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The Hijlory of BookI. 



When they intend to take voyages longer then ord inary , or 

 are afraid to be driven far into the Sea by fome Tempeft, they 

 take with them in the hollow place of their veflel a bladder full 

 of fair water to quench their thirft, and fiih dry'd fci the Sun 

 or Froft to eat inftead of freih meat : But they are feldom re- 

 duc'd to the neceffity of ufing thofe provifions For they have 

 certain Darts like little Lances, which are faften'd to their 

 Boats thefe they fodextroufly caft at the fifti they meet with, 

 that they are very feldom deftitute of thefe refreihments : 

 They need no fire to drefs their meat, for on the Land, 

 as well as at Sea , they are wont to eat it raw : They 

 alfo carry along with them the teeth of certain great fifties, 

 or pieces of (harp bones, which ferve them for knives to 

 drefs and cut the fiih they take : Befides, another advantage of 

 thefe veflels is , that there can happen no mutiny in them, 

 fince one and the fame perfon is Matter, Mariner, Purfer and 

 Pilot of it, who may flop it when he pleafes, or let go with the 

 wind 8c water,when he would take the reft neceffary to retrive 

 his fpent forces : In this cafe he fattens his Oar to certain ftraps 

 of Hart-fkin defign'd for that purpofe,which are fattened to the 

 Boat,or elfe he ties it to a buckle which hangs before on his coat. 



The Women have not the ufe of thefe little Boats 3 but that 

 they may alfo fometimes divert themfelves on the water, their 

 hufbands, who are very fond of them, bring them abroad "n 

 other veffels which are about the bignefs of our Shallops or 

 Long-boats, and fiich as may carry fifty perfons : They are 

 made of Poles ty'd together, and cover'd with Sea- Dogs i\ias 3 

 as the former : When it is calm they go with Oars, when there 

 is any wind they fatten the Matt to certain Sails of Leather. 



The Reader may fee among the Sculps of this Chapter a 

 Cut of one of thefe Boats, with the perion that conducts it fit- 

 ting therein, which may render the defcription we have given 

 of it more intelligible and compleat. 



As to the Country where thefe excellent Navigators are 

 bred, the degrees under which we have placed it (hew it to 

 be of a very cold conftitution : 'Tis true, in the moneths of 

 June and jfa/?, which make the Summer o£ thofe parts, and 

 are but one continue! day, (as December and January make but 

 one night) the air is warm, pleafant, and clear, but between 

 thofe twofeafons, the days growing alternately longer and fhor- 

 ter, are attended with thick Mitts, Snow, or Icy-rains, which 

 are extream cold and tedious. 



That part of the Country which lyes neer the Sea, is dry, 

 and full of rough and dreadful rocks 3 and when the Snow 

 melts it is overflown in many places by certain impetuous tor* 

 rents lying between them: But when a man hath travell'd one 

 league 01 very bad way, he comes into pleafant fields, efpeci- 

 ally in the Summer time : There are alfo mountains cover'd 



with 



