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in this Latitude, and ftill finding no Land, which 

 they had expected to have feen in 100, this bred a 

 frefh Commotion, and we had like to have been al- 

 together by the Ears upon it. The greateft part 

 were for changing their Courfe, which they thought 

 Deliver- muft needs be wrong : But Captain Davis , and 

 ance from Mr. Knott the Mafter, begg'd of them for God's 

 *P m $L* m Sake to keep the fame Courfe two Days longer, 

 iiigat Sea. w ^ c h they did, though we had but a fmall Wind : 

 And in that Time a Flight of Locufts and other 

 Infects coming off with a Flurry of Wind from the 

 Weft, afiur'd us there was Land there, not far off.- 

 Had not this providentially hapned, we Ihould have 

 chang'd our Courfe, for the Men would not be per- 

 fwaded to the contrary for a great many of them 

 were fo ignorant, that they would not be perfwa- 

 ded but that they were in the South Sea : And had 

 we changed this Courfe, we fhould have ftood out 

 to Sea again, and muft have perifh'd there. 

 Coaflby The Land we made, following the Direction of 

 the R. of the Flurry and the Locufts, and fetting the Point 

 ****** they come from by the Compafs, was a little to the 

 North of the Mouth of the River of Plate. We 

 put afhore here to get Water and frefli Provifion, 

 of which this Country afforded Plenty : And here 

 our Men having with them their Fufees, fpy'd a 

 gca-fwine.Herd of Sea-Swine, as we call them, upon a Point 

 of Land ; and were thereupon refolved to kill fome 

 of them to bring on board. In order thereunto 

 they contrived, that fome Men fhould ft op the 

 Pafs that led up to the Mountain, whilfi: others 

 went in among them, and with their Cutlaffes did 

 what Execution they could. But ftill as the Men 

 came near them, the Herd walked toward the Sea, 

 contrary to our Mens Expe&ation for they hither- 

 to took them to be Land-Swine. There they ftood 

 on the Shore, ftaring at and admiring our People : 

 But when the Men came near enough* and were 



