of John Cockburn, <&c. ipj 

 a fmaller Size, which we laid crofs the Ends 

 of them, lafhed them together very ftrong- 

 ly; after which we took a Couple more? 

 which we laid along the Sides of our Balfe, 

 faftning each End of them, to each End of 

 thofe two which went a-crols, which laft 

 faved us from being wafhed off, and like wife 

 ferved us to row on; the Whole being lafh- 

 ed and bound together, with Ropes, which 

 Nature afforded us in great Plenty, and 

 which were only long Strings that grew on 

 the Branches of high Trees, and hung down 

 to the Ground, being very pliable, and when 

 a few of them are twifted together, make a 

 Rope ftronger than any hempen one of the 

 Size. Juft when we had finifhed our Balfe, 

 and were thinking to launch off, the Wea- 

 ther began to grow very bad, which detain- 

 ed us here feveral Days after our Work was 

 ended; in which Time we met with ten 

 Indians, who had been like wife making a 

 Balfe, and were going a hundred and fifty 

 Leagues farther up the Gulf, to the Town 

 of Biirlca, of which they were Inhabitants. 

 They proffered to take us along with them ? 

 but our Indians refufed the Offer, becaufe 

 their Balfe was unwieldy, and would go but 



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