burch barke

birch Their canoes are about twenty-foote long, and four and a half broad in the middle aloft, and for their keele and timbers, they have thin light peeces of dry firre, rended as it were lathes and instead of boards, they use the outer burch barke, which is thin and hath many folds, sowed together...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6960
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Summary:birch Their canoes are about twenty-foote long, and four and a half broad in the middle aloft, and for their keele and timbers, they have thin light peeces of dry firre, rended as it were lathes and instead of boards, they use the outer burch barke, which is thin and hath many folds, sowed together with a thred made of a small root quartered. PRINTED ITEM _Check Willughby Paper_. GMS Jun 78 Used I and Sup Not used Not used Edits have been made in pen on lines one and five of quote.