1690.] HAKD FARE. 13 



Day broke, and Hunger still pressing us, we had a mind 

 to roast a Leg of a Goat, I dare not say of a Kid, 'tis too 

 honourable a Term for it, and I am sorry that ever I should 

 call these Beasts Goats. For want of Wood, we heap'd 

 Asses and Horse Dung together, made a Piramid of it, like 

 one of Dutch turfs, hung Pieces of Plesh on Strings, and turn- 

 ing 'em roupd by a good Fire, our Meat was soon ready. 

 But, alas, such Meat, such a Taste, sucli a Smell, that I can 

 scarce forbear vomiting when I think of it. Tliere's no 

 Sawce like a good Stomach. Every Man's teeth went to 

 work, we tore it to pieces, chaw'd it as well as we cou'd, and 

 down it went without Water. 'Tis probable the Pieader will 

 say here, we were in the wrong to amuse ourselves in this 

 Ptascally Island, whereas we might have gone aboard and 

 have eat and drank our fill : He must therefore know, That 

 the Seamen who had set us ashoar, were return'd with their 

 Long-boat to the Ship, and, whether we wou d or not, we 

 were oblig'd to stay till they came for us : They cou'd not 

 think that we far'd so ill ; they saw us making good Cheer 

 by a good Fire, afar off, and did not doubt we were very well 

 at our ease. At last they brought the Boat for us about 

 Noon, and we returned to our Swalloiv. 



The Isle of Salt is not eight Leagues about, 'tis so call'd, . 

 because Ships go thither to load Salt, which is there excellent 

 in its kind, and in abundance, lying in the crevises of the 

 Eocks, on the South Coast of the Island. 'Tis made with- 

 out Art by the Sea and the Sun. Here also Sailors come to 

 turn the Turtle, a Term us'd by them for killing it, because 

 they turn the Turtle on its Back when they catch it ; 

 all the Shoar is cover'd with these Animals, especially in 

 the Season, wlien they lay their Eggs. We turn'd some of 

 these stupid and slow Creatures, and amongst the rest, two 

 which, according to the guess of the Skillful, weigh'd 500 

 Pound each. We Carry'd all that was good of them aboard 

 with us. 



