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neglefted both in refpeft of it’s Plants and Walks, nei- 
tiler of which are extraordinary. 
I met here with one Tennis Gerbrantzen, Mafter of a 
Dutch Ship, who in the Year 1690, was at Terra di Natal: 
on the Eaftern Coaft of Africa, in the Latitude of 30 De- 
grees South, diftant from the Cape of Good Hope about 
800 Miles, where he faid he bought the Place for the 
Dutch Eaji India. Company, for 20000 Florins. Coafting 
thence to the Cape of Good Hope, his Ship was caft away, 
but they all got fafe afhoar, who to the number of 18, fet 
out by Land for the Cape diftant about 200 Miles, 
where only four of them arriv ’d, all the reft dying by the 
way, through extremity of Hunger, Third: or Heat, ex- 
cept two or three that were kill’d by the Hottentots 3 they 
met with no Wild Eeafts by the way, Elephants excepted, 
whom they faw in great Numbers. In Year 1705. Ger- 
branXzen went again to Terra di Natal, the late King’s 
Son then reigning, to whom he fpake of the former A- 
greement with his Father : My Father, anfwers he, is 
dead, his Skins (*i. e. Cloaths) are Buried with him in the 
Floor of his Houfe, which is Burn d over him , and the place 
is fencedin, over which none now mtiji pdfs ; and as to what he 
agreed to, it was for himfelf, I have nothing to fay to it. So 
Gerbrantzen urg’d it no farther, having no Oders con- 
cerning it from the Company. At his laft being there, 
fee met with an Englifn Man who was left there A, D. 
169 8 5 he had two Hottentot Wifes, and Children by ’em, 
but would not return with him to Europe, left his Wives 
and Children ffaould be flain in his Ahfence. 
When 1 was at the Cape of Good Hope, I met with one 
Mr. Kolbe, who was fen t thither by a PruJJian Lord, the 
Baron Krofick, who likewife lent another to the North- 
ward, each of ’em to take Obfervations, efpeciaily 
of Coeleftial Phenomena, for the improving Aftronomy, 
and Natural Philofophy 3 but Aftronomy and Natural 
PJailofophy 
HBHI 
