providence blinded the understanding of our Seamen, and
made them guide a wrong course to what they intended, which
brought us into a Bay, amongst all the Sholes, where we anchored
(having left us a small cable and anchor, as our last refuge;)
but had we made up the River (the storm towards noon
increasing, and the Waters still growing bigger) we had been
cast away in the entrance into the River; for, the storm would
have again forced us to anchor, which in that place would
have been of a dangerous consequence, should we have trusted
to our small cable and anchors, stats and sholes, being every
where about us.
On Tuesday following, we left the ship embarquing our
selves in a Hoigh, that was a Coaster, and bound for Hamburgh,
which brought us hither to the Town on Thursday
after, (some of us sorely brused with the violence of the weather,
being thrown up and down the ship, and often times the
tables and chests upon us,) where we were welcomed by the
English, and since that by the Hamburgers, and visited by
the Swedish Agent here.
We go on in our journey to morrow after the King of Sweden,
whose abode is uncertain, he following his successes in Poland,
without opposition: Some say that we shall finde him at
Cracow, others in Warsovia, but the nighest place is a 1000
English miles distance from hence.
From Hamburgh again, August 14.
The King of Sweden advanceth without check in reducing
Poland, of which (the common opinion here is) he will shortly
be Master; and nothing is more feared then that he will grow
too great. It is said, the States General of the United Provinces,
and the Duke of Brandenburgh, have confederated to send
a Fleet, and force into the Baltick Sea, to impede his absolute
command there; for, the Swedish General Wrangle is ready
to come about with his Fleet, and if there be no power to counterpoise,
he must needs be absolute. It is probable the King
of Denmark, being as much concerned, or[unr] more then any, will
joyn with them, if they dare take the Bear by the Tooth.
I have onely to adde, That Mr. Rolt, one of the Lord Protectors
Gentlemen, is safe arived here, having escaped shipwrack