prostituted themselves to any, in sight of all Men; and still at low Water, their business was to catch Fish, which they greedily eat raw. [Sidenote: Strange wild men.] [Sidenote: Deform’d people.] After all this Entertainment, Weighing from hence, _Schouten_ Sail’d along the Coast of _New-Guiny_, where three Boats full of _Negro_’s came Rowing towards them, Slinging very fiercely Stones at them, and hovering about, attended their motion all night. Next morning, seven Boats more coming to their assistance, they set upon the _Hollanders_, but soon fled from their Bullets; yet two of the _Negro_’s were taken, that in each Nostril wore a Ring. Sailing further, several Boats came aboard of them, whereof those that Row’d, breaking their _Assagays_ or Launces over their Heads, enter’d the Ship; the Hair of their Heads and Beards bedawb’d with Lime, flew about, whilst they Danc’d on the Decks, after they had eaten a good Meal: But they endeavor’d to reward this their kind Entertainment with Treachery, for going ashore, they soon after return’d in greater numbers, and sat upon the Anchors which lay over the Bows of the Ship, and there being a great calm, endeavor’d to Towe the Ship towards the Shore, whilst others threw Stones and Arrows. But so soon as the _Hollanders_ firing their Guns Wounded several of them, they all fled, except some which they took Prisoners, whereof one whom they afterwards call’d _Moses_, did them great service. But _Le Maire_ was amaz’d at nothing more, than when on the next Coast he saw several little Houses built about nine Foot high, out of which many People issu’d, which were all deform’d, either having Wry Noses, Bow Legs, Squint Eyes, or crooked Backs, and all in one part or another mis-shapen. At last, Anchoring before _Jacatra_, the Ship was stopt there by order of the _East-India_ Company, and the Men divided and put aboard those Ships that Sail’d from _India_ to _Holland_, and arriv’d in safety at _Flushing_, after they had Sail’d about the World, in two years and eighteen days. SECT. XVIII. _Voyage of the_ Nassavian _Fleet, under the Command of_ Jaques L’Heremite, _and_ Geen Huigo Schapenham. [Sidenote: Remarkable Exploits of _L’Hermite_.] The _United Netherlands_, to abate the _Spanish_ Greatness, set out a considerable Fleet, which they sent to try their fortune, in making Prize of what ever they could light upon in any of their Havens wash’d by the South-Sea. _Jaques L’Hermite_ had ten Ships under his Command, Mann’d with sixteen hundred thirty seven Men, and two hundred ninety four Brass and Iron Guns, with which he set Sail from _Goree_, _Anno 1623._ and coming before _Cape Vincent_, he discover’d eleven _Turkish_ Pirates, whom fighting, he beat, and re-took the _Holland_ Ships they had made Prize of.