I am no sheephearde with a Curre, attending on the flockes: I am no Carle nor countrie Clowne, nor neathearde taking charge

A cade of herrings was a vessel containing 500 herrings, while a cade of sprats contained 1,000.

Leaving Namoa, and sailing up the coast towards Amoy, the stranger is continually struck with the barren rocky nature of the coast, and in some parts has a view of hills of sand, the particles of which, when a hurricane blows, mix with the wind, and whiten the ropes of vessels and render it most unpleasant to be in the vicinity.

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