again about twelve of-thc dock we took 
flora of Mackerel. 
The Thirteenth being Monday, we went 
aboard again about nine of the clock in the 
morning and out to Sea, about Sun going 
down we took ftorc of Mack^areL The wind 
was icanty all along, and in the night tinne 
we durft not bear much (ail, becaufe of the 
Kocks and foaming breakers that lay in our 
way. 
The Fourteenth day we came up with 
Pafcatatpay^ot Pafcatique^vvhttc there is a 
large River and a fair harbour, within here 
is feated a Colony^properly belonging to the 
Heirs of Captain Mafon (bmetime fince of 
London \ but taken into the Colony of 
Majfacbufets ^ by what right I will not here 
difcufs. 
The chiefeft places of note are the B^j^or 
Harbour North from Bo(lon^ on the Weft* 
fide of the Harbour are built many fait 
houfes, and fo in another part called Straw 
herry-han\. 
By the Harbour IS an Ifland which of late 
days is filled with buildings befides there 
are twoTowns more feated up higher upon 
, tlK Eliver, the one called P.z^^r , the River- 
bwks are clothed with ftatcly Timber, and 
here are two miles meadow land and arable 
enough, the other town is called Excejier^ 
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