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1648, Oct. A shallop, which had been a fishing with others all summer, was attempting to make a harbour at "Damaril's Cove, was overraked by the surf , and all drowned , being four Englishmen , and one Indian , and the goods all perished ."
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After they had cut downe their mast, ye storme beat of their round house and all their uper works; 3. men had worke enough at ye helme, and he that cund ye ship before ye sea, was faine to be found fast for washing away; the seas did so overrake them, as many times those upon ye decke knew not whether they were within bord or withoute; and so foundered in ye sea as they all thought she would never rise againe.
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The big water overraked her waist like a mighty river running over, and with the extremity of evil weather, she was like to be shaken asunder.
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This made our ship to hull very broad, so that the sea continually overraked us; yet we endured it in hopes of recovering our shallop.
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