442 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TO ENGLAND  cuap. xix 
prettily, especially the women, who, as in all other countries, 
are fond of dress. Both sexes grease themselves very 
frequently, but never use any stinking grease if they can 
possibly get either fresh mutton suet or sweet butter, which 
last, made by shaking the milk in a bag made of skin, is 
generally used by the richer sort. 
A TABLE OF THE VALUE OF Money, suPPosine A DuTcH 
STIVER EQUAL To A Penny STERLING 
A guinea . £018 0 
Half do. . 09 0 
A crown-piece 0 4 0 
Halfdo. . 02 0 
A shilling 0 010 
A louis d’or 
A French crown . 0 4 6 
A ducat 0 9 0 
A ducatoon 06 0 
A skilling 0 0 6 
A dubblechey 0 0 2 
Astiver . ‘ 001 
An imperial rix-dollar 04 0 
Albert’s do. 0 6 0 
Dane’s rix-dollar 0 4 «0 
Spanish dollar 0 4 6 
A quarter of do. . 0 1 0 
14th April 1771. Sailed from the road, but having 
very little wind were obliged to anchor abreast of Robben 
Island. 
15th. In the morning it was quite calm, so a boat was 
hoisted out in order to land on the island in hopes of 
purchasing some refreshments, especially of garden stuff and 
salletting, with which two articles it is said to abound; but 
as soon as the boat came near the shore the Dutch hailed 
her, and told the people in her at their peril to attempt 
landing, bringing down at the same time six men with 
muskets, who paraded on the beach as long as she stayed, 
which was but a short time, as we did not think it worth 
while to risk landing in opposition to them, when a few 
cabbages were the only reward to be expected. 
