93 Caleb Grantham
Transcribed from xerographs of his log (MR 117) kept in Sidney. His dates are of course Old Style*. The margins are at times illegible, and it has been necessary to supply words by guesswork. He sailed in November 1698 for Cadiz and India.
(? April 3: not in dr) ... at 1 a Clock we Came to an Anchor* in 7 fathom Water with our best bower So we moored with our Small bower To the Soward.... I found the josia [item 91] Captain Strutton here who hath been here this 5 Dayes and The Benjamin [item 92] Captain Brown who Got in one day before us Likewise a small English [ship] Called The Swift [dr 10/4] which Came from Malegascar With Neagroes bound for jamaca here is Likewise a Dutch Guard Ship [?] and two Dutch Ships more [dr 2/4, 5/4] and a Breeganteen* [Tamboer, dr 2/4] We have advice that the Fleet Frigate* [dr 25/2] and the Grasdue [dr 19/3] Capt Mirwell hath been here but [left] about Three Weeks a goe. We had our Kings Coullars abroad and Saluted The [Fort] With 9 Gunns They Returning 11 [?] againe.
Fryday Aprill 7. We have had fine Moderate Weather Ever since [arriving] And but Little Wind for the Moste Parte ... we having Got all our [water] Which is Aboute 56 Tonns Likewise provided with [all] Provitions we had Occation off So we Provided all in Readyness for the Saile....
Aprill the 8 Saterday. At I a Clock This Afternoon we Vnmoored The Wind at NW At 4 Weighed with the Josia and Benjamin in our Company [dr 18/4]...
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