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The Gafperots are a fmall Fifh, not unlike a Her- 

 ring. In the Summer time they make in to the (hoar 

 in fuch (hoals, that the Cod-fifliers take as many 

 of 'em as ferves for Bait for that Fifhery. Thefe 

 Fi/Iiermen do likewifc make ufe of Herrings, when 

 the feafon obliges them to put into the (hoar to 

 Spawn* In a word, all the Fifli that are made ufe 

 of for a Bait to make the Codfifh bite at the Hook, 

 are call'd Boete in the Filhermens Dialed. 



The Gold-colburd Fijh are nice Food. They are 

 about fifteen Inches long ; their Scales are yellow, 

 and they are valued very high. 



The Sea-Cows, which are a fort of Porpoifes, are 

 bigger than the Normandy Beeves. They have a fort 

 of Paws cut like a Goole's Foot, their Head refem- 

 bles that of an Otter ; and their Teeth, which are 

 two Inches thick, and nine Inches long, are reck-* 

 on'd the fineft Ivory that is. 'Tis faid that they 

 range wide of the (hoar, towards Sandy and Marfliy 

 places. 



The Lobfters of this River feem to be exactly the 

 fame with thofe we have in Europe. 



The Cockles are of a piece, with thofe we have 

 upon the coaft of Frame, excepting that they are 

 larger, and have a more agreeable tafte, though 

 their Flefli feenis to partake more of crudity and 

 indigeftion. 



The Mufcles of this River are prodigious large, 

 and tafte very well ; but 'tis next to an impoffibility 

 to eat em without breaking one's Teeth, by reafon 

 of their being ftuff'd with Pearl ; I call it Pearl, tho 9 

 the name of Gravel or Sand may be more proper, 

 with refped to its value, for I brought to Paris fifty 

 or fixty of the largeft and fineft, which were rated 

 oaly at a penny a piece ; notwithftanding that we 

 had broke above two thoufand Mufcles to make up 

 chat number* 



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