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A SHORT FOURNAL OF SEVEN SEAMEN, WHO, BEING LEFT IN 1634 AI”
SPITZBERGEN TO PASS THE WINTER THERE, DIED THERE IN 1635.
{From Cuurcuiny’s Collection. Vol. Il. p. 359 ]
IN the year 1633, feven perfons being left much at the fame time, as well at Spitz-
bergen as in the ifle of St. Maurice; the fhips that were fent thither in 1634 had orders
from the Greenland company to releafe thofe that had ftaid there, and to leave ia their
room feven others, who fhould offer their fervice for that purpofe. Accordingly the:
following feven were (with their confent) appointed to. remain the next following
winter at Spitzbergen: Andrew Johnfon of Middleburgh, Cornelius Thyfle of Rotter-
dam, Jerome Carcoen of Delits Haven, Tiebke Jellis of Frifeland, Nicholas Florifon of
Hoom, Adrian Johnfon of Delft, Fettje Otters of Frifeland.
Thefe being provided with all manner of neceflaries, as meat, drink, phyfical pre—
parations, herbs, &c. were left afhore to continue all the winter there; during which
time, they kept a journal of all remarkable circumftances; the chief heads whereof I
thought only fit to infert here, leaving out the more unneceflary obfervations, fuch as
of the wind and weather, &c. to avoid prolixity. The 11th of September 1634, the:
fhips being failed thence for Holland, they got fight of abundance of whales, at whom
they difcharged their guns, but could not take any ; they went alfo in fearch for green:
herbs, foxes and bears, but met with none. The 2oth or 2ift of Oober they had
no more fight of the fun, The 24th of November, the feurvy beginning to. appear
among them, they fearched very carneftly after green herbs, bears and foxes, but to
to their great grief could find neither of them; fo they comforted one’ another with:
hopes that God would provide for them fomething or other for their refrefhment.. The
ad of December Nicholas lorifon took a dofe of a fcorbutic potion, and they fet fome
traps to catch foxes. The : 1th, Jerome Carcoen took fuch another potion; and they:
refolved for the future every one to eat feparately from the other, fome being not fo much
afflicted with the fcurvy as the reft. They went often in quelt after fome refrefhmients,,
but meeting with none, they recommended themielves to God’s providence. Vhe-12th,
Cornelius ‘Thyffe did likewife take a medicinal potion againft the feurvy. The 23d, as
the cook was throwing out fome water, he faw a bear jalt by the hut, but he ran away at
the noife, before they could come at their guns. The 24th, they difcovered another bear;
three of them advancing towards him, he rofe upon his hindermoft legs, and, being {hot
through the body by one of our guns, he began. to bleed and to roar, and to bite one
of our halberts with a great deal of fiercenefs; but, finding us too hard for him, he
betook to his legs; being exceflive eager aiter fome frefh meat (of which we ftood in
great need for the recovery of our health) we purfued him with lanthorns and candles
a great way, but to our forrow could not overtake him; which made us fay to one
another, that in cafe we were not fupplied by God’s peculiar providence with fome
refrefhment fpeedily, the pain we endured mutt needs kill us before the return of our
fhips; but God’s will be done. ‘The 25th, Cornelius Thyffle took another potion.
again{t the fcurvy, being in a deplorable condition.. The 14th of January Adrian:
Johnfon of Deft died, being the firft of the feven, though the other fix were full of
pain, and very ill. The 15th, Fettje Otters died likewife ; and on the 17th, Cornelius
Thyfle, being the man of all the reft in whom they had put their moft hopes, went to
God. The remaining four were very weak, and had {fearcely ftrength left to ftand
upon their legs, yet they made fhift to make coffins for thefe three, and put their bodies.
inte;
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