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A True and ExaB Hi^ory 



The Extent. 



The Length 

 of d ayes. 



travagant carriage, made hira infamous in the Ifland 3 and his Planta- 

 tion (landing near this Bay, it was called by his name. The other tv o 

 are to the Weft of Carhjle Bay 5 and the firft is called Mackfields Bay^ tae 

 other Spikes Bay , but neither of thefe three are environed with Land, 

 as Carlijk Bay is : but being to the Leeward of the liland, and good 

 Anchorage, they feldom are in danger 5 uniefsin the time of Tnrraido^ 

 when the wind turns about to the South , and then, if they be not 

 well moor'd, they are lubjed to fall foul on one another, and ibme- 

 times driven aground. For, the Leeward part of the Ifland Ijeing rather 

 Ihelvy than rocky, they felddm orneverare caft away. 



The length and breadth of this Ifland, I muft deliver you only upon 

 truft 5 for, I could not go my felf about it, being fiill of other bufineft 5 

 but I had Ibme (pcech with the antienteft , and moft knowing Sur- 

 veyer there , one Captain Swan , who told me, that he otice took an 

 exaft plot of the whole Ifland, but it was commanded out of his hands 

 by the then Governour, Sir Henry Hunks, who carried it into England j 

 fince which time, neither himfelf, nor any other, to his knowledge , 

 had taken any , nor did he believe, there was any extant.I defired him 

 yet that he would rub up his memory, and take a little pains in the 

 furvey of his Papers, to try what could be found out there ,that might 

 give me Ibme light in the extent of the Ifland , wliich hepromilea to 

 do 5 and within a while after, told me , that he had found by . fbme 

 Papers, that lay fcattiered in his Study, the length of it , but for the 

 breadth, it was very uncertain^, by reafon of the nooks and corners 

 that reach'dout into the Sea, . fo that it muft of ncceflity be broad in 

 fome places, and narrow in others. I defired then to know , how 

 many miles the broadeft,and how few the narroweft parts might be.He 

 toldmc, thatheguefs'd the broadeft place could not be above (even- 

 teen miles, nor the narroweft under twelve 5 and that the lengthy he 

 was aflured, was twenty eight miles. Out of thefe uncertain grounds, 

 it . was a hard matter to conclude upon any certainties 5 and therefore 

 the eveneft way I can go, is, upon a Medium , between tvyelve and 

 feventcen j and, I will beasmodeft as I can in my computation 5 and 

 take but 14. which is lefs than the Mr^/////;?, and multiply 14. which 

 isfuppofed to be the breadth, 28. which is aflured to be the lengthy 

 and they make 292 fquare miles in the Ifland. Beyond this, my en-^ 

 quiries could not reach, and therefore was compelled to make my efti- 

 mate upon this bare Suppofition. But, for the form of the Superficies 

 of the Ifland, I am utterly ignorant , and for the Upright, I have 

 given it yx)U in my firft view of the Ifland, that it rifes higheft in the 

 middle. 



When the Sun is in the ^quinoBial, or within 10 Degrees of either 

 fide, we find little change in the dayes length, for at fix and fix the Sun 

 rifes and fete .• but when he is near the Tropick ofC^?/?r/c^?r«,andis 37 

 Degrees from us, v;e find a difference 3 for then, the day is fomewhat 

 fliorter,and we perceive that fhortning, to begin about theendofO(5?^>- 

 ber 3 the Crepujailnm being then not much longer than at other timeSj 

 which is not half the length, as 'tis with us in England, 



At the time of new Moon:, we find both her Corners equally high, 

 when the Sun is near us , but when it is at the diftance of ^7 Degrees 

 to the Southvv'ard, we find fbme difference , for then it hangs not fb 

 equal, but one end is higher than the othetp by reafon of the pofition 

 we are in. Eight 



