That he who reads may know what I mean by a pinnace, as differing
from a ship, I can best make it plain by saying that such a craft
is an open boat, wherein may be used sails or oars, and, as in the
case of the Discovery, may have a deck over a certain portion of
her length. That our pinnace was a vessel able to withstand such
waves as would be met with in the ocean, can be believed when you
remember that she was one half the size of the Goodspeed, which we
counted a ship.
HOW I EARNED MY PASSAGE
Captain Smith, my master, found plenty of work for me during the
weeks before the fleet sailed. He had many matters to be set down
in writing, and because of my mother's care in teaching me to use
the quill, I was able, or so it seemed to me, to be of no little
aid to him in those busy days, when it was as if he must do two or
three things at the same time in order to bring his business to
an end. I learned during that time to care very dearly for this
valiant soldier, who could, when the fit was on him, be as tender
and kind as a girl, and again, when he was crossed, as stern a man
as one might find in all London town.
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