aid that the wild people of the Countrey might find us out,
although we saw no footsteps of any, not so much as a Path; the Woods
round about being full of Briers and Brambles, we also stood in fear of
wild Beasts, of such also we saw none, nor sign of any: But above all,
and that we had greatest reason to fear, was to be starved to death for
want of Food, but God had otherwise provided for us, as you shall know
hereafter; this done, we spent our time in getting some broken pieces
of Boards, and Planks, and some of the Sails and Rigging on shore for
shelter; I set up two or three Poles, and drew two or three of the Cords
and Lines from Tree to Tree, over which throwing some Sail-cloathes, and
having gotten Wood by us, and three [64]or four Sea-gowns, which we had
dryed, we took up our Lodging for that night altogether (the Blackmoor
being left sensible then the rest we made our Centry) we slept soundly
that night, as having not slept in three or four nights before (our
fears of what happened preventing us) neither could our hard lodging,
fear, and danger hinder us we were so over wacht. {{10 }}

On the morrow, being well refresht with sleep, the winde ceased, and the
weather was very warm; we went down the Rocks on the sands at low water,
where we found great part of our lading, either on shore or floating
near it. I by the help of my company, dragged most of it on shore; what
was too heavy for us broke, and we unbound the Casks and Cherts, and,
taking out the goods, secured all; so that we wanted no clothes, nor any
other provision necessary for Housekeeping, to furnish a better house
than any we were like to have; but no victuals (the last water having
spoiled all) only one Cask of bisket, being lighter than the rest was
dry; this served for bread a while, and we found on Land a sort of fowl
about the bigness of a Swan, very heavie and fat, that by reason of
their weight could not fly, of these we found little difficulty to kill,
so that was our present food; we carried out of England certain Hens and
Cocks to eat by the way, some of these when the ship was broken, by some
means got to land, & bred exceedingly, so that in the future they were
a great help unto us; we found also, by a little River, in the flags,
store of eggs, of a sort of foul much like our Ducks, which were very
good meat, so that we wanted nothing to keep us alive.

On the morrow, which was the third day, as soon as it was morning,
seeing nothing to