I Accordingly Set Sail With A Great Number Of Ships And Men,
But Not Commander In Chief As I Expected, For Zichmni Went In Person On The
Expedition.
Our great preparation for the voyage to Estoitland began in
an unlucky hour as, three days before our departure,
The fisherman died who
was to have been our guide; yet Zichmni would not give up the enterprise,
but took for, his guides several of the sailors who had returned with the
fisherman from Estoitland. Shaping our course to the westwards, we passed
several islands subject to Frisland, and arrived at Ledovo, or the
Lewis, where we staid a week to refresh ourselves, and to provide the fleet
with necessaries. Departing thence, we arrived on the first of July off the
island of Ilofe, or Islay; and the wind being favourable, did not stop
there but stood on our voyage. Not long afterwards, being in the main sea,
we were overtaken by a dreadful tempest, which tossed us to and fro, at the
mercy of the winds and waves for eight days, so that we knew not
whereabouts we were. By the violence of this tempest, we lost many of our
vessels, but after the return of good weather, we collected the remains of
our shattered fleet, and having a fair wind, we stood on to the westwards,
and at length descried the coast of Estoitland, and arrived in a good and
safe harbour. Here we saw an infinite number of armed men running furiously
towards the shore, apparently for the purpose of defending the island.
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