Snake a yard and half long, and as thick in 
thcnaiddle as the fmall of a mans leg, on 
the belly yellow, her back fpotted with 
black , rulTct, yellow and green, placed like 
fcales, at her tail (lie had a rattle which is 
nothing but a hollow (helly buffinefe joynt- 
cd, look how many years old (lie is, fo ma- 
ny rattles (he hath in her tail, her neck fecm* 
ed to be no bigger than ones Thumb i yet 
(he fwallowcd a live Chicken, as big as one 
they give 4 pence for in England^ prefently 
as wf were looking on. In the afternoon I 
returned to our Ship, being no fooner 
aboard but we had the fight of an Indian- 
Pinnace failing by us made of Bircb^barl^^ 
fcwed together with the roots of fpryfe and 
white Cedar ( drawn out into threads Jwith 
a.deck,and trimmed with fails top and top 
gallant very fumptuoufly. 
The Thirtieth day of SeptemhtT^ I went 
sftiorc upon Noddtes'l^^nA^ where when I 
was come to Mr. Mavericks he would not 
let me go aboard no more^ umil the Ship 
Was ready to fct fail ^ the next day a grave 
and fober perfon defcribed the Monfter to 
me, that was born at Boft on of one Mrs. 
I)yer a great Sedarie, the Nm 0ni 
tn emieth &/ June , it rvas (it (hould fetm ) 
t^ithout a head^ but having Iwns li^e a Beaft^ 
and emy fcaks on a rough skin Hl^eafijh 
