However, the storm was so violent that I saw, what is not often seen, the master, the boatswain, and some others more sensible than the rest, at their prayers, and expecting every moment when the ship would go to the bottom.
La tourmente était si terrible que je vis, chose rare, le capitaine, le contremaître et quelques autres plus judicieux que le reste, faire leurs prières, s'attendant àtout moment que le vaisseau coulerait à fond.