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RN The Earle of Ess set forw. frō plimmoth to wardꝭ {sic} towardꝭ his voyage bending to Cast Cales & so to his voyag onward. the 23 of Iuly. beinge satterday. 5. h. 30 mi auror & so went forward w^th sp. winds that satterday & sunday. on munday following the skye clouded & misted & grew blacker & blacker. on tuesday the 26 of Iuly all the fore noone exceeding windꝭ hurling & tossing thē. to & fro. w^c made thē brake there tops & b caused thē to cut there gabels & {left} adast agaynst our {vwne} {sic} reckꝭ w^thinto {sic} two miles of Plimothe 1 a pinnes called the tobacco pipe & 1 3 hollanders ships & by leaking almost endangered the gener. ship. y^t w^th mutch a doe was saved & this winde drove thē back againe into almost w^thin the harbour of plimouth on the 27 of Iuly fell arose an exceeding winde & a great tempest of reane as if heaven & yearth should goe togeath^r the forenoone.

1597. Iuly 23. die ♄. h. 6. 30. mi. fecti sunt iter marittinū capess{en}t.

RN h. 9. 30. m. ant {sic} 1597. Iuly. 26. vbi ventis disiectu naves.

SF Essex went awai to goe in to Erland the 27 of march ♂ at j from tow^r hill. questo  meipsum 15 p 2 howe he shall speed or he Retorne from Ireland in his wars he went w^th som hundred horses in his compani