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and sounded and founde it .xx. feddoms. And when they had gone a lytell further they sounded agayne and founde .xv. feddoms.
29
Then fearinge lest they shuld have fallen on some Rocke they cast .iiii. ancres out of the sterne and wysshed for ye daye.
30
As the shipmen were about to fle out of the ship and had let doune the bote into the see vnder a coloure as though they wolde have cast ancres out of the forshippe:
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Paul sayd vnto ye vnder captayne and the soudiers: excepte these abyde in the ship ye cannot be safe.
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Then the soudiers cut of the rope of the bote and let it fall awaye.
33
And in ye meane tyme betwixt that and daye Paul besought them all to take meate sayinge: this is ye fourtenthe daye that ye have taried and continued fastynge receavinge nothinge at all.
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Wherfore I praye you to take meate: for this no dout is for youre helth: for ther shall not an heere fall fro the heed of eny of you.
35
And when he had thus spoke he toke breed and gave thankes to God in presence of the all and brake it and begane to eate.
36
Then were they all of good cheare and they also toke meate.
37
We were all together in ye ship two hundred thre score and sixtene soules.
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And whe they had eate ynough they lightened ye ship and cast out the wheate into the see.