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Their stay and business at these Isles.
Every morning, assoon as it was light, they would thus come aboard with their Commodities ; which we bought as we had occasion. We did commonly furnish our selves with many Goats and Roots as served us all the day ; and their Hogs we bought in large quantities, as we thought convenient ; for we salted them Their Hogs were very sweet: but I never saw so many meazled ones.
We filled all our Water at a curious Brook close by us in Graftons Isle, where we first anchored. We stayed there about 3 or 4 days, before we went to other Islands. We sailed to the South- ward, passing on the East side of Grafton Island, and then passed thro between that and Monmouth Island ; but we found no anchoring till we came to the North end of Monmouth Island, and there we stopt during one Tide. The Tide runs very strong here, and sometimes makes a short chop- ping Sea. Its course amongst these Islands is S. by E. and N. by W. The flood sets to the North, and ebb to to the South, and it rifeth and falleth 8 foot.
Graftons Isle / Grafton Island
Batan Island (Grafton's Isle, Batanes, Philippines)
When we went from hence, we coasted about 2 leagues to the Southward, on the West side of Monmouth Island ; and finding no anchor ground, we stood over to Bashee Island, and came to an anchor on the North East part of it, against a small sandy Bay, in 7 fathom clean hard sand, and about a quarter of a mile from the shore. Here is a pretty wide Channel between these two Islands, and anchoring all over it. The depth of Water is 12, 14, and 16 fathom.
We presently built a Tent ashore, to mend our Sails in, and stay'd all the rest of our time here, viz. from the 13th day of August till the 26 day of September. In which time we mended our Sails, and scrubbed our Ships bottom very well: and eve- ry day some of us went to their Towns, and were kindly