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Tis calied Bitumen Nigrum, by Fragofus, p.92. who tells us, that tis found 
“in Cuba of the confiftence of Pitch, and ufed in cold Diftempers, Hyftcrick 
“Fits, and for Pitching Veffels, Pitch tottim 2Ship of Mafham. Haklp.3.p.695. 
-Un@uous fubftance like Tarr and Mountjack, Ligon. p. 101. Stone-Pitch plen- 
tiful in Gatana, Rauleigh,6 41 .£2akl. Who ‘fays it will not mele with the Sun. Pitch 
melting not with the Sun, Alarcourt, Purchas,1287. Fons aque picee, {ofter 
than TreePitch, fic for Ships, of Martyr. Mincro de pafta como pez, con lo 
gual, rebuelta con azcyto o febo brean los Nuvios y empegan qualquiera cofa, Ovied. 
cap. 51. Pix quedam foffils in Tnfula Trinidad. Lact, p. 662. .17.6.27. Who 
fays ’tis eafily foftened by the Suns heat, and not fit for Ships. Pitch-Foun- 
tains near Ayna, of Furer. Purchas, 1412. Bituminous Waters, and Soil in 
Suftana, makes People fhort lived, Cartwright, Purchas, 1435. Fountain of 
Pitch and Tarr, #.1694. There is without doubt great vertue in thefe Pe- 
- troleams, they are very penetrating, eafe Pains, Aches, cre. There is diftilled 
from them an Oil which is more piercing than the thing itfelf, and which I 
have been aflured was’a good Remedy in the Gout. | 
They at Barbados want Wood very much, both for all manner of ufes in 
| Building, and for Fewel. For Building the Inhabitants go to Santa Lucia, 
aft Ifland within fight of this, to Tobago, where’ it is plenty, and the other 
Neighbouring Iflands. Their Fewel is Guinea-Corn-ftalks, Cane-Trath, thar 
is the dried mark remaining after expreffion of ‘the Juice, gc. This Ifland 
is very ftrong, by the Inhabitants (who have been Ten thoufand Foot, 
One thoufand Horfe, and Fifty thoufand Souls, befides Negros, Ligon. p. 43. 
and roo... But: now are about “half that: number,) ‘all living near one ano- 
ther, well'Di(ciplin’d; and: ingood ‘etder. It has*many Rocks to Wind- 
ward, in that part called’ ‘Scotland; which defend’ the Coaft on that fide, and 
to Leeward there are Shelves, and few ‘Harbors; anid’ there are Batteries at 
every place where a Canoa can ‘Land ,‘to hinder‘any Enemies approach. 
The Principal Town, .called Bridgétown, -is large, and has Batteries and Guns 
mounted to defend its Road or Harbor: fo that in the late Dutch War 
De Ruyter, their Admiral, in vain attempted it with a very ftrong Fleet. 
From this place goes about Three hundred Sail of Ships yearly in Trade 
to England, New-England, New-York, Famaica, &c. Their Horfes come from 
Barbuda. They having little Pafture-Ground, they have few Cattle or Sheep, 
_ thofethey have are fed on Cane-Tops, Gwinea-Corn, or Scotch-Grafs. Their 
Mutton, which is fed on Sugar-Canes, is very Fat, White, and Sweet. The 
Duke of Albemarle, who had a Patent to be Chief Governor and Infpector 
of all the American Plantations or Iflands where he came, took a review of 
the Forces ‘of this Place’ in three feveral Divifions;‘and was very well pleafed 
with the great Reception and Entertainment he had here from Sir Edmyz 
Steed the then Governor.’ For my own part I lik’d fo well the Deffert after 
Dinners, which confifted of Shaddocks, Guavas, Pines, Mangrove-Grapes, 
and other unknown Fruits in Ewrope, that I thought all my Fatigues well be- 
{towed when I came to have fuch a pleafant profpect, I was told a Goofe 
here at fometimes was worth Twenty Shillings. Spanifh Money goes here 
Current, and all over thefe parts. pe eR 
_ I faw here the Wild Goofe of New-England, or Geefe White and Gray of 
Efcarbot Nowa-Francia, p.go. Geele of Hudfon, Purchas, p. 602. OF Sars, 
ib. 372. Wild Geefe of Copland, p. 466. who obferved the fame at the Cape 
of Good Hope. Of Payton who faw them in’ af Ile of Ethiopia 33°* 30. 
Lat. 487... : t gicm 2. nibe sea ee 
> Taw alfo the NewBngland Dest in a fmallEnclofure near the Church, 
- which feemed the famecinevery t 
hing: with our Fallow-Deer. 
Turner (ap, Purchasy pp 1265+) found: Hogs, Pigeons, and Parots there. 
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