An account of several late voyages and discoveries

70 Sir John Narbrough's YOJag~ which was c:irried to them, and grcafed thcn¡. felves ali over with thc Oil,and greafed thcir Skio. Coats with it: I m:ide ligas to them to go and get fome Gold and bring it to me: fome of thcm went away to their Boats, thc reft fat ftill on the Grafs , talking one to another , and pointing to theShip. Thcir Language is much in the Throat, and not very flucnt, but uttered with good deli. beration: I could not perceive but only the younger were obedient to the elder, and the Wo. men wcre in obedience to the Mcn ; for I took thc Mens Coatsand put about theWomen, but the Men would not fuffer them to keep thc Coats long, and them(eh·es to be n:iked, but took the Coats from thcWomen, and putthem about themfelvcs: I proffer'd them to exchange one of myLads for one of theirs, and rhey lnughed ; but the l11di111 Lad would not go with me , but hung back: I gave to the Mea Knives and Fifh·hooks, ~nd to the Lads Jews·trumps and Pipes, and to the \Vo. men Looking glaífes and Beads. I di~ this to g~in their Loves, and in hopes to havé Trading with them for the future ; for they refus'd Brandy. Cape Frowt!rt! is the fouthemmoft L1nd of the great Continent of .Amerita, and it is ve".y high Land on the back-frdc of it ; the Face is fi~p up, 9f a Cliff of Rocks, and it is bl:ickifh grey, of a good height, and deep Water very near it. I f ounded with my Boat to clofe to it, and had forty Fathom : A Man may lay a Shipclofe to th<t face 9f thc Cape, for there is Water, enough :' there 1!; no Gro.und in the Ch:innel at two hundrcd fa. ! ' ' · · · .. · · · : · : tl1oms . ,