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twelve Foot. Thefe Rivers are bounded by plea- 

 fant Meads, which in Spring and Autumn are co- 

 vered with all forts of frefh Water- foul. In fine, 

 Vort-Royal is only a handful of Houfes two Story 

 high, and has but few Inhabitants of any Note. It 

 fubfifts upon the traffick of the Skins, which the 

 Savages bring thither to truck for European Goods. 

 In former times, the Farmer's Company had Ma- 

 gazins in this place, which were under the care 

 of the Governours. I could eafiiy mention fome 

 of 'em, if I were not apprehenfive that thefe Me- 

 moirs may be feen by others befides your felf. 



The Ifland of Newfound- Land, is three hundred 

 Leagues in Circumference. Ic lies at the diftance 

 of fix hundred and fifty Leagues from France, and 

 forty or fifty Leagues from the Bank of the fame 

 name. The South fide of the Ifland belongs to the 

 French, who have feveral Settlements there for the 

 fifliing of Cod. The Baft fide is inhabited by the 

 Englijljy who are poflfefs'd of feveral confiderable 

 Potts, fituated in certain Ports, Bays, and Havens, 

 which they have taken care to fortifie, The Weft 

 of the Ifland iswaftc, and was never yet polfefs'd. 

 The Ifland is of a triangular Figure, and full of 

 Mountains, and impra&icable Forrefts. It has fome 

 great Meadows, or rather Heaths, which are cover- 

 ed with a fort of Mofs inftead of Grafs. The Soil 

 of this Country is good for nothing, as being a 

 mixture of Gravel, Sand and Stones; fo that the 

 Fifliery was the only motive that indued the French 

 and the Englifij to fettle there. It affords great ftore 

 of Game, for Water-fowl, Patridges and Hairs ; 

 but as for the Stags, *tis almoft impoflible to come 

 at 'em, by reafon that the Mountains arefo high, 

 and the Woods fo thick. In this Ifland, as well as 

 in that of Cape Breton, we find Porphyry of fe- 

 veral colours ; arjd care has been taken to fend to 

 France fome pieces of ic for a Pattern, which Were 



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