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516 ALLISON’S VOYAGE FROM ARCHANGEL.
cordingly fhewed me how he was fitted for fuch a journey, having with him a leathern
canoe in the fafhion of a weaver’s fhuttle, only turned up more at the ends. This
was carried in his boat, when he went by water, but at land it ferved asa fledge does
in Holland when the rivers are frozen; having three iron keels at the bottom, and
being drawn bya rein-deer. It hada covering like a deck, with a hole in the middle,
coming clofe about his wa{te: fo that with a fur coat over the upper part of his body,
and other clothing beneath, he was well provided againft the worft of weather. In
his hand he carried a paddle or fmall oar to keep him from overturning. In his way
are no inns, but he makes his night’s lodging at fome minifter’s houfe, where he {till
finds free quarter.
He informed me of two Dutch fhips that were forced into the harbour of Ward-
houfe by the fame ftorm that forced me in, where I then lay: that he fuppofed they
were now going to fea, their men having laid on board in order thereto three days
before he came from thence. I thought that might very well be, confadering the great
advantage they had of me, being at the principal town of the whole country, even
where the governor himfelf lived; where they could want for little, but had good
Danifh houfes with {toves in them to keep them warm. And one thing this gentle-
man told me, too confiderable to omit ; viz. that from Wardhoufe aforefaid there went
a poft to Copenhagen every fortnight. So that if any fhip be forced in there or there-
abouts by ftrefs of weather, finding a minifter’s houfe, they may fend to the town, and
from thence to any part of Europe.
In this boat came the minifter’s fon, who brought both dry and new fifh, and pretty
good ftore ; with feveral prefents from his father; asa calf new killed, with cheefe and
milk for my men; alfo dried mutton, and hams of bacon, venifon, and partridge.
Monday, the twenty-firlt, it blew frefh at S. all day ; notwith{tanding there came a
Finnifh boat on board me, and brought me ftore of fifth and dried mutton, with a
{mall parcel of frefh butter and cheefe. I bought all they had, but fome venifon and
partridge, which, at their going away, they prefented me with ; I giving them in gra-
tuity fuch as I had; viz. a few raifins, (a great rarity with them,) and fome mead.
‘Their venifon was lean and horridly black, but the partridges were dainty, being frefh
killed and fat.
Tuefday, the twenty-fecond, it proved a ftorm; the wind all foutherly, withal freez-
ing hard; but dry over head.
Wednefday, the twenty-third, it was fo fair and calm, that we cleared our hawfe.
This day came another boat on board, and brought us fith of feveral kinds, both dry
and wet; viz. cod, ling, and turbot; fome butter and cheefe, with dried flefh of the
forts aforefaid. Note; ‘That this meat was not falted, but prepared thus for keeping by
being hung up in their chimnies. It had little of goodnefs or nourifhment, and fearce
appeared to fwell by boiling. But I took all they had, in truck for cloth, and clothes
made up; and fome{ bought with money. ‘The boat they came in was of the fathion
of a Norway yawl, big enough for fix rowers, and fo many they had: but fome others
had but four, being lefs ; and likewife there were for two only. The people are low
of f{tature, of limbs well fet, frefh coloured in the face, though of a dirty hue, and an
ill fmell attending them. But whether it is from their lying in their clothes, or their
natural favour, perhaps derived from their conftant diet upon iifh, I could not deters
mine with myfelé ‘lheir hair is generally light coloured and lank, cut like the
Danes: they wear their beards of a full growth, young and old; their habit too is
like the Norwegians, viz. clofe breeches, fhort coats, both made of coarfe cloth, with
caps of the fame furred, ‘Their fhoes are pulled up half way on their legs like boots,
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