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Jy 31 - ! off the Foreland - 20th righted it - Best 86 Aug 1st - . 1576 - Calm - P. M. Hoisted out the Boat Rowed to Ice Isl - close by - 2 Cables [[?]] Sounded 16 fths - little stones " [[Dittos for Sounded]] again with a [[?]] shot - 100 fths - fair [[?]] 2nd - - - - - - " [[Dittos for Sounded]] 1/4 mile from Iceberg - 60 fths - rough grown 4 P.M. " [[Dittos for Sounded]] 90 fthm - small black stones little white Ditto [[stones?]] like pe[[?]] Tide setting to the shore 3 - Course SSEatly - Lay to - - 4 - Calm & Thick with great Sea 5th - S X E 2 leagues - 8 A. M. - Course Eastly. 6 - S Wstly - clear - 7 - Plying near the shore - then stood off again 8 - Standing in shore - 9 - Sounded - no bottom at 130 fthm - Calm weath [[page cut off]] 10 - Rowed to an Isld. 1 league from the main Tide SW alongshore 11 - Lat 63°.'8 - Entered the Strait 12 - Course towds. Gabriel's Id - 10 leagues dist. - 12. Entd a Sandy Bay & anchored - the Land ESE called [[underlined]]Prior's Point[[/underlined]] 8 fathoms. Wt -- 10 leagues from Job. Id 14. Wayed & entd. another sound in 8 fths. fair sand &* black o[[cut off]] took in fresh water & caulked ship - 15. Sailed to Prior's Bay a [[underlined]]mile[[/underlined]] fr. the last place 16. At Anchor - 17 - Came to Thos Wms Id 18 - Sailed NNW} came to Burcher's Id - anchd in 23 [[cut off]] 10 leagues} tough [[cut off[[ fr.T.Wm Id} 19 - At anchor - communicated with the natives - 20 - Wayed & went to E. side of Burcher's Id & Natives - - lost 5 of the crew [[end page]] [[start page]] [[bottom half of an embossed stamp on paper, upper right corner, reversed, possibly on page beneath, probably reads: LEACH 86 NASSAU ST. N.Y.]] 21 - On & off Burcher's Id & Sound close by - named the 5 men Id. - [[?EoS]] anchd in 30 fths. ooze - 22 - Wayed - went to where lost 5 men - [[underlined]]Rowed[[/underlined]] down to T Wms Id & anchd 26 - Wayed homeward - [[underlined]] Noon [[/underlined]] off Trumfet's Id. 27 - Off Gabriel's Id - 8 P.M. C. Labrador - W. ten leagues - 62 . 20 - 52 . 45 28 - Course S.E. to Sea - - [[?60/ 39.6/6.36]] 61 . 20 - 50 . 45 29 - SEbE -- 66 miles ____________________ 60 . 50 - 49 . 4[[cut off]] 30 ____________________________________________ 60 . 20 - 48 . [[cut off]] 31 ____________________________________________ 59 . 50 - 47 . [[cut off]] Sep 1 - AM. sighted Friesland 24 miles off ______ 59 . 30 - 46. [[cut off]] to 6th ran along Friesland 5 A.M. [[?sth ?part]] East 30 miles