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caufe ( his skin being loofe and large ) he 
fpreads it on both fides like wings when he 
paffeth from one Tree to another at great 
dirtance. I cannot call it flying nor leaping^ 
for it is both. 
The Mattrife is a Creature whofe head 
and fore-pairts is (h pcd fomewhat like a 
Lyons, not altogether fo big as a houfc-cat^ 
they are innumerable up in the Countrey, 
and are eftccoied good furr. 
The Sable is much of the fize of a Mat- 
trife perfed: black, but what ftore there is of 
them I cannot tell, I never faw but two of 
them in Eight years fpace. 
The Martm is as ours are in England, 
but blacker, they breed in holes which they 
make in the earth like Conies^and are in- 
numerable, their skins or furr are in much 
The Buck^, Stag, and Kain-Vear are 
Creatures that will live in the coldeft cli- 
mates, here they are innunicrable, bringing 
forth three FatPtts or Calves at a time, which 
ihcy hide a mile afundcr to prevent their 
dtftruftipn by the Wolves, mid-Cats, Bears,, 
and Mequans .-when they arc in fealori they 
will be very fat i there are but few flain by 
the Eftglip. The Indians who (hoot them, 
and take of them with toyls, bring them in 
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