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Some account of Savu

which we guessd at 400 lb  the larger sort that were bought  not weighing above 250. & the smaller which we guessd at 250 not above 160. this vast difference proceeded first from total want of fat of which there was not the least sign but more especialy from the thinness of the flanks & thin peices which were literaly nothing but skin & bone their flesh notwistanding  this was not bad it was well tasted & full of gravy  not that I can put it upon a footing with the leanest beef in England yet I should suppose it better than a lean ox would be in this burnt up climate

Mr Lange told us that when the Portugese first came to this Island there were horses upon it an opinion from which I confess I rather apostatize but to wave the dispute Horses are now very plentifull
[Margin note] Horses
they are small  generaly 11 or 12 hands high but very brisk & nimble especialy in Pacing which is their common step  the inhabitants seem to be tolerable Horsemen riding always without a saddle &generaly with only a Halter instead of a bridle  this is not however

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