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and bay, 1679, which voyage they whitered at the Maurrisshes" 

 {fourteen years before LeguaCs arrival in Maurititis). 



" After all these turmoyles and various accidents, wee tlie 

 beginning of 7ber. brought all to a period : one parte of our 

 misery wass that that time wee designed for recreation wee were 

 fore* imp* in Labour. 



" The ayre whilst wee have been here hath been very temperate, 

 neither over hott nor over cold ; itt hath been showery 3 or 4 Days 

 sucksessively, and showery in the night, sometimes a Sea Brees, 

 little wind morning and evenings. 



" Now having a little respitt I will make a little description of 

 the island, first of its Producks then of itts parts : Ffirst of 

 winged and feathered ffowle, the less passant are Dodos whose 

 flflesh is very hard. A small sort of Gees, reasonably good Teele, 

 Curleves, Pasca fflemingos, Turtle Doves, large Batts, many 

 small Birdes which are good. 



" The Dutch pleading a propriety to the island because of 

 their settlement have made us pay for goates \d. per pound or J 

 piece of 8 per head, the which goates are butt reasonably good, 

 these wild, as allso the deer which are as large as I believe any 

 in the world, and as good fflesh in their seasons ; for these 

 3 pie of 8 per head, Bullocks large 6 pie of 8 per head : (that) 

 ys for victualling, heer are many wild hoggs and land turtle 

 which are very good, other small creators on the Land, as 

 Scorpions and Musketoes, these in small numbers. Ratts and 

 flfleys a multitude, M unkeys of various sorts. 



" In the woodes Eaboney, Box, Iron wood blacke and read, a 

 false but not lasting fire, various sortes of other wood, though 

 heavy yett good for fiering. 



" In ye Sea and River, green tortoise very good, Shirkes, 

 Doggs, Mulletts, Jackabeirs (butt nott good though some 70 lb.). 

 Breams, Pomfletts, Plaise, a ffish like a Salmond, and heer soe 

 called, but full of small Boanes forked, severall sortes of read ftish 

 butt nott houlsome, various sortes of small ffish for the Pann, 

 good oysters and Crabes, Ells large and good. 



" Herbage ftruite and Graine fi^rench or Cidney Beans, Patatoes, 

 sallating; Pumplemuses, oranges " 



