The 22 of May it was faire weather with a north-west wind; and for that we had almost spent all our wood, we brake the portall of our dore[567] downe and burnt it.
The 23 of May it was faire weather with an east wind; then some of [us] went againe to the place where the wood lay, to wash our sheets.[568]
The 24 of May it was faire weather with a south-east wind, whereby there was but little open water.
The 25 of May it was faire weather with an east wind. Then at noone time we tooke the higth of the sunne, that was eleuated aboue the horizon 34 degrees and 46 minutes, his declination 20 degrees and 46 minutes, which taken from the higth aforesaid, there rested 14 degrees, which taken from 90 degrees[569] resteth 76 degrees for the higth of the Pole.[570]
How we made ready to sail back again to Holland.
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The 26 of May it was faire weather with a great north-east wind, whereby the ice came [drifting] in againe [with great force].
The 27 of May it was foule weather with a great north-east wind, which draue the ice mightely in againe, whereupon the maister, at the motion[571] of the company, willed vs [immediately to begin] to make preparation to be gon.
The 28 of May it was foule weather with a north-west wind; after noone it began to be somewhat better. Then seuen of vs went vnto the ship, and fetcht such things from thence as should serue vs for the furnishing of our scute and our boate, as the old fock sayle[572] to make a sayle[573] for our boate and our scute, and some tackles and other things necessarie for vs.[574]