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discontents and murmurings arise amongst some, and mutinous
speeches and carriages in others; but they were soon quelled and
overcome by the wisdom, patience, and just and equal carriage of
things by the Governors and better part, which cleaved faithfully
together in the main. But that which was most sad and lamentable
was that in two or three months' time, half of their company died.
especially in January and February, being the depth of winter, and
wanting houses and other comforts; being infected with the scurvy
and other diseases, which this long voyage and their inaccommo-
date condition had brought upon them; so as there died sometimes
two or three of a day, in the foresaid time; that of one hundred and
odd persons, scarce fifty remained.
And of these in the time of most distress, there was but six or
seven sound persons, who, to their great commendations be it spo-
ken, spared no pains, night nor day, but with abundance of toil
and hazard of their own health, fetched them wood, made them
fires, dressed them meat, made their beds, washed their loathsome
clothes, clothed and unclothed them; in a word, did all the homely
and necessary offices for them which dainty and queasy stomachs