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The Defer if non of a New World.

croflcd the River, they came into an Ifiand where
there were Men which had heads, beaks, and feathers,
, like wild-Geefe, onely they went in an upright fliape,
like the Bear-men and Fox- men : their rumps they
carried between their legs, their wings Were of the lame
length with their Bodies, and their tails of an indiffe-
rent lize, trailing after them like a Ladie’s Garment ;
and after the Bear- and Fox-men had declared
their intention and defign to their Neighbours , the
Geele- or Bird-men, lome of them joined to the
reft, and attended the Lady through that Ifiand, till
they came to another great and large River, where
there was a preparation made of many Boats,much like
Birds nefts, onely of a bigger lize ; and having croft
that River, they arrived into another Illand, which
was of a plealantand mild temper, full of Woods and
the Inhabitants thereof .were Satyr s , who received
both- the Bear- Fox- and Bird men, with all relped
and civility ; and after lome conferences (for they all
underftood each others language) lome chief of the
Satyrs joining to them, accompanied the Lady out
of that Illand to another River, wherein were many
handlbmeandcommodious Barges,- and having croft
that River, they entered into a large and Ipacious
Kingdom, the men whereof were of a Grals-Green
Complexion, who entertained them very kindly, and
provided all conveniences for their further voyage :
hitherto they had onely croft Rivers, but now they

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The ‘Defcrrption of a New World.


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