THE Wonderful Deliverance AT SEA: OR, The miraculous Preservation of several Persons belonging to the Ship called WILLIAM and DOROTHY, lately cast away in a Voyage to NEWCASTLE.  
Who by a most Gracious Providence were kept alive for the space of Twelve Days and Nights without any Food, in a Small Boat, on the Main Sea: In all which time, only one Child Perished, being Starved to Death with Cold and Hunger, and the rest were at last taken up, and carried into Holland On the 28th. of November Last.  
And Several of them are now safely arrived in ENGLAND.  
With Allowance, Roger L'Estrange.  
Printed for Benjamin Pier●●.   

The Wonderful Deliverance at SEA.  
IT is an Observation in sacred Scripture, That those that go down to the Sea in ships see the wonders of the Lord in the deep; which was fully made good in this miraculous deliverance, that we are here to relate; which happened but the very last month in our own Seas, and to persons of our own Nation.  
IN the second Week of the month of November last passed, a small Vessel called the William and Dorothy, fell down out of the River intending to steer along the Coasts to Newcastle, having on board of Seamen and Passengers about five and twenty persons; They sailed with a fair wind and good weather till they came off of Flamborough-Head (a small Promontory in Yorkshire) where being surprised with a storm, they were driven out to Sea, and the rough among them, chewing of it in their mouths, which (providence so ordering of it) nourished them so as to preserve their lives, but continuing floating up and down thus eight days and Nights, the poor Child starved with cold and hunger; upon which a great dispute arose amongst them whether they should not devour its raw flesh being in that excessive exigency; but at last the entreaties of its Mother, and considerations of humanity prevailed so far with 'em as to suffer it to be fling over board to be buried in the vast abiss of Waters.  
It would be easy here to draw Tears from every compassionate Readers eyes by a pathetical description of these poor forlorn Wretch's condition, but indeed Words are too little to express it to the Life, and we must leave it to his imagination to draw a true Idea of their misery, which none can fully do, but such as are sensible by experience of the tormenting effects of Famine, and a prospect of Inevitable Death continually before their eyes, and have themselves born a share in some such like grievous calamity. It may sound like a Romantic action, but it is a most serious and well known Truth that they continued driving forwards and backwards as the wind shifted its points, in this manner for the space of eight days longer. And it cannot be denied, that nothing but the special and extraordinary providence of Heaven could have so long preserved them, that they were not overturned by the Winds, s●allowed up by the Waves, or dashed to pieces against Rocks, or at least that they were not utterly pined and famished for want of ●ood is next to a miracle if we may not truly count it one: but that overruling power that stills the raging of the Sea, and bounds it at his pleasure, was graciously pleased to hear their cry, to support languishing nature even against hope, and calm the Ocean for their safety.  
Insomuch that after eight days fluctuation they were cast upon the Coast of Holland, and driven ashore on the Isle, where the inhabitants seeing so small a Boat come off from Sea, with persons in it, concluding them to be the remnants of some wrack, charitably went down to receive them; they were all exceeding weak, not able at first to speak or go; but being taken in by the people, and put into warm Beds, and supplied with Cordials to restore their spirits, they in short time recovered, and related all the particulars of their distress in manner aforesaid; and from thence after some space of refreshing were carried in a ship to Harlingen, and so came to Rotterdam, where the young man continues, but the three women took the opportunity of a Vessel bound for Scotland, to go thither, being of that Nation; and the old man came over to England in the Pacquet-Boat; and does with much thanksgiving relate Gods Wonderful Mercy in this great and miraculous deliverance.  
As for the rest of their ships crew, which were taken up before by the Dutch-Caper, they were set on shore in Lincolnshire, and divers of them were several days ago arrived at London, confidently reporting these five persons to have been cast away, as they had all the reason in the world to imagine, till the sight of the old man convinced them of that mistake.  
Thus may we from this certain Relation take occasion to magnify the Lord for his mercies, and learn to put all our trust in the Arm of his might, when surrounded with the greatest straits and distresses; when Art is baffled, and nature sinks, and the spirits faint, and hope itself despairs, then can he command relief and deliverance. Oh! who would not trust in so great a God? who would not love and adore so good a God?  
FINIS.