ABSTRACT
THE 25th [February], beinge Frydaie, Sir Thomas Smith with the rest of the Comyttes 2 haveing vewed our men and ordered the comissions, departed Gravsende for London; at which time, after the sea cos tome, we saluted them with our greate ordnance; we, after thire departure, staiinge the opportunitye of a wynde untill the eight and twentie ditto, at which tyme, the win de verying to the westwarde, wee sett saile, but the nighte aprocheinge and the tyde bent against us, anckored nere to Sundberryness3. And the next morneinge proceeded forward, but beinge little winde got not mutch aheade. This nighte in the eveninge the Hector touched upon the mydle grounde, which accident caused us mutch to doubt of hir salftie; whereupon the Generall tooke his pinis and went aboard, geveinge order to the reste of the shipps companies to assist them with theire men and boates; which
March 1614] IN THE DOWNS
little prevailed untill the tide of flud, at which time shee freed hirselfe.
