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But our Amunition and Baggage being lost, we were in a pitifull feare, being neere unto our Enemies, and above Twenty Dutch miles from his Majesties Army, b being made, it was tyed to the ship within with Towes, hanging at it, which the waves could carry ashoare, the floate thus ready, with strength of men was let downe by the Ships side, whereon foure of the most coura∣gious Souldiers did adventure to goe, some Boores a shoare having got hold of the Towes, that were bound to the Floate, with the helpe of the waves, drawe the Float ashoare, and being drawne backe to the ship, wee did conti∣nue in this manner ferrying out our souldiers, till at last the most part were landed, who being landed sought along the Coast, and finding a Boate, did bring it with Horses on a Waggon, whereof wee made use in landing the rest of our souldiers, whereof I remayned the last till I saw our Armes landed.andy Coast, all sayles being up, by Eleven a clocke at night, we struck on ground, our Ship old and weake breakes in the middest below, but kept fast above, our Souldiers comming all above hatches, they were pittifully drenched and wet with the waves, and being in danger of out-washing, they tye them∣selves with Ropes to the ship sides yet two that tooke a pride in their swim∣ming, (a Dane, and a Scot, called Murdo Piper) thinking by swimming to gaine the shore, were both drowned, the Mariners setting out one Boate af∣ter another, were both broken, and they being feeble fellowes they lost cou∣rage thus under the mercy of the raging Seas and waves, going higher then the Mastes over the ship sides, wee patiently attended the Lords mercy with prayers, till One of the clocke the next day, during which time, I forced the Mariners and Souldiers, that could best worke, having cut the Masts, and the ends of the Crosse yards, with Deales and the Deckes of the ship to make a float.

re the Coast, the winde contrary, wee were not able to double our Course, and our ship being leake, we durst not adventure farre from land, and putting forty eight Souldiers to pumpe continually by turnes, they were not able to keepe her dry, and being overcharged with much water, though there blew a great winde after us, wee made but a slow Course, our resolution was, being tur∣nedīacke, and before the winde, to make for Dantsick▪ as our best refuge: But keeping so neere the land, under night, wee bayed within lands, the winde blowing hard with a great tempest on the shore, being a shallow.

, were put on another Ship of his Majesties, called the Hound, our Horses and Baggage being put on a small Skoote or Boat, the winde favouring us, we being victualed for a weeke, we make sayle from the Pillo towards Pomerne, having calme weather for two dayes: The third day with a strong winde, and a great tempest from the West, wee were seve∣red from the Fleet, and our Ship striking a leake, we were driven unto Burne∣hollem Roade in Denmarke, where the tempest being past, wee goe a shore, to victuall our ship anew: the winde favouring us, we weigh Anchor againe, and setting sayle, we take our course towards Wolgast, being ne.

having received his Excellence Orders the Rex Chancellor, for to Ship my Souldiers at the Pillo, and from thence to transport them unto Dutchland, to∣wards Wolgast in Pomerne, in obedience to the orders, having divided the Companies at the Pillo, my owne Company, Captaine Hector Monro's, and Captaine Bullions Company, were put with my selfe in a Ship of his Maje¦sties called the Lilly-Nichol The other three Companies, ( viz.) Major Senotts, Captaine Iohn Monro's and Lermond The first Dutie discharged in the Swedens service of our Expe∣dition by Water from Pillo in Spruce vnto the Coast of Pomerne at Rougenvalde.