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fet upon them treacheroufly in a Thicket, but to their little.advantage, fox 

 they made fo good a Defence, that the Aflailants not able to bear the brunt, 

 fled witn great lofs. 



Spilbergen Sailing from hence to the Ma?iilla's, waited there for the Spanifl? Ad- 

 miral jW* de Sifoa, who had made (as was reported) great preparations for him 

 long fincc • but feeing it was in vain, at laft he return'd to Zealand , where he 

 came to an Anchor, loaden with Riches, in the middle of Summer, Jnm 

 1617. 



Sect. XVI h 



The Expedition of William Cornelifzon Schouten, and Jacob Le Mai re. 



SOme Merchants thai were call'd the Aujlrian Company , fitted out one 

 Ship with fixty five, and a Ketch with two and twenty Sea-men , giving 

 the Command thereof to the Captains Schouten and Le Main z Anno icuj they 

 Weigh'd' Anchor from the T*exel- y the firft took a view of one of the three 

 Iflands, call'd Mabrabomma, lying before Cape Sierra Leona. This Ifland appear- 

 ing a great height out of the Sea, was not inhabited, they feeing onely three 

 Wild Buffles, many Wild Cats, Birds which bark'd like Dogs, Wild Palm- 

 Trees, Lemon-Trees, Turtles, Crocodiles, Partridges, and Storks: From 

 hence, paffing by the dangerous Shelf Jbrolhos, they ran into Porto Defire, where 

 on the Rocks they found abundance of Eggs,and Spierings,or Smelts,and Spire* 

 grafs fixten Inches long, wherefore they call'd that Inlet Spierings-Bay. Their 

 Sloop alfo brought two Sea-Lions , and one hundred and fifty (penguins from 

 the Penguin Ifles, having Sail'd two Leagues up the River 5 in the interim, the 

 ground being meer Stone , and their Anchors coming home, the great Ship somHtinp&t danger j 

 drove againft a Rock , and at Ebbing Water , broke off the outcrmoft Planks 

 and Iron-Work , and the Ketch alfo (hiking on a high Shelf , was at low Ebb 

 two Fathom with her Keel above the Water, and had without peradventure 

 been overfct, and bilg'd, but a frefh North-Weft Wind kept her upright, yet 

 at laft,the Weather growing calm,flie lean d,but the Tide coming in very faft, 

 fet her afloat, fo that (he was miraculoufly fav'd • then fetting Sail again to 

 IQngS'IJland, they found fo many Eggs of black Mews, that one without ftir- 

 ing from his place, might reach above fifty Nefts, and in. each of them at lead 

 three Eggs, which they carry'd aboard by thoufands. Their Boat Rowing 

 Southerly down the River, found fome Oftriches, and Beafts not unlike Stags, 

 but with exceeding long Necks. On the Hills lay Stones heap'd one upon ano- 

 ther, which removing, they found Dead Bodies of eleven Foot long; here Otott^ 

 theyfpent their time in cleanfing their Ships, and new Sheathing the Ketch, 

 but as they were Tallowing, the Flame accidentally got between the Crevifles R, tch buni, 

 which immediately taking Fire , in a Ihort time confurn d it to Aflies : The 

 great Ship had gotten a Horn in her Bow, feven Foot under Water ; this Horn strange H«£ 

 being firm without any hollownefs, and not unlike a great Elephants Tooth, 

 ftruckthorow two Allien and one Oaken Plank, flicking in a Rib of the like 

 Wood, and yet above half a Foot remain'd out to be feen. 



At length Schouten Weighing Anchor from Porto Vefire , and Sailing to four 

 and fifty Degrees Southern Latitude, met whole Shoals of Whales, infomuch, 

 that he was fain to Tacque to and again to fliun them. Sea*Pies, bigger than 

 Swans, came flying in great numbers aboard , fu fife-ring themfelves to betaken 



with 



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Incredible many Egg«, 



Great Mews} 



