An account of several late voyages and discoveries

The Steond part o/ tbe P,yttge C E-1 A P. 11. Of the SE A. T HE Waves begin to raife themfeh·és firíl: from a f mall breeze of wind, anJ the increaíe and continuance of the breeze grow longer, higher and bigger. The Sea is not immediately made roug the beginning of high winds, but ;the W f well by degrees and ílowly, until thcy to be as big as Mountains ; then they ex and break themíelves, and fall over with ing and foaming, as you may fee by k in Cut D. Then the following Wave from behind eth it again, with much curled and foa Scum , neatly fpoted with the white ~ looking like MarbJe. This breaking and f ing of the Waves is fucceffively repeated. So the f welling Waves continually follow another, moving before the Wind with a q· motion, bue w hen thefe Waves are fhort, da(h over the Ship, and break much, ío the Ship is hardly able to live. In ftormy Weather little Waves curl on top of the great ones, and letfer again u them.