The last Towne in the still Bay, is _Winnisimet_; a very sweet place for situation, and stands very commodiously, being fit to entertaine more planters than are yet seated: it is within a mile of _Charles Towne_, the River onely parting them. The chiefe Ilands which keepe out the Winde and the Sea from disturbing the Harbours, are first _Deare Iland_, which lies within a flight-shot of _Pullin-point_. This Iland is so called, because of the Deare which often swimme thither from the Maine, when they are chased by the Woolves: Some have killed sixteene Deere in a day upon this Iland. The opposite shore is called _Pullin-point_, because that is the usuall Channel. Boats use to passe thorow into the Bay; and the Tyde being very strong, they are constrayned to goe ashore, and hale their Boats by the seasing, or roades, whereupon it was called _Pullin-point_. The next Iland of note is _Long Iland_, so called from his longitude. Divers other Ilands be within these: _viz._ _Nodles Ile_, _Round Ile_, the Governours Garden, where is planted an Orchard and a Vine-yard, with many other conveniences; and _Slate-Iland_, _Glasse-Iland_, _Bird-Iland_, _&c._ These Iles abound with Woods, and Water, and Medow-ground; and whatsoever the spacious fertile Maine affords. The inhabitants use to put their Cattle in these for safety, _viz._ their Rammes, Goates, and Swine, when their Corne is on the ground. Those Townes that lie without the Bay, are a great deale nearer the Maine, and reape a greater benefit from the Sea, in regard of the plenty both of Fish and Fowle, which they receive from thence: so that they liue more comfortably, and at lesse charges, than those that are more remote from the Sea in the Inland-plantations. [Sidenote: _Saugus._] [Sidenote: _Nahant._] The next plantation is _Saugus_, sixe miles North-east from _Winnesimet_: This Towne is pleasant for situation, seated at the bottome of a Bay, which is made on the one side with the surrounding shore, and on the other side with a long sandy Beach. This sandy Beach is two miles long at the end, whereon is a necke of land called _Nahant_: It is sixe miles in circumference; well woodded with Oakes, Pines, and Cedars: It is beside well watered, having beside the fresh Springs, a great Pond in the middle; before which is a spacious Marsh. In this necke is store of good ground, fit for the Plow; but for the present it is onely used for to put young Cattle in, and weather-goates, and Swine, to secure them from the Woolues: a few posts and rayles from the low water-markes to the shore, keepes out the Woolves, and keepes in the Cattle. One _Blacke William_, an _Indian_ Duke, out of his generosity gave this place in generall to this plantation of _Saugus_, so that no other can appropriate it to himselfe.