Gentlemen of the ships, to accompany and attend vpon him, with the Captaine
also of the Anne Francis, who was but the night before come vnto vs. For
they, and the Fleebote hauing lost vs the 26. day in the great snow, put
into an harbour in the Queenes foreland, where they found good Oare,
wherewith they laded themselues, and came to seeke the Generall: so that
now we had all our Shippes, sauing one Barke, which was lost, and the
Thomas of Ipswich, who (compelled by what furie I knowe not) forsooke our
company, and returned home without lading.

[Sidenote: Their speedie flight at our Generalls arriual.] Our Generall
accompanied with his Gentlemen, (of whom I spake) came altogether to the
Countesse of Sussex Island, neere to Beares sound: where he manned out
certaine Pinasses, and went ouer to the people: who perceiuing his
arriuall, fledde away with all speede, and in haste left certaine dartes
and other engines behinde them, which we found: but the people we could not
finde.

The next morning our Generall perceiuing certaine of them in botes vpon the
Sea gaue chase to them in a Pinnesse vnder saile, with a fresh gale of
winde, but could by no meanes come neere vnto them: for the longer he
sailed, the further off he was from them: which well shewed their cunning
and actiuitie. Thus time wearing away, and the day of our departure
approching, our Generall commaunded vs to lade with all expedition, that we
might be againe on Seaboard with our ships: for whilest we were in the
Countrey, we were in continual danger of freesing in: for often snowe and
haile often falling, the water was so much frosen and congealed in the
night, that in the morning we could scarce rowe our botes or Pinnesses,
especially in Diers sound, which is a calme and still water: which caused
our Generall to make the more haste, so that by the 30. day of August we
were all laden, and made all things ready to depart.