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ning out a great way, able to holdagreat ma ips 
The Weft-Gate of the Church was earast Work, an or if 
ty entire, it was feven Foot wide, and as high before the Arch 
began. Over the Door in the middle was our Saviour’s Head with 
a Crown of Thorns between two Angels, on the right fide a {mall 
round figure of fome Saint with a Knife ftruck into his Head. on 
the left a Virgin Mary or Madomna, her Arm tied in three places, 
Spanifh Fafhion. Over the Gate, under a Coat of Arms, this In- 
{cription, 
PETRUS. MARTIR. AB. ANGLERIA. ITALUS. CIVIS. 
MEDIOLANEN. PROTHON. APOS. HVIVS INSVLE. AB- 
BAS. SENATVS. INDICI. CONSILIARIVS. LIGNEAM. PRL 
US. 4DEM: HANC. BiS. IGNE. CONSVMPTAM. LATE- 
RICIO. ET. QUADRATO. LAPIDE. PRIMVS. A. FUNDA- 
MENTIS. EXTRUXIT. 
_ The words are entire, except Mediolanenfis, which I have fupplied 
becaufe this Peter Martir, a famous Man, wrote himlelf of Mil.o. 
He was Author of the Decads, Epiftles, and {ome other Books,which 
gave him great Reputation in the World. . | 
I went from St. Anns towards St. Georges, where I crofled the Ri. 
ver called Rio Nuevo. 1 faw the old Spanifh Fortifications, whither 
the Spaniards retreated, and kept themfelves till they were carried to 
Cuba, where they, for the mot part, fettled about a place called 
St. Jago. Colonel Ballard, who was prefent at the taking of the 
Ifland, affured me that the Spaniards (who Inhabited the ifland 
to the number of Five thoufand, with as many Blacks) retired 
to the North fide, where Seven hundred fortified themlelves ve- 
ry well, but were beat in their Forts by fo many Englifh, “The 
Governour was an old decrepid Man, who was brought to them 
in an Hamaca, his Name was Don Juan Ramires de Arellano Caval- 
lero del Flabito de S.Fago. They held it out in this North-fide for 
fome time. 
The fame Perfon likewile told me that when the Spaniards were 
retreated into their Fortifications, at che firft coming of the Englifh 
hither, the Spanifh Dogs went all wild, and that they were almoft 
as big as Irifh Grey-Hounds. They ufed to hunt of themtelves che 
Cattle. which were in theSavannas and Woods. One day Colonel 
Ballard aflured me he faw a little reddifhone, call’da Bufc, howl, 
and was anfwer'd by the others in the Woods, who came from all 
quarters to him, and then went orderly abouc to take their Supper. 
The Soldiers ufed to follow the wild Cattle on Horleback, and 
take them in the manner before related, “he wild Dogs, who 
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