.
The 21 of Nouember it was indifferent[290] wether with a north-east wind. Then wee agreed that euery man should take his turne to cleaue wood, thereby to ease our cooke, that had more than work inough to doe twice a day to dresse meat and to melt snowe for our drinke; but our master and the pilot[291] were exempted from yt work.
The 22 of Nouember the wind was south-est, [and] it was faire wether, then we had but[292] seuenteene cheeses,[293] whereof [[125]]one we ate amonst vs and the rest were deuided to euery man one for his portion, which they might eate when he list.
The 23 of Nouember it was indifferent good weather, the wind south-east, and as we perceiued that the fox[es] vsed to come oftener and more than they were woont, to take them the better we made certaine traps of thicke plancks, wheron we laid stones, and round about them placed peeces of shards[294] fast in the ground, that they might not dig vnder them; and so [we occasionally] got some of the foxes.
The 24 of Nouember it was foule wether, and the winde north-west,[295] and then we [again] prepared our selues to go into the bath, for some of vs were not very well at ease; and so foure of vs went into it, and when we came out our surgion[296] gave us a purgation, which did vs much good; and that day we took foure foxes. [[126]]
The 25 of Nouember it was faire cleare wether, the winde west; and that day we tooke two foxes with a springe that we had purposely set vp.
The 26 of Nouember it was foule weather, and a great storme with a south-west wind and great store of snowe, whereby we were so closed vp in the house that we could not goe out, but were forced to ease ourselues within the house.