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TO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF RUSSIA AND SIBERIAs 55
them figs, and made them fuch cheer as I cauld. While 1 was thus banquetting of
them there came another of their fkiffs aboard with one who wasa Keril, whofe name
afterwards I learned, and that he dwelt in Colmogro, and Gabriel dwelt in the town of
Cola, which is not far from the river’s mouth. ‘This forefaid Keril faid unto me that
one of the anchors which I borrowed was his; I gave him thanks for the loan of it,
thinking it had been fufficient. And as I continued in one accuftomed manner, that if
the prefent which they brought were worth entertainment, they had it accordingly ; he
brought nothing with him, and therefore I regarded him but lictle. And thus we
ended, and they took their leave and went afhore. At their coming afhore Gabriel and
Keril were at inconvenient words, and by the ears as I underftand ; the caufe was be-
caufe the one had better entertainment than the other: but you fha!l underftand that
Gabriel was not able to make his party good, becaufe there were feventeen lodias of the
Keril’s company who took his part, and but two of Gabriel’s company.
The next high water Gabriel and his company departed from thence, and rowed to
their former company and neighbours, which were in number twenty-eight at the leatt,
and all of them belonging to the river Cola.
27. Andas I underftood Keril made reckoning that the hawfer which was faft in his
anchor fhould have been his own, and at firft would not deliver it to our boat, infomuch
that I fent him word that I would complain upon him, whereupon he delivered the
hawfer to my company.
The next day being Saturday, I fent our boat on fhore to fetch frefh water and wood,
and at their coming on fhore this Keril welcomed our men moft gently, and alfo ban-
quetted them ; and in the mean time caufed fome of his men to fill our baricoes with
water, and to help our mento bear wood into their boat ; and then he put on his beft
filk coat, and his collar of pearls, and came aboard again, and brought his prefent with
him; and thus having more refpecét unto his prefent than to his perfon, becaufeI per-
ceived him to be vain glorious, 1 bade him welcome, and gave him a difh of figs; and
then he declared unto me that his father was a gentleman, and that he was able to fhew
me pleafure, and not Gabriel, who was but a prieft’s fon.
28. After their departure from us we weighed, and plyed all the ebb to the wind-
wards, the wind being northerly, and towards night it waxed very ftormy, fo that of
force we were coni{trained to go room with Cape St. John again, in which ftorm we
loft our fkiff at our {tern that we bought at Wardhoufe, and there we rode until the fourth
of July. The latitude of Cape St. John is 66° 50’. And it is to be noted, that the
land of Cape St. John is of height from the full fea mark, as I judge, ten fathoms, being
clean without any trees growing, and alfo without ftones or rocks, and confifts only of
black earth, which is fo rotten that if any of it fall into the fea, it will fwim as though
it were a piece of wood. In which place, about three leagues from the fhore, you fhall
not have above nine fathom waterand clay ground.
July 4. Saturday ataN. N. W. fun, the wind came at E. N. E. and then we weighed
and plyed tothe northwards ; and as we were two leagues fhot paft the cape, we fawa
houfe {tanding in a valley, which is dainty to be feen in thofe parts, and by and by Ifaw
three men on the top of the hill: then I judged them, as it afterwards proved, that they
were men which came from fome other place to fet traps to take vermin for their furs ;
which traps we did perceive very thick along the fhore as we went.
5- Sunday at an E. fun we were thwart off the creek where the Ruffes lay, and there
came to an anchor, and perceiving the moft part of the lodias to be gone, we thougat it
not good to tarry any longer there, but weighed and fpent all the ebb plying to the
windwards.
6. Monday
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