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to try what they could do with the other Natives. One of King reflecting upon the Chain, fent one of Che ftatelleff: 
the Natives offered a fat large Ox, with Bunches upon his Oxen I ever faw, which we bought for half the Chain , but 
Shoulders (like to thofe on Camels Backs) in Exchange for we had a great deal of Trouble in bringing it aboard ; for 
a Copper Bafon ; but he that bore the Trinket on his though it received in its Head two PiftoFShot, one Har- 
Forehead fpoke to him, upon which he gave back the Ba- quebufe, and one Mufket Shot, yet it was fb ftrong, that 
Ion, and afked for a Silver Whittle with a Chain to it. In we were forced to ftifle it under Water, and give it fevers! 
fine, I found they refolved not to truck with me for any Blows on the Head with an Axe before we could get it on 
thing elfe but Silver Chains. The next Day, hearing that Board : Such an Ox might be worth an hundred Livres in 
the Natives were come down to Shore with their Cattle, I France. Thefe Oxen are neither high, nor fo large as thofe 
fent our Men afliore with Chains of Steel, Lattin, Copper, in our Country ; but they are fliort and thick, their Plead 
Jet, and other things refembling Pearl, ordering them to is fmall, their Neck fhort, with a large Bump or Lump 
conceal the Silver Chain, and not exchange it till they had of Fat upon the joining of the Neck to the Shoulder, which 
tried if any of the former would do •, for I had no mind to at a Diftance appears as if it were a Burthen tied upon that 
make them acquainted with that Metal ; but after all, they Part. Their Sheep refemble thofe of Barbary as to their 
gave me to know, that they would deal in no other thing Head and Wool ; but their Ears hang down like a Hound’s, 
but the Silver Chain, and would give no more than one and their Tail contains ten or twelve Pound of pure Fat, 
Cow for as much of it as would go round the Neck of the which does not difturb the Stomach as the Fat of the Body 
tailed: of them, and meet with two Ends at his Navel, does ; their Fowls are large, fat, and well tatted. In a 
Being unwilling to part with the Silver Chain, and at word, their Men are in fo good a Cafe, and the Cattle fo 
the fame time in great Want of their Cattle, becaufe we fat, that the Ifland mutt needs be a very good Country, 
could not live upon Fifli, I refolved to have a Chain made As to their Fruit, I queftion whether we were there in their 
of Pewter, by a Goldfmith that we had on Board, and for Seafon, at leaft they brought us none but a little Rice, feme 
that End melted a Platter, hoping to do as much with a Beans, and very large white Peafe. 
Pewter Chain as with a Silver one •, for when I offered them They have a great many Gourds and Bottles made of 
Silver and Pewter Spoons in a Heap together, they chofe them, in which they put their Milk. The 28th I was to 
the Pewter ones, becaufe they were neweft. In like man- fee a little Ittand in the Mouth of the River, and then re- 
ner, when I offered them a large Silver Bafon, and Silver turned to the Place of Barter, where the Natives waited for 
Cups, and even a Chain of Gold, they would give me no- us with a great Number of Cattle. This Day I bargained 
thing for them, but ftill wanted the Chain that was along to double the Advantage of what I did Yefterday ; but 
with the Whittle. The next Day they came aboard with- having allowed fome of our Men to go afhore and treat for 
out Hoftages, and brought with them fome Hens and Ca- themfelves, whether they fpoiled the Market by being too 
pons, a pretty deal of Milk, fome Peafe, and fome Horn prodigal of their Commodities, I cannot tell ; but fo it 
Spoons, made after their Fafhion. Thefe were very fond was, that the Natives all of a fudden demanded four Strings 
of our red Raffade, but we had but very little of it ; how- of red Raff'ade for a Sheep ; whereas they had fold me feve- 
ever, we exchanged what we had at a pretty good rate, ral for two apiece but juft before ; upon which I called all 
for they gave us a large Capon, or fome fuch, Poultry, for my Men into the Boat, for I always marketed in my Long- 
every String of it. Thefe Natives lodged all Night on boat from the Commencement of the Treaty. 
