Wednesday 4 May 1836

This 24 hours light winds and plesent weather all
sail set steering S by E and S by W employd fitting our
Whaleing guier and doing other nesury work
Latt^d Obs^d 5.52 N Long^d 21.43 West
Read a chapt in Job this morning and had my sperit
uall strength renewed in the everning read the
20^th chapt of St Matthew with a tract the accuser accuse^d
my side pains me it may soon come that my
faith will be called to exercise its foundation so as
to suffer the will of that God I have so greaviously
offended happy for me if God the faithfull God
and father of my Lord and saivour Jesus Christ
vouch safe his holy sperit to me to help me through
the dark valley and shadow of Death to those glorio
us mansions Christ has prepared for all that
endure to the end