aSa MifcelUma Curioja. Vol. Ill, 



done, fo that I took very few Minutes down 

 in Writing ; and therefore, fince I have only 

 my Memory to rely on, which too has the 

 Difadvantage of it's own Weaknefs, and of 

 the diftan.ce of two Years fince now I left the 

 Country, if future Relations {hall in fome 

 fmall Points make out my Miftake, I thought 

 this requifite to juftifie my Candor; fori 

 ever judg'd it villanous to impofe in matters 

 of Fad ; but Defcriptions of things that de- 

 pend on Memory may be liable to Miftakes^ 

 and yet the fincerity of the Perfbn that de- 

 livers them intire. But hereof I lhall be as 

 cautious as poflible, and lhall rather wave 

 fome things whereof I have jfbme Doubts, and 

 am un capable now of fatisfying my felf, than 

 in any fort prefume too far. The method I 

 defign is, Firft, to give an Account .of the 

 Air, and all fuch Obfervations as refer there- 

 to ; then of the Water, the Earth arid Soil j 

 the Birds, the Beads, the Fifhes, the Plants, 

 the Infefts and laftly, the prefent ftatepf 

 the Inhabitants : But at prefent I fliall nei- 

 , ther trouble you nor my felf with any more 

 .than an Account of what refers. to the Air 

 alone, being confcious the Honoui-able So- 

 ciety may receive fuch a Glut with the Ini- 

 perfedion of this, as to excufe me from a 

 farther Relation. 



But before I begin, perhaps it may not be 

 impertinent to acquaint you vvuth fome things 

 that happened in our Voyage. We faiFd m 

 the Ship Judith^ C2i^tdixi Trim Commander, 

 ^twas Fly-boat built, about 200 or 250 Tuns 

 fhe fprung a confiderable Leak. When the 

 Captain had made long and diligent Search, 



