I first laid all the planks or boards upon it that I could get, and having considered well what I most wanted, I got three of the seamen’s chests, which I had broken open, and emptied, and lowered them down upon my raft; the first of these I filled with provisions—viz. bread, rice, three Dutch cheeses, five pieces of dried goat’s flesh (which we lived much upon), and a little remainder of European corn, which had been laid by for some fowls which we brought to sea with us, but the fowls were killed.
Ezután három matrózláda következett, melyeket feltörtem s kiürítettem. Ezeket élelmiszerekkel töltöttem meg, úgymint kenyérrel, rizzsel, három németalföldi sajttal, öt darab szárított kecskehússal (ilyet gyakorta ettünk a hajón) és némi európai gabonamaradvánnyal, amivel a szárnyasainkat etettük, ám ez utóbbiak mostanra már elfogytak.