92 John Browne
Transcribed from xerographs of his log (MR 97) kept in Benjamin: his dates are of course all Old Style*. Sailed for ‘Fort St. George’ (Madras) on November 5, 1698.
Aprill 1699 [? 2nd: dr 12/4] Att noone see Penguin Island And att 3 in the Afternoone we Anchored in Table Bay ... The Shipe Josiah was found here and the Sidney Arived the day after vs, and there were severall Dutch Shipes outward Bound....
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This day the 8th Aprill In the Aftern: we Weighed with A small Gale Soly [Southerly] and after Calme haveing our Pinniss* ahead to tow and att 7 att night we Anchored ... under Penguin Island the Sidny and Josiah being att an Anchor before us but soone After had a Fresh gale Soly Weighd and runn out....
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