An account of several late voyages and discoveries

58 Sir John Narbrough's Voyage 7'"tJJay, Olloltr 11 . The Wind at Wcfi.fou1h. weíl: , a ft~ut gale ; vcry cold , Hail and flcety Snow to day. Our ·Mcn are ali in good hcalth and are luíl:y ami fat, thofo which had the Scurvy are got vcry well wirh eatingof frelh Meat, and fuch greco Herbs as tbcy can get on the fhorc, as green Peafe-leavcs and fuch trade; they mince it, fry it with Eggs and Scal-oil ;,and it hath raifed every Man in as good hcalth as they were at our coming out of E11gla11J. Wc farc very well, and 1lave great plenty of good Proyiíions. Hcre is Provif1on cnough of Scals and Pcnguins, if fa!: l'lc plcnty, to lade Ships. I can confidcntly fav. that on the Jflantl ofPeng,Jim there :i.re more Seái and Pengnins at this prefcnt, than thrce hundr Tuns of Cask can hold , when dre{s'd a.nd falt eci, bcíi<les what are going off and coming 011. I ~ny Men füould have occafton foi· Provifions o flefh , if thcy have Salt, here they may furnill themfelves with what quantity íhali feem fit fo them, and I can aífure them it will lafi four Montb fweet, if not longer, if care be t~ken in bleeding ,md drcíling, and fabing, as I have prcfcrib'd be forc ; the Salt may alfo be had at Sai11t Julia, Salt-pond in Summertime; alfo I bclieve thatS may be had at Port ptjier in the Summer-time,fi here is fome dried Salt on the boles of the Rocks Here are foveral Flats, whcre Men may mai~cPi 1 and Jet in Salt-water, and fo make Salt, as I ha, feen in othcr places. The Pcoguin is a Fowl that lives by .catchin and cating of I•ifü,which he divcs for, .and is ve ~ümblc in the Water; he is as big as a Bran el Goofi