We hauled off the laniard of the whipstaff, and helped the man at the helm.

We could not get down our topmast, but let all stand, because she scudded before the sea very well, and we knew that the topmast being aloft, the ship was the wholesomer, and made better way through the sea, seeing we had sea-room.

When the storm was over, we set foresail and mainsail, and brought the ship to.

Then we set the mizzen, main-top-sail, and the fore-top-sail.

Our course was east north east, the wind was at southwest.