Yet in this deep distress the mighty mercy of God, when hope was past, gave us succour, and sent us a fair lee, so as we recovered our anchor again, and new-moored our ship; where we saw that God manifestly delivered us, for the strains of one of our cables were broken; we only rode by an old junk.

Thus being freshly moored, a new storm arose, the wind being west-north-west, very forcible, which lasted unto the 10th day at night.
The 11th day, with a fair west-north-west wind, we departed with trust in God's mercy, shaping our course for England, and arrived in the West Country in the beginning of October.
* * * * * _Master Davis being arrived_, _wrote his letter to Master William Sanderson of London_, _concerning his voyage_, _as followeth_.
Sir,--The _Sunshine_ came into Dartmouth the 4th of this month: she hath been at Iceland, and from thence to Greenland, and so to Estotiland, from thence to Desolation, and to our merchants, where she made trade with the people, staying in the country twenty days.
They have brought home 500 seal-skins, and 140 half skins and pieces of skins.

I stand in great doubt of the pinnace; God be merciful unto the poor men and preserve them if it be His blessed will.
I have now full experience of much of the north-west part of the world, and have brought the passage to that certainty, as that I am sure it must be in one of four places, or else not at all.

And further, I can assure you upon the peril of my life, that this voyage may be performed without further charge, nay, with certain profit to the adventurers, if I may have but your favour in the action.

Surely it shall cost me all my hope of welfare and my portion of Sandridge, but I will, by God's mercy, see an end of these businesses.