Martin Lister, 26-29 August 1663

[26th we put in for Rye] put out from Rye 29th driven into Weymouth by storme

Lister later wrote on folio 17 of the Pocketbook,

In the Bay of Weymouth we were two Vessels bound over for France, on Saturday night the wind came up at North East. our Master set saile and we gained the halfe of our passage over \Garnsey/[1] over to St. Malos. The other master because he should saile on Sunday, staid behind in the Bay, & lost his passage for 3 weekes time.

Mr. Bat.[aliers] when he brought his S[hip] a shoare at Bourdeaux, he told his friend the first, mett with, voilà que je’ay fait un grand affaire sé ay mené une femme sans langue [2]


[1] Guernsey

[2] “Behold, I have had a grand affair with a woman without a tongue”–presumably with with his silent ship, the Dove.

 

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