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A46301	An account of two voyages to New-England wherein you have the setting out of a ship, with the charges, the prices of all necessaries for furnishing a planter and his family at his first coming, a description of the countrey, natives, and creatures, with their merchantil and physical use, the government of the countrey as it is now possessed by the English, &c., a large chronological table of the most remarkable passages, from the first dicovering of the continent of America, to the year 1673 / by John Josselyn, Gent.	Josselyn, John, fl. 1630-1675.	1674 (1674)	Wing J1091; ESTC R20234	110,699	292

when Wine in their guts is at full Tide they quarrel fight and do one another mischief which is the conclusion of their drunken compotations When the day of payment comes they may justly complain of their costly sin of drunkenness for their shares will do no more than pay the reckoning if they save a Kental or two to buy shoo●s and stockins shirts and wastcoats w●th 't is well otherwayes they must enter into the Merchants books for such things as they stand in need off becoming thereby the Merchants slaves when it riseth to a big sum are constrained to mortgage their plantation if they have any the Merchant when the time is expired is sure to seize upon their plantation and stock of Cartle turning them out of house and home poor Creatures ●o look out for a new habitation in some remote place where they begin the world again The lavish planters have the same fate partaking with them in the like bad husbandry of these the Merchant buys Beef Pork Pease Wheat and Indian Corn and s●lls it again many times to the fishermen Of the same nature are the people in the Dekes province who not long before I left the Countrey petitioned the Governour and Magistrates in the Massachusets to take them into their Government Birds of a feather will ralley together Anno Dom. 1671. The year being now well spent and the Government of the province turned topsi●●vy being heartily weary and expecting the approach of winter I took my leave of my friends at Black-paint And on the 28 of August being Monday I shipt my self and my goods aboard of a shall●p bound for Boston towards Sun set ●●e wind being contrary we put into Gibb●ns his Island a small Island in Winner harbour ●bout two leagues from black-point West-ward here we stayed till the 30. day being Wednesday about nine of the clock we set sail and towards Sun-set came up with Gorgiana the 31 day being Thursday we put into Cape-Ann-harbour about Su●●●t September the 1 being Saturday in the morning before day we se● sail and came to Boston about three of the clock in the afternoon where I ●ound the Inhabitants exceedingly ●ffl●cted with griping of the guts and Heaver and Ague and bloudy Flux The Eight day of October being Wednesday I boarded the new-Supply of Boston 1●0 Tun a Ship of better sa●l than defence her Guns being small and for salutation only the Master Capt. Fairweather her sailers 16. and as many passengers Towards night I returned to Boston again the next day being Thanksgiving day on Fryday the Tenth day we weighed Anchor and fell down to Hull The 12 and 13 day about 20 leagues from Cape-Sable a bitter storm took us beginning at seven of the clock at night which put us in terrible fear of being driven upon the Cape or the Island of Sables where many a tall ship hath been wrackt November the One and twenty about two of the clock afternoon we saw within kenning before us thick clouds which put us in hope of land the Boson brings out his purse into which the passengers put their good will then presently he nails it to the main-mast up go the boyes to the mainmast-top sitting there like so many Crowes when after a while one of them cryes out land which was glad tidings to the wearied passengers the boyes descend and the purse being taken from the mast was distributed amongst them the lad that first descryed land having a double share about three of the clock Scilly was three leagues off The Four and twentieth day we came to Deal from thence the 25. to Lee the 26. being Sunday we steemed the Tide to Gravesend about two of the clock afternoon The 27 we came up with Wollich where I landed and refresht my self for that night next day I footed it four or five miles to Bexley in Kent to visit a near kinsman the next day proved rainie the 30 day being Fryday my kinsman accommodated me with a Horse and his man to Greenwich where I took a pair of Oars and went aboard our Ship then lying before Radeliff here I lay that night Next day being Saturday and the first of December I cleared my goods shot the bridge and landed at the Temple about seven of the clock at night which makes my voyage homeward 7 weeks and four days and from my first setting out from London to my returning to London again Eight years Six moneths and odd days Now by the merciful providence of the Almighty having perform'd Two voyages to the North-east parts of the Western-world I am safely arrived in my Native Countrey having in part made good the French proverb Travail