The Iniroductioi. 
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who are not covetous, nor trouble themlelves about many 
Indians, 
have much advantage of us, 
things we do, 
Froft or Snow are never feen in this hot Climate, but fometimes 
Hail, and that very large, of which during my being here I {aw one 
inftance, ic comes with very great Norths, which reach with great 
violence to the South-fide, and throw down every thing before them, 
The Dews here ate fo great, asin the morning to drop down 
from the Leaves of Trees, as if ic had rain’d ; they fall moft in che 
morning when cooleft. One riding in the night perceives the great- 
nefs of the Dews, for he will find his Cloths, Hair, exc. very wer 
in a {mall time. 
There are few, if any Fogs, in the Plains or fandy places near the 
Sea, only in mornings over moift places, as Rivers, Ponds, we. there 
rifes a great Fog; but inthe Inland parts, as Sixteen-Miles-Walk, 
Magotty Savanna, ec, are great Fogs every morning moft part of 
the year, which are clear’d up as the Sun rifes, or Sea-Breeze begins 
to blow. Although thefe Fogs are as above, yet the People living 
there are efteemed healthy. 
Rains are here very violent and lafting when they come, the drops 
are very large, probably from the Clouds breaking ; it being ob- 
fervable, that if one pour water out of any Veflel,. che higher ‘tis 
from the Ground the {maller will the Drops be. The Rainbow 
here is as frequent as any where in times of Rain. | 
According to the different Pofitions of the places, fo the Rains 
are more or lefs violent, and come at different times ; but generally 
{peaking, the two great rainy Seafons are in May and Offober, in whicft 
Months, at new or full Moon, they begin, and continue day and 
night fora whole fortnight with great violence; fo that the Earth in 
all level places is laid under water for fome Inches, and it becomes 
loofe fora great many Inches deep, and fo confequently the Roads 
are almoft unpaflable. In the Town of St. Jago de la Vega, in thofe 
rainy Seafons, I was forced to ride on Horfeback, although but from 
door to door, to vifit the Sick. And thefe Seafons, as they are 
call’d, from their being fit to Plant in, are generally fo over the 
whole I{land, though taey are much alter’d in their time and violence 
of late years, which ariles from the clearing much of the Country 
of Wood. } | 
In the month of January is likewile expected a Seafon or Rain, 
but chis is not fo conftant nor violent as are the other two, and 
probably may come from the violent Norths, at that time patling 
over the Mountains, with part of their Rains with them, for 
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