Brereton's Lists On Animals

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done in regards to growing food and establishing an agricultural settlement. Thus, stating that English staple plants were able to grow at a regular pace would be a positive aspect for settlers and colonization. The detail of Brereton’s lists on animals seems to be both complete and incomplete as there are a lot of animals listed that can be eaten, but dangerous predator animals are only mentioned in passing. The list is not well rounded and fails to mention sightings of dangerous animals. Brereton states that many deer are seen on the mainland and the islands and there is an abundance of them, predators are mentioned only briefly. Brereton mentions that there are tracks on the island beaches from “beasts”, but what these beasts are is not