An account of several late voyages and discoveries
1 3 'l A Voy.ige made by Captain Tafrnan h1d hollow \Vavcs out of thc S. W. thcrcfor~ 6-om that Q!!artcr no L:md is to be cxpclkd. December 1 3. Latimdc S. 42 d. 1 o 111. Lonoi. tudc 1S8 d. 28 m. N. E. var. 7 d. 30 111. tl~y had Land in fight, which was vcry high and hilly and whi ·.h in thc Charts is now called Ncw Zm~ l,md; thcy wcnt N. E41íl:wards along thc Landas thc Chart fhcwed it, till they anchorcd in a Bav in S. Latitudc 40 d. 5 o. 111. Longitudc 19 1 d. 4; 111. N. E. variation 9 d. :md that on thc 1 Sth of December 1642. Thefc Inhabitapts were rough of voicc, thick and grofs made, thcy ca.me not within a Stoncs caft on Board of us, and blcw fcvcral times on an Inftrnment., which .m;idc a noifc likc a Moo,·ifb Trumpct ; in anfwcr thcrcto wc hlcw ours. Their Colour wa.s bctwccn Brown a.nd Yc1low ; thcy had black Hair, bound fafi and tight upon thc Crown of theír Head, in thc famc ma.nncr as thc Jap,mners havc thcirs be. hind rhdr Head, and ncar ::i-; long and thick of 1-1.lir, upon which fiood a gr~at thick whitc F~athcr; :hcir Clothcs wcrc of M.us , othcrs of Cotton, but thcir U ppcr-parts wcrc nakcd. Decemher 19. Thefe Antipodes began to be fomcwh:!t holder, and more free; fo that th~y cndc.1Vourcd to bcgin a Truck or Mcrchancfüc wich thc Yacht, and bcgan to come on noard; thc Commandcr frcing this bcgan to fear, le thcy migbt be fallen upon, and frnt his Bo.it o Prow with f cvcn Men to advcrtifc them, tha t '.H:y lhould not truíl: thefe Pcople toomuch; th \\r¡:;1t off from the Ship, and not ha.ving any Arr.1 with thcm, wcrc fe~ upon by thcfc Inhabit.mts,1n thr,
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