An account of several late voyages and discoveries

3 i Sir John Narbrough'J Voyage four or five ata time; thc young oncs which wc killed and eat, wcrc as big as a mi<ll1 ng Dog; \\ e cut the fat off the Grc::.t ones, and ma<lc Oil of it for the Lamps, and othcr ufos in the Ship ; the Oíl of the young oncs we fried, and eat with our Provifions; it is very Í\\·cct anú good to fry any Food with; our Mcn will havc it to be as r:;ood as Olive Oil; mofi of my Mcn to clay gather'd of thofe green Pcafe leaves and othcr Hcrbs for Sal. lads, which fome eat ra w, fome boil'd; it is re. frefhing to thcir Uodics. Sunday, March 6~ Blowing \Vcathcr, Wind :u ,veft: This<lay, after Praycrs, I went a lltore on · the South fide of thc Rivcr, and travell'd cight miles into the Land, South-wet1 and by Wcll, ha. ving tv,:clve armcd Mcn with me ; my· Licute. nant went up thc River, in the Boat, nine or ten miles, to fee for People that way; my otl1cr Lieu. tennnt went on the North-lidc with ten arrncd Men, to fce for Peoplt" ancl vicw thc Land: I found in my Travcls one ofthofo grcat Bcafi:s,like a. Deer, dead and whole, the Vermin had not touched him ; ali his Back h:i.d pretty long Wool 1 of the colour of dried Rofo Jeaves, and clown his fides, his Belly white Wooll; he was as big asa fmaU Colt) he had a long Ncck, a Head I.kc Shcep, fo wac his Mouth and Ears; his L.egs vcry loo~ , and Clovcn footed like a Deer , a fho bufhy Tail of a reddiíh colour ; no Horns nor e ver had anv , it \.\ as a Male : l bclicve thefe Beafi are Pe,·uvian Sheep ; (Guianacoer' l had his Paunc opened, and fearched tor the Bezoar fione in i ánd in the Pipe to thc .Stomach, 1turned them i ftd