Here we were obliged to come to an anchor, and here we lay, the wind continuing contrary—viz. at south-west—for seven or eight days, during which time a great many ships from Newcastle came into the same Roads, as the common harbour where the ships might wait for a wind for the river.
Verscheidene groote schepen van New-Castle bleven daar om dezelfde reden als wij liggen. De wind, die eerst stevig, en vervolgens allerhevigst was, verhinderde ons den Teems op te varen;