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 not thinking it worth inhabiting, reaon of its Barrennes; and indeed both foraking it becaue of the prodigious Numbers of Tygers, Lyons, Leopards, and other furious Creatures which harbour there; o that the Moors ue it for their Hunting only, where they go like an Army, two or three thouand Men at a Time; and indeed for near an hundred Miles together upon this Coat, we aw nothing but a wat uninhabited Country, by Day; and heard nothing but Howlings and Roarings of wild Beats, by Night.

Once or twice in the Day time I, thought I aw the Pico of Teneriffe, being the high top of the Mountain Teneriffe in the Canaries; and had a great mind to venture out in hopes of reaching thither; but having tried twice I was forced in again by contrary Winds, the Sea alo going too high for my little Veel, o I reolved to purue my firt Deign and keep along the Shore.

Several times I was obliged to land for freh Water, after we had left this Place; and once in particular, being early in the Morning, we came to an Anchor under a little Point of Land which was pretty high, and the Tide beginning to flow, we lay till to go farther in; Xury, whoe Eyes were more about him then it eems mine were, calls oftly to me, and tells me that we had bet go farther off the Shore; for, ays he, look yonder lies a dreadful Monter on the Side of that Hillock fat aleep: I look'd where he pointed, and saw a dreadful Monter indeed, for it was a terrible great Lyon that lay on the Side of the Shore, under the Shade of a Piece of the Hill that hung as it were a little over him. Xury, aid I, you hall go on Shore and kill him; Xury look'd frighted, and aid, Me kill! he eat me at one Mouth; one Mouthful he meant; however, I said no more to the Boy, but