Sentence:  At which time, ſome <WSD>Boobyes</WSD>, weary of flight, made our Ship their pearch, an animall ſo ſimple as ſuffers any to take her without feare, as if a ſtupid ſenſe made her careleſſe of danger... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera "Sula" and "Papasula" in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.