When we came to England, into a port called Wydt,[294] all our yards and top-sails had been carried away. And if this voyage had lasted a little longer, not one of the twenty-four ships would have escaped, but for the special providence of our Lord God.
[294] Isle of Wight.
Moreover, on New Year’s Day, 1554, and on the Holy Three Kings’ Day, eight ships were miserably wrecked with men and goods—an awful sight indeed, for every man on board was drowned.
This happened between France and England. God Almighty be merciful to them all and to us, through Christ His eternal Son. Amen.
We remained four days in that port Wydt in England, and from there we sailed for Brabant, and came in four days to Armuia,[295] which is a town in Seeland,[296] where the great ships lie. It is seventy-four miles from Wydt, and from there we sailed to Antorff, which is twenty-four miles off, and arrived there on January the 26th, 1554.
[295] Armeven.
[296] Zeeland.
God be praised everlastingly, He who so mercifully gave me such a prosperous voyage.