where thou canst but dye where thou oughtest that is in thine own Countrey FINIS Chronological OBSERVATIONS OF AMERICA From the year of the World to the year of Christ 1673. LONDON Printed for Giles Widdowes at the Green 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Paul's-Church-yard 1674. The Preface THE Terrestrial World is by our learned Geographers divided into four parts Europe Asia Africa and America so named from Americus Vespucius the Florentine Seven years after Columbus although Columbus and Cabota deserved rather the honour of being Godfathers to it notwithstanding by this name it is now known to us but was utterly unknown to the Ancient Europeans before their times I will not say to the Africans and Asians for Plato in his Timeus relateth of a great Island called Atlantis and Philo the Jew in his book De mundo that it was over-flowen with water by reason of a mighty Earthquake The like happened to it 600 years before Plato thus was the Atlantick Ocean caused to be a Sea if you will believe the same Philosopher who flourished 366 years before the Birth of our Saviour America is bounded on the South with the streight of Magellan where there are many Islands distinguished by an interflowing Bay the West with the pacifique Sea or mare-del-zur which Sea runs towards the North separateing it from the East parts of Asia on the East with the Atlantick or our western Ocean called mare-del-Nort and on the North with the Sea that separateth it from Groveland thorow which Seas the supposed passage to China lyeth these North parts as yet are but barely discovered by our voyagers The length of this new World between the streights of Anian and Magellan is 2400 German miles in breadth between Cabo de fortuna near the Anian streights is 1300 German n●tles About 18 leagues from Nombre de dios on the South-Sea lyeth Panama a City having three fair Menasteri●s in it where the narrowest part of the Countrey is it is much less than Asia and far bigger than Europe and as the rest of the world divided into Islands and Continent the Continent supposed to contain about 1152400000 Acres The Native people I have spoken of already The discoverers and Planters of Colonies especially in the Northeast parts together with a continuation of the proceedings of the English in

on the back side of the house and happening into a fine broad walk which was a sledg-way I wandered till I chanc't to spye a fruit as I thought like a pine Apple plated with scales it was as big as the crown of a Womans hat I made bold to step unto it with an intent to have gathered it no sooner had I toucht it but hundreds of Wasps were about me at last I cleared my self from them being slung only by one upon the upper lip glad I was that I scaped so well But by that time I was come into the house my lip was swell'd so extreamly that they hardly knew me but by my Garments The Tenth of October I went aboard and we fell down to Nantascot here Mr. Davies Mr. Hicks the Apothecarie in Fleet-streets Son-in-law dyed of the Phthisick aboard on a Sunday in the afternoon The next day Mr. Luxon our Master having been ashore upon the Governours Island gave me half a score very fair Pippins which he brought from thence there being not one Apple-tree nor Pear planted yet in no part of the Countrey but upon that Island The Fifteenth day we set sail from Nantascot The Sixteenth day Mr. Robert Foster one of our passengers Preached aboard upon the 113 Psalm The Lord shall preserve thy going out thy coming in The Sectaries began to quarrel with him especially Mr. Vincent Potter he who was afterwards questioned for a Regicide The Seventeenth day towards Sun-set a Lanner settled upon our main Mast-top when it was dark I hired one of the Sailers to fetch her down and I brought her into England with much ado being fain to feed her with hard Eggs. After this day we had very cold weather at Sea our deck in a morning ore-spread with hoarie frost and dangling Isickles hung upon the Ropes Some say the Sea is hotter in winter than in summer but I did not find it so November the Fifth day about three of the clock in the afternoon the Mariners observed the rising of a little black cloud in the N. W. which increasing apace made them prepare against a coming storm the wind in short time grew to boisterous bringing after us a huge grown Sea at 5 of the clock it was pitchie dark And the bitter storm augments the wild winds wage War from all parts and joyn with the Seas rage The sad clouds sink in showers you would have thought That high-swoln-seas even unto Heaven had wrought And Heaven to Seas descended no star shown Blind night in darkness tempests and her own Dread terrours lost yet this dire lightning turns To more fear'd light the Sea with lightning Burns The Pilot knew not what to chuse or fly Art stood amaz'd in Ambiguity The storm augmenting still the next day about 4 of the clock afternoon we lost our Rudder and with that our hopes so necessary a part it is that a ship without it is like a wild horse without a bridle yet Aristotle that Eag●e-ey'd Philosopher could not give a reason why