[964] Dattet mede sodanighen open schuijt was—that it was a similar open boat. [↑]
[965] Hadden—had; obtained. [↑]
[966] Hooghbootsman—the chief-boatswain, or first mate. [↑]
[968] See page 226, note 3. [↑]
[969] Ende als wy meenden voort te varen, so moesten wy daer blyven liggen, want den stroom verloopen was—and when we intended to proceed on our voyage, we were forced to remain lying there, because the tide had run out. [↑]
[971] Schemeringe van eenige cruycen—the faint images of some crosses. [↑]
[972] Desen hoeck is een kenlijcken hoeck met 5 cruycen daer op, ende datmen perfect can sien hoese aen beyden syden omvalt, aen de eene zyde int z. o. ende d’ander zyde int z. w.—this point is a conspicuous one, having on it five crosses, and the direction of it on either side is perfectly discernible; it being on the one side towards the S.E., and on the other side towards the S.W. [↑]
[973] Die wy niet dienden te versuymen—which it would not do for us to neglect. [↑]