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kilPd within a ftones throw of our houfe, 
above four fcore Snakes, fome of them as 
big as the ftnall of my Icg^ black of colour, 
and three yards long , with a ftmrp horn 
on the tip of their tail two inches in 
length. 
June the Six and twentieth day, very 
fiormie, Lightning and Thunder. I heard 
now two of the greateft and fearfulleft 
thunder-elaps that ever were heard, I am 
confident. At this time we Bid fome neigh- 
bouring Gentlemen in our houfe , who 
came to welainhc trie ito^^ 
where amongft variety of difcouife they 
told me df a young Lydtifriot long before^ 
kili'd at Fifcatanpay by zn Indian^ of a Sea- 
Serpent or Snaksy that lay quoiled up like a 
Cable updn a Rock Cape- Ami a Boat 
paffing by with Englifh aboard, and two 
Indians^ they would have (hot the Serpent^ 
but the Indians diffwaded them , faying, 
that if he were not kilPd out-right, they 
would be ¥tlin danger of their livef. 
One Mr. Mitt^H related of a Tri^^?^ or 
M^rem^/f^ which he faw m Gajl^^bay^ the 
Gentleman wa? a ^reat Fouler, and ufed to 
goe 0U4 v^ith a fniall Boat or Ganow, and 
fetching a compafs about a fmall Ifl nd, 
( there beirg many fmaH Iflands in the Pay ) 
for the advantage of a (hot, was encountrcd 
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