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the Rivers Head, or towards the Mountains 

 they fall from, where the weightier Grains 

 lodge ^ for none but this meer Duft of it is 

 wafh'd down to the Sea. 



iemando ^ C Went ^ ter ^ S tG °f J 0 ^ H 



Fernando, where we Careen d 5 and there 

 Captain Knight left us, making the beft of 

 his way round Terra del Fuego to the Weft- 

 Indies. But we were for Coafting it back 

 again toward the Line • having with us a 

 Bark we had taken off Pifca. 



Going off therefore from John Fernando s, 

 we ftood yet further South in going over 

 to the Continent, to the Latitude of 39 S. 

 as well to gain a Wind as to have the 

 more of the Coaft. before us- We fell in 

 t Mfcha ^ft'with I^ ai1 ^ ojf Mocha, which lies 

 ' 01 'in about 38 Deg. 20 Min. S. and wanting 

 Water and Provifionwe-came to an Anchor, 

 and put afhore there, about the middle of 

 December , 1686. and ftay'dfiveor fix: Days. 

 Here we were very well relieved, for the 

 Ifland afforded both Water and frefti Pro- 

 vifion for our Men, all the time we ftay'd. 

 The Land is very low and flat, and upon 

 the Sea-coaft fandy < but the middle Ground 

 is good Mould, and produces Maiz and other 

 Wheat, Barly, with variety of Fruits, &c. 

 Here were feveral Houfes belonging to the 

 Spanijh Indians, which were very well ftor'd 

 wj|h Dunghil-Fowl. They diars here 

 rfy feveral Horfes : But that which is moft 



worthy 