so small a thing as a Helm should rule the ship The Seventh day at night the wind began to dye away the next day we had leasure to repair our breaches it continued calm till the 13 day and all the while we saw many dead bodies of men and women floating by us The Four and twentieth we arrived before Bittiford having past before under Lundee-Island The Second VOYAGE I Have heard of a certain Merchant in the west of England who after many great losses walking upon the Sea-bank in a calm Sun-shining day observing the smoothness of the Sea coming ●n with a chequered or dimpled wave Ah quoth he thou flattering Element many a time hast thou inticed me to throw my self and my fortunes into thy Arms ●ut thou hast hitherto proved treacherous ●hinking to find thee a Mother of encrease 〈◊〉 have found thee to be the Mother of mis●hief and wickedness yea the Father of ●rodigies therefore being now secure I ●ill trust thee no more But mark this ●ans resolution a while after periculum maris ●es lucri superat So fared it with me that ●aving escaped the dangers of one Voyage ●ust needs put on a resolution for a second ●herein I plowed many a churlish billow with little or no advantage but rather to my loss and detriment In the setting down whereof I purpose not to insist in a methodical way but according to my quality in a plain and brief relation as I have done already for I perceive if I used all the Art that possibly I could it would be difficult to please all for all mens eyes ears faith judgement are not of a size There be a sort of stagnant stinking spirits who like flyes lye sucking at the botches of carnal pleasures and never travelled so much Sea as is between Heth-ferry and Lyon-Key yet notwithstanding sitting in the Chair of the scornful over their whists and draughts of intoxication will desperately censure the relations of the greatest Travellers It was a good proviso of a learned man never to report wonders for in so doing of the greatest he will be sure not to be believed but laughed at which certainly bewraies their ignorance and want of discretion Of Fools and Mad-men then I shall take no care I will not invite these in the least to honour me with a glance from their supercilious eyes but rather advise them to keep their inspection for their fine-tongu'd Romances and playes This homely piece 〈◊〉 protest ingenuously is prepared for such only who well know how to make use of their charitable constructions towards works of this nature to whom I submit my self in all my faculties and proceed in my second voyage Anno 1663. May the Three and twentieth I went down to Gravesend it being Saturday I lay ashore till Monday the fifth about 11 a clock at night I went aboard the Society belonging to Boston in the Massachusets a Colony of English in New-England of 200 and 20 Tun carrying 16 Iron Guns most unserviceable man'd with 33 sailers and 77 passengers men women and children The Six and twentieth day about 6 of the clock in the morning we weighed Anchor and fell down with the tide three or four miles below Gravesend The Seven and twentieth in the afternoon we weighed Anchor and came into the Hope before Deal-Castle here we were wind bound till The 30 day we set sail out of the Downs being Saturday about 9 of the clock in the morning about 4 of the clock ●n the afternoon we came up with Beachy ●y W. at Nore The One and thirtieth at 4 of the clock ●n the morning we came up with the Isle of Wight at 4 of the clock in the afternoon we had Portland N. N. W. of us 6. leagues off the wind being then at N. W. by N. at 5 of the clock we came to Darimouth the wind W. S. W. June the first day being Monday about 4 of the clock Plimouth was about

9 leagues off our course W. S. W. the Start bore North distant about 6 leagues from whence our reckonings began the wind now E. N. E. a fair gale The second day the Lizard bore N. N. W. in the latitude 51.300 leagues from Cape-Cod in New England our course W. and by S. One of our passengers now dyed of a Consumption The Fifth day we steered S. W. observed and found the ship in latitude 47 degrees and 44 minutes The Tenth day observed and found the ship in la●i●ude 49 degrees and 24 minutes The Five and twentieth day about 3 of the clock in t●e morning we discovered land about 6 of the clock Flowers so called from abundance of flowers and Corvo from a multitude of Crowes two of the Azor●● or western Islands in the Atlantique Ocea● not above 250 leagues form Lisbon bo●● N. W. of us some 3 leagues off we steere● away W. by W. observed and found Flowe●● to be in the Southern part in latitude 39 degrees 13 minuts we descryed a Village and a small Church or Chappel seated in a pleasant valley to the Easter-side of the Island the whole Island is rockie and mountanious about 8 miles in compass stored with Corn Wine and Goats and inhabited by out-law'd Portingals the Town they call Santa Cruz. Corvo is not far from this I supposed two or three leagues a meer mountain and very high and steep on all sides cloathed with tall wood on the very top uninhabited but the Flowreans here keep some number of Goats