rri 
S Rofemary-I. its Vegetables^ &c. 
>f«.i699.a rufty yellow Colour, and therefore I 
difpair’d of getting Water on any of them ; 
but was in fome hopes of finding a Channel 
to run in beyond all thefe Iflands, could I 
have fpent time here, and either get to the 
Main of New Hollmd^ or find out fome o- 
thcr Iflands that might afford us Water and 
other Refrefhments ; Befides, that among 
fo many Iflands , we might have found 
fome fort of Rich Mineral, or Ambergreefe, 
it being a good Latitude for both thefe. 
But we had not Sailed above a League far^ 
ther before our Water grew fholer again, 
and then we Anchored in 6 Fathom hard 
Sand. 
We were now on the inner fide of the 
Ifland, on whofe outfide is the Bluff-point. 
We rode a League from the Ifland, and I 
prefentiy went afhore, and carried Shovels 
to dig for Water, but foupd none. There 
grow here 2 or 3 forts of Shrubs, one )uft 
like Rofemary ; and therefore I call’d this 
Rofemary Ifland. It grew in great plenty 
here, but had no fraell. Some of the o- 
ther Shrubs had blue and yellow Flowers ; 
and we found 2 forts of Grain like Beans ; 
The one grew on Bufhes ; the other on a 
fort of a creeping Vine that runs along on 
the Ground, having very thick broad 
Leaves, and the Bloffom like a Bean Blof- 
fom, bur much larger, and of a deep red 
Colour, looking very Beautiful. We faw 
here 
