I got up out of my cabin and looked out; but such a dismal sight I never saw: the sea ran mountains high, and broke upon us every three or four minutes; when I could look about, I could see nothing but distress round us; two ships that rode near us, we found, had cut their masts by the board, being deep laden; and our men cried out that a ship which rode about a mile ahead of us was foundered.
Ik vloog uit de kajuit, sloeg de oogen rondom mij en zag een allerverschrikkelijkst schouwspel. De golven gingen berghoog, en braken om de drie of vier minuten over ons schip.