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Zuersl beschreibt Tradescant die Lodjen. Sie haben, wie er sagl, 

 das Ansehen als ob ein Lichter auf den andern gestiilpt ware; der Ein- 

 gang sei von der Seite; die Decke inweiidig mit Baumrinde (Lubki) be- 

 schlagen und die Fugen mit belheertera Moos verkalfaterl. Die Masten und 



and lared but dresed rosen coller ther fation muche like as if on would tak two 

 litters and clap on upon another none being open aloft but they go in on the syd 

 whear they tak the loading in. The top or upper part is under the planks lined 

 withe the rind of birche trees to defen watter. Thèse great vessels thev rail loddes 

 they sayle ail or els set them of withe long poils the ruder of on of theese is sum- 

 times 10 foot long behind the vessel and of a great thicknes and berathe gyded by 

 a long tiller within bord. I bave seen at the lanching of on of theese 3 (Trades- 

 cant woUte 30 schreiben) men presing with leavers to get them of and making a 

 noyse as if ail the whole toune had bin together by the cars and for ther labor I 

 durst bave bin on of theSInglishe that should bave don more than thos 30. Nowe 

 they ly on ground at every port they com to. They commonli never goe with- 

 out a faire wind espetyallie the laps or laplanders for if the Inglish se them coming 

 they still curse them knowing the wind will change and be in ther pops. 



They bave also a liltill kind of boats sumewhat les than our wheryes in the 

 river of Thames whiche they call dingo boats. They wjll carry sume 8 or 9 per- 

 sons. Thees most of the mossicks be furnished withe to bring the hogs and sheepe 

 and fishe and heuse and wild foulle to market whiche they bave in great abun- 

 dance. This boat is mad of 4 or 8 deall boards finely claft and then hewed but is 

 for deplhe comonly never but two bords on above another sowne together withe 

 rinds of trees. They be very light so that two mené will take on of them and cary 

 them from high watter mark to lowe eyther way as it pleasetb them. They sume 

 time will rowe on of theese boats 3 payre of sulls (sollte seuils sein) the seuil 

 being about 5 or 6 foot long, the blad being the longest part but not as ours be 

 in Ingland but the round almost halfe the way and the other end dothe bear bis 

 breadthe equall to the end. The go very swift on of the rowers sitting rit behind 

 the other and keep stroke. Bu (soll but sein) if on sture (stir) they be redy to 

 tumble over by reso(n) of the narrownes of them. 



They hâve yet a third kind (of) boat that be mad ail of on tree of an incrd- 

 dable bredthe and bignes for raauy of thees boat be 25 or 30 foote long and longer 

 sume 7 foole broad. The keells of thèse boat be almost round onttill tapard they 

 heyten the syds of the(m) withe strong heard deall plancks and bayle them ail over 

 from end to end withe hoops of this fornamed wild chery tree as the Inglish call 



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