The Seven and twentieth day 30 leagues to the westward of these Islands we met with a small Vessel stoln from Jamaico but 10 men in her and those of several nations English French Scotch Dutch almost samish'd having been out as they told us by reason of calms three moneths bound for Holland July the sixth calm now for two or three dayes our men went out to swim some hoisted the Shallop out and took divers Turtles there being an infinite number of them all over the Sea as far as we could ken and a man may ken at Sea in a clear Air 20 miles they floated upon the top of the water being a sleep and driving gently upon them with the Shallop of a sudden they took hold of their hinder legs and lifted them into the boat if they be not very nimble they awake and presently dive under water when they were brought aboard they sob'd and wept exceedingly continuing to do so till the next day that we killed them by chopping off their heads and having taken off their shells that on their back being fairest is called a Gally patch we opened the body and took out three hearts in one case and which was more strange we perceived motion in the hearts ten hours after they were taken out I have observed in England in my youthful dayes the like in the heart of a Pike and the heart of a Frog which will leap and skip as nimbly as the Frog used to do when it was alive from whom it was taken Likewise the heart of a Pig will stir after it is exenterated Being at a friends house in Cambridg-shire the Cook maid making ready to slaughter a Pig she put the hinder parts between her legs as the usual manner is and taking the snout in her lest hand with a long knife she stu●k the Pig and cut the 〈…〉 of the heart almost in two letting 〈…〉 as any bloud came forth 〈…〉 ●●●ing of it into a Kettle of boy●● 〈…〉 the Pig swom twice round a●●● the k●ttle when taking of it out to the dresser she rubd it with powdered Rozen and stript off the hair and as she was cutting off the hinder pettito the Pig lifts up his head with open mouth as if it would have bitten well the belly was cut up and the entrails drawn out and the heart laid upon the board which notwithstanding the wound it received had motion in it above four hours after there were several of the Family by with my self and we could not otherwayes conclude but that the Pig was bewitched but this by the way Of the Sea Turtles there be five sorts first the Trunck-turtle which is biggest Secondly the Loggerhead-turtle Thirdly the Hawkbill-turtle which with its bill will bite horribly Fourthly the Green-turtle which is best for food it is affirmed that the feeding upon this Turtle for a twelve moneth forbearing all other kind of food will cure absolutely Consumptions and the great pox They are a very delicate food and their Eggs are very wholesome and restorative it is an Amphibious Creature going ashore the male throws the female on her back when he couples with her which is termed cooting their Eggs grown to perfection the female goes ashore again and making a hole in the Sand there layes her Eggs which are numerous I have seen a peck of Eggs taken out of one Turtle when they have laid they cover the hole again with sand and return to the Sea never looking after her Eggs which hatching in the sand and coming to some strength break out and repair to the Sea Having fill'd our bellies with Turtles and Boni●o's called Spanish Dolphins excellently well cooked both of them the wind blowing fair The Eighth day we spread our sails and went on our voyage after a while we met with abundance of Sea-weeds called Gulfweed coming out of the Bay of Mexico and firr-trees floating on the Sea observed and found the Ship to be in 39 degrees and 49 minuts The Fifteenth day we took a young Sharke about three foot long which being drest and dished by a young Merchant a passenger happened to be very good fish having very white flesh in flakes like Codd but delicately curl'd the back-bone which is perfectly round joynted with short joynts the space between not above a quarter of an inch thick separated they make fine Table-men being wrought on both sides with curious works The One and twentieth thick hasie weather The Five and twentieth we met with a Plimouth man come from St. Malloes in France 10 weeks out laden with cloath fruit and honey bound for Boston in New-England The Six and twentieth we had sight of land The Seven and twentieth we Anchored at Nantascot in the afternoon I went aboard of a Ketch with some other of our passengers in hope to get to Boston that night but the Master of the Ketch would not consent The Eight and twentieth being Tuesday in the morning about 5 of the clock he lent us his Shallop and three of his men who brought us to the western end of the town where we landed and having gratified the men we repaired to an Ordinary for so they call their Taverns there where we were provided with a liberal cup of burnt Madera-wine and store of plum-cake about ten of the clock I went about my Affairs Before I pursue my Voyage to an end I shall give you to understand what Countrie New-England is New-England is that part