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and dangerous ; prudence therefore for- 
bad their loading themfelves too much, 
left, being overburthened, they might 
fink in between the pieces of ice ond 
pcrifh. 
Having thus maturely confide red the 
nature of their undertaking, they pro- 
vided themfelves with a mufkct, a pow- 
der-horn containing twelve charges of 
powder, with as many balls, an axe, a 
fmall kettle, a bag with about twenty 
pounds of flower, a knife, a tinder-box 
and tinder, a bladder filled with tobacco, 
and every man his wooden pipe. Thus 
accoutred, thcfe four failors quickly 
arrived on the ifland, little fiifpe6ting 
the misfortunes that would befall them. 
They began with exploring the 
country ; and foon difcovered the hut 
they were in fearch of, about an Englifh 
mile and a half from the fhore. It was 
thirty fix feet in length, eighteen feet in 
heighth, and as many in breadth. It con- 
tained 
