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to fatisfy themfelves, not eafiiy believing what the Mar 
riners related : But they were no fooner got to the place, 
than their Eyes fully convinced them, that it was Mat-, 
ter of Fad. Some of ’em were fo bold as to get a-flioai? 
on this new Shoal, which was Bill moving, and fenfibly 
increafed under thiir Feet. They brought us back fe* 
veral Curiofities,. and among others a kind of Oyfters, 
very largp, and of an Exquifite Tafte, which they found 
flicking to the Rock, and' raifed out of the Water, as 
the Shoal had increafed in height. Above all I obferved 
a. fort of Stone,, that at firll n^it look’d muclr like Bis- 
ket, but in reality, was nothing but a very line Pumice-. 
Bone, furpafling all that I ever faw in. France^ or any 
other Parts of 
Two days befor^e the fpringing up of this Shoal, on the 
2ift, between twelve anid^ one at Noon,^there was an 
Earthquake over the whole Illand ; which we cannot 
reafonably attribute to any other Caufe than the rifing 
up of this Mafs of Rock: And this was the only Trou- 
ble and Fear that this New Illand gave us ; for from its 
firfl: appearance. to. the. 13 th or 14th of June^ it has con- 
tinually increafed very . fenfibly, as v/ell.ia bignefs as 
height, without any noife, or giving any , other di* ■ 
flurbanceor concern to any Body, than the uncertain- 
ty and expedation of what would be the Confequences 
of it. 
This Slioal is .very pleafant to look on, of a wixite Cor 
lour, and round Figure. The Earth that it is compofed 
of is light, with a fmail Mixture of Clay. Perha ps I 
Ihould be thought too extravagant, if I fhould affirm 
this New Illand, according to the Report of fome 
Learned and Skilful Perfons that were upon it in the be*, 
ginning of to be half a . Mile in Circumference, 
and from 20 to 25 Foot high. Its increafmg for 4 or 5 
days, was not fo lend b leas before .; in fomuch that moft 
were perfwaded, that it had intirdyjccafed : Every Bo- 
