Marooned Man Found

A Scotsman who was left there by Capt Stradling, Capt Dampier’s consort the last voyage and survived four Years and four Months without conversation with any creature, having no Company but wild Goats and his Catt, there being no European in all that Time, and he was resolved to die alone rather than submitt to ye South Sea Spainards.

He ran with wonderful Swiftness thro the Woods and up the Rocks and Hills. As we perceiv’d when we employ’d him to catch Goats for us. We had a Bull-Dog, which we sent with several of our nimblest Runners, to help him in catching Goats ; but he distanc’d and tir’d both the Dog and the Men, catch’d the Goats, and brought ‘em to us on his back.

1709