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The sloop Mary managed to reach Quebec in 1701 with a miscellaneous cargo, containing, among many other items, '166 cheses, 20+81+101 Rols of tobacko, 2 hogheds of botls marckt SR, 70 bunches of arthen waire pots, 8 barels of beaire, 19 caskes of schotte. Her return cargo included '14 barels of brandy, 4 hogsds of Claret, 2 bondles of syle skins, etc. She was wrecked before she reached home, but most of her cargo was saved.
Readers of the previous volume know all about this faithful fellow. "You and Senor Hazelton, you waire not in bed," replied Nicolas stolidly. "You're not expected to stay up and watch over us as if we were babies, Nicolas," spoke Tom, in a gentler voice. "You'd better turn in now." "Senor Hazelton, where is he?" insisted Nicolas, anxiously. "Oh, bother! Never mind where he is," Tom rejoined.
They cutt some downe of Swan or other fowle that hath a white feather, and cover with it the crowne of their heads. Their ears are pierced in 5 places; the holes are so bigg that your little finger might passe through. They have yallow waire that they make with copper, made like a starr or a half moone, & there hang it. Many have Turkeys.
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