The 18 of Aprill it was faire weather, the wind south-west. Then we tooke the higth of the sunne, and it was eleuated aboue the horizon 25 degrees and 10 minutes, his declination 11 degrees and 12 minutes, which being taken from the higth aforesaid, there rested 13 degrees and 68 minutes, which substracted from 90 degrees, the higth of the Pole [[172]]was found to be 75 degrees, 58 minutes.[527] Then eleuen of vs went with a slead to fetch more wood, and brought it to the house. In the night there came an other beare vpon our house, which we hearing, went all out with our armes, but [through the noise we made] the beare ranne away.
The 19 of Aprill it was faire weather with a north wind. That day fiue of vs went into the bath to bathe our selues,[528] which did vs much good and was a great refreshing vnto vs.
The 20 of Aprill it was faire weather with a west wind. The same day five of vs went to the place where we fetcht wood, with a kettle and other furniture[529] vpon a slead, to wash our shirts in that place, because the wood lay ready there, and for that we were to vse much wood to melt the ice, to heate our water and to drie our shirtes, esteming it a lesse labour then to bring the wood home to the house, which was great trouble vnto vs.
The 21 of Aprill it [still] was faire weather with an east wind; and the next day the like weather, but in the euening the wind blewe northerly.
The 23 of Aprill it was faire [clear] weather [with a bright sky] and a [strong] north-east wind; and the next day the like, with an east wind.
The 25 of Aprill it was faire [clear] weather, the wind easterly. The same day there came a beare to our house, and we shoot her into the skin,[530] but she runne awaie, which another beare that was not farre from vs perceauing [she came not nearer to us but] runne away also.
The 26 and 27 of Aprill it was faire weather, but an extreeme great north-east wind. [[173]]
The 28 of Aprill it was faire weather with a north wind. Then we tooke the higth of the sunne againe, and found it to be eleuated 28 degrees and 8 minutes, his declination 14 degrees and 8 minutes,[531] which substracted from 90 degrees, there rested 76 degrees for the highth of the Pole.[532]
The 29 of Aprill it was faire weather with a south-west wind. Then we plaid at colfe[533] [and at ball], both to the ship and from thence againe homeward, to exercise our selues.
The 30 of Aprill it was faire weather [with a bright sky], the wind south-west; then in the night wee could see the sunne in the north, when it was in the highest,[534] iust aboue the horizon, so that from that time we saw the sunne both night and day.[535]