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ing company with the Dutch ships mentioned but misspelled by 

 Minors, the Mfunjil ran Dort and HV.s/), and assisting them as far as 

 possible. " He is to be on his guard against pirates or enemies." 



VVY? . 



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\LSOS 



FIG. 17. 

 41 cm. x 25 cm. 



Who the Wilson was who recorded his name with that of the ship is 

 not known. But from the above account it is plain that this written 

 inscription is the record of the call of the vessel homeward bound ; 

 and it is a wonder that it has been preserved so long. 



Stone XIII. 



Except for the record of, possibly, the Jonas, i.e. 1635, the Swan 

 inscription is the latest. 



It is very distinct, but it gives no indication as to the vessel being 

 inward or outward bound. 



The Swan closes the list of the hitherto discovered early records 

 of the English ships in Table Bay. A lucky accident may lead to 

 the discovery of some of the numerous missing ones. On Penguin 

 (now Kobben) Island it was expected that some would have been 

 found, but in spite of a search they have not. Yet, the Dutch 

 Admiral, Cornelis Maatlief, in 160<S, found the names of many 

 Englishmen cut in stones who had been there ; on the other hand 



