Beasts great and small as followeth :

1 Lyons,
2 Beares,
3 Leopard,
4 Elkes.

5 Deere. 6 Foxes.

7 Wilde Cats.

8 Raconnes, as

9 Passonnes

10 Two sorts of Squirrels,

above 20 severall kinds.

But all these foure sorts are up in the higher parts of the Countrey, on the hills and mountaines, few to be seene in the lower parts where the English are; the Elkes are as great as Oxen, their horns six foot wide, and have two Calves at a time; the skins make good Buffe, and the flesh as good as Beefe.

good meat as Lambe.

This beast hath a bagge under her belly into
which she takes her young ones, if at any
time affrighted, and carries them away.
One called a flying one, for that she spreads
like a Batt a certaine loose skin she hath and
so flyes a good way.

13 A Muske Rat, So called for his great sweetnesse and shape.

14 Hares.

15 Beavers.

16 Otters.

17 Doggs,

18 Wolves.

But barke not, after the shape of a Wolfe, and

Foxes smell not; Wolves but little, neither not fierce.

19 Martins, Poule Cats, Weesels, Minks: but these Vermine hurt not Hens, Chickins or Eggs, at any time.

20 A little beast like a Conny, the Foxes kill many of them.

Birds are these, viz. above 25 severall

6

Nightingales.

3 Parteridges many.

4 Wilde Turkies, some weighing sixtie pound weight. 5 Red Birds, that sing rarely.

7 Blue Birds, smaller then a Wren.

8 Blacke birds.

14 Geese.

20

Parrots.

11 Swannes.

16 Ducks.

21

Pidgeons.

12 Cranes.

17 Widgeons.

22 Owles.

Many more that have no English Names; for one called the Mock-bird, that counterfeits all other severall Birds cryes and

tunes.

Fish are in these in their kind above Thirty sorts.

1 Codde.

2 Basse.

3 Drummes six foot long.

4 Sheepshead, this Fish makes broath so like Mutton-broath, that the difference is hardly known.

Fruits they have, Strawberies, Gooseberies, Raspices, Maracokos, Puchamines, Muskmillions, Pumpions; And for Fruits brought thither and planted. Aples, Peares, Quinces, Apricocks, Peaches; and many more kindes excellent good, &c.

FINIS.