Board of us, and were not Tick as the others were ; they fed I had no fooner recalled my Men, but the Governor of 
heartily, and eat a great deal of broiled Fifh, and thrice as the Natives, whom they call Aurea , appeared in a Paffion, 
much Bread as any of our Men. The Peafe they fold us and ordered all the Natives to retire. Left our mutual 
were white, and as large as a Mulket-Ball, and the beft I Friendfhip Ihould be thus broke, I made a Signal that I 
ever faw ; they eat them raw, and next to their Milk I be- would fpeak with the Governor, upon which he came down 
lieve they are their beft Food. to the Shore Side, and I going aftiore, prefented him a Cut- 
10. On the 26th, I fent fome red Raffade and the Tin lafs with a Silver Hilt, affuring him that I was his Friend, 
Chain afliore, but they quickly perceived that the Chain and earneftly defired that I and my Men fhould live in per- 
was not the right ; they gave us Fowls for half a String of fe£t Amity with him and his People. This done, he ex- 
Raffade a Piece, as well as a Weather for one String, and preffed a great deal of Satisfaction, the Negroes made loud 
Affagays and Darts very well made for half a String a- Acclamations of Joy, and I caufing the Trumpets to found, 
piece. Thefe Natives work very prettily in Iron and Cop- and the Drums to beat, ordered a Party of our Men to 
per, and to my Mind, their Iron, of which they have great come afhore, who joined in and fhook Hands with the 
Plenty, is as good as any mSpain. They fold usafmall Quan- Natives ; in the mean time the Governor made me fit 
tity of Rice, which they valued very high. When our red down by hirrq and admiring the Trumpets and Drums, of- 
Raffade was all gone, I fhewed them fome red Coral, Chrif- fered me an Ox for one of either ; but I told him I could 
tal, and other pretty little things, but they did not like not parFwith them. After that we fold the reft of our Silver 
them. On the 27th they brought down as many Cattle as Chains for two Heifers,! and a String of Coral Beads for 
covered a Quarter of a League, and ftill demanded the an Ox, and then we returned on Board, giving the Na- 
Silver Chain for an Ox, the red Raffade for their Sheep and tives to underftand, that within four or five Days I fhould 
Pullets, and the Blue for their Milk, of which they brought be gone, which they heard with Grief. The next Day 
great Quantities for the Silver Chain. I demanded three one of our Officers went on Shore and fold four Ounces of 
Oxen and a Sheep for two Strings of red Raffade. In the a Silver Chain for fix lufty Oxen, which I ordered to be 
mean time their King, or Governor^ fent me word to come faked. 
afhore (for I marketed in my Long-boat j and fhew him 11. On the ift Day of June I went into our little Skiff 
the Chain, but I gave him to know that I could not come tvith twelve Men, designing to reach the Mountains by 
afhore ; but if he would be pleafed to come on Board, he a fmall Creek, and from thence to defcry the Vallies where 
fhould be very fafe, and I would fend fome of my Men the River runs ; but finding the Creek very inacceftible, 
afhore for Hoftages. and furrounded with Bufhes, fteep Rocks, and alfo Plants, 
After fome Deliberation he came on Board, and I was I left it, and rowed about half a League up an Arm of the 
forry I had no nice thing to prefent him with •, however. River to the Southward, where I found a Landing-Place, 
having four Strings of red Raffade in my Hand, though I Having walked up a third Part of the Mountain, I difco- 
thought them too mean a Prefent for him, yet finding he vered that the other Arm of the River to the Northward 
looked upon them with an agreeable Eye, I complemented was yet greater, for it appeared as broad as the Seyne a 
him with them, which he accepted with Pleafurej and gave League below Roan . Upon the Sea-fide, and for two 
me a Sheep for my Recompence. I had a great mind to Leagues up the River, there is nothing but thick and black 
have given him the half of the Silver Chain, which was Woods; but beyond that, there are very pleafant Fields, 
five. Foot and an half long, and weighed three Ounces and This Bay is fo covered with Flats to the North and South, 
an half ; but confidering, if I was prodigal of the Chain, that it is only acceffible by the N. W. and W. N. W. 
I fhould have nothing to fetch Beeves, or elfe I fhould be I do not believe the great Storms do ever reach it, for 
obliged to rob the Mates of their Silver Whittles, I put the Coaft does not feem to be much beaten by the Waves ; 
it off till the next Opportunity. But fome time after the and all the fifteen Days I obferved but one Cloud in the 
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