The Introduction. 
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Swine fed at Grawles are in very great plenty. Thele Crawles, 
or Houfes and Sties built for feeding and breeding Hogs, are kept 
by forme Whites, Indians or Blacks. “The Swine come home every 
night in feveral hundreds from feeding on the wild Fruits in the 
neighbouring Woods, on the third found of a Conch-Shell, where 
they are fed with fome few Ears of Indian Corn thrown in amongft 
them, and let out the next morning, not coreturn all night, orthae 
they hear the found of the Shell, Thefe fort of remote Plantations 
are very profitable to their Mafters, not only in feeding their own 
Families, but in affording them many Swine to fell for che Market. 
Ic wasnot a {mall Diverfion to me, to fee thefe Swine in the Woods, 
on the firft found of the Shell, which is like that of a Trumpet, 
to lift up their Heads from the Ground where they were feeding, 
and prick up their Earsto hearken for the fecond, which fo foon as 
ever they heard they would begin to make fome movements home- 
wards, and on the third found they would run with all their {peed 
to the place where the Overfeer us’d to throw them Corn, They 
are call’d home fo every night, and alfo when fuch of them as 
are fic for Market are wanted ; and feem to be as much, if not 
more, under Command and Difcipline, than any Troops I ever 
faw. 
A Palenque is here a place for bringing up of Poultry, as Turkeys, 
which here much exceed the European and are very good and well 
tafted, Hens, Ducks, Mufcovy Ducks, and fome very few Geefe. 
Mufcovy Ducks are here moft plentiful, and thrive extreamly, they 
coming originally from Guinea. ‘Thefe Poultry are all fed on Indian 
or Guinea Corn, and Ants Nefts brought from the Woods, which 
thefe Fowls pick up and deftroy mightily. 
Cattle are penn’d every night, or elie they ina fhort time run 
wild. Thefe Pens are made of Palifadoes, and are look’d after 
very carefully by the Planters. The Oxen who have been drawing 
in their Mills, and are well fed on Sugar-Cane-tops, ace xeckoned 
the beft Meat, if not too much wrought. They are likewife fatced 
by Scotch Grafs. 
Turtle, (Tortoifes) are of feveral forts, thofe of the Sea call’d 
green Turtle from cheir Fats being of that colour, feed on Conches 
or Shell.fifh, are very good Victuals, and fuftain a great many, 
efpecially of the poorer fort of the Ifland. They are brought in 
Sloops, as the Seafon is for breeding or feeding, from the Caymanes, 
or South Cayes of Cuba, in which forty Sloops, part of one hundred 
and eighty, belonging to Port-Royal, are always imployed. They 
are worth filteen Shillings apiece, beft when with Egg, and brought 
and put into Pens, or Palifadoed places in the Harbour of Port- 
Royal, whence they are taken and killed, as occafion requires. They 
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