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ches of Trees. By Night our People faw Fires all over 
the Cotmtry ; but when they drew rear, the Natives 
were fled. The Coaft is very low, but the Country kr 
from the Sea is high. 
Upon the Ifland near the Coafl: have been fcen Rats as 
great as Cats, in an innumerable Quantity ; all u hich had 
a kind of a Bag or Purfe hanging trom the Throat upon 
the Breaft downwards. There were found many wdl- 
(iBelling Trees, and out of thrir Wood is to be draun 
Oyl fmelling as a Rofe, but forthe reft they are fmall 
and miferable Trees. There were alfb found fome Birds 
nefts of a prodigious greatnefs, fo that Six Men could 
nor, by ftretching out their Arms, encompafs One of 
them ; but the Fowls were not to be found. 
There was great Store of O) fters, Lobfters, and Crabs ; 
as alfo of ftrange (brts of Fifli. 
There w ere al(b Millions of Flies,very much troubling 
Men. They faw a great many Footfteps of Men and 
Children, but all of an ordinary bignefs. The Coaft is 
very foul and full of Rocks. 
The Subjed; of this Voyage was to get Intelligence of 
a Ship having on board Sir Jams Couper, with Three 
Hundred Men, which we thought to be ftranded there ; 
but fince we have underftood that the faid Ship hath 
been taken by (bme Pirates near Madagafcar^ and that 
the faid Sir James was by them killed. 
Amfi. 3 0(Sf. 1 6518. 
The Two Shells herein mentioned^ are Printed in my 
SynopfisConchyliorum, the one istheiA Nauti* 
lus^the other the Concha Perfica clavicul^ radiati 
IV. Some 
