94 Henry Hammond
Transcribed from xerographs of his log (MR 120) kept in Antelope, sailing from England on January 11, 1699 for Bengal. The log has been badly repaired, making the margins almost unreadable. His dates are of course Old Style*.
May 26. This 24 Hourse ... Small Winds fair Weather & Smooth Water at 8 this morning the Sugar Loaf Hill bore Et the Table Land EbS Cape ffals SEbEt ... at 7 this morning Saw a Sayle which Proved to be a Dutch India Ship [Beijeren, dr 5/6] which we left at Plymouth....
May 27 ... this afternoone Stood in for the Cape in which time we Unstooed our Anchors and bent our Cables ... abt 8 at night came to an Anchor [dr 6/6] in 7 fathom Water and found at Anchor 7 Sayle of Dutch Ships 5 of which is bound home [as dr 8/6] we [...] the Stream anchor* and Hawser out to Steady the Ship and abt 10 this morning moored with our small bower to the Wtward....
May 28 ... the Long boat went ashore for Water in the Evening it began to blow we Struck our yards and [topmasts] in the Night it blew very hard [dr 7/6] ... we Veered out upon our best bower ... in the morning abating I sent the Pinnace to see for [...] at 10 the Long boat came on board with Water [not having been] able to fetch the Ship last Night....
Monday 29 ... the 5 Sayle of Homeward bound Ships [sailed for] Holland [dr 8/6]....
Tuesday 30 ... we Continued Rummaging [restowing] the fore Hatchway and Setting all things to Rights....
Wednesday 31 ... the Long boat Returned againe [with] more green Trade ... this morning we Hoisting our yards & topmast.
[Thursday June 1] ... The Long boat made the last trip ashore for water bring aboard likewise severall Sheep with other Nesesary Provitions for the Ships Vse This morning we unmoored bringing our best bower anchor on board likewise Sayled from hence this morning an outward bound Dutch Ship [Waterman, dr 11/6].
[Friday June 2] ... abt 1 we Braught the Small bower cable to the Capst in order to Weigh but it Blowing hard forbore & road single all Night and abt 6 this morning braught the Cable againe to the Capstone and hove in ... soe Letting him remaine tell the Yawle* went on board an homeward bound dutch Ship to send letters for England & abt 9 we Weighed with a fresh gale as before at [...] Weighed another outward bound Dutch ship [Abbekerk, dr 12/6] we Running out with our foresayle to the Soward of Pengwin Island and the Cape but she went out to the Noward of the Island which also did all the Ship which sayled hence during our Stay we haveing run out the Land [dr 12/6] Braught too and Hoisted in our boats ... this bay is bould [steep-shored] & you may come in on either side of the Island but we came in & out between it and the Cape you must give the Green point a good birth being broken ground a good way off it....
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