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a Membrane a thin Pulp, covering a very large and {mooth Stone, which is 
hard, and includes a white Kernel. i 
It grew every where in the Ifland of Barbados. 
Malus arantia, fructw rotundo maximo pallefcente humanum caput excedente. 
Cat. pl. Fam, p.112. Vencu Sinenfium Martin. Atl. Sinen{ Lufitan. Famlboa. Raii 
hift. plant. p.1793. Malus Arantia utriu{que Indie fruétu omnium maximo co fua- 
viffimo ; Belgis orientalibus Pompelmus, Virginienfibus noftratibus (ab Inventoris no- 
mine qui ex Ind. orient. ad oras Americanas primo tranftulit) Shaddocks andiunt. 
Pluken. Almag. p.r39. 
_ This Tree is in every thing like an Orange-Tree, only larger, the Leaf has Tab. 12. 
a {mall Leat before the other larger, as has the ordinary Orange. The Fruit Fig. 2, 3. 
is, round as big as a MansHead. The Rind is yellow and {mooth, not thick, 
and the Pulp is very Aromatick, befidesit has fweetifh a four Taft. There is 
a paey or another fort of this with the Pulp and Rind of an Orange 
colour. 
They are planted in Famaica, and thrive extremely well, though I mutt 
confefs, I think, that as in Famaica their China Oranges are better than thofe 
in gpiereatss fo in Barbados their Shaddocks furpais thofe of Famaica in good- 
nefs. 
The Seed of this was firft brought to Barbados by one Captain Shaddock, 
Commander of an Eafl-Jndia Ship, who touch’d at that Ifland in his Paflage 
to England, and left its Seed there. , 
After Ten Days flay at Barbados we {er Sail, and came the next Morning, 
December 6. in fight of Santa Lucia. This is inhabited by a {mall number of Of Santa 
People from Barbados, (within fight of which it lies) who keep it on the ac- Lucia. 
count of its Wood, which it has in plenty, and they at Barbados very much 
want. It has been difputed by the French whether the Exgli(h were Proptie- 
tors of it, or they; but I was told that being in the Pofleflion of the Englifh 
at the time of the Signing the Treaty of Neutrality with France in 1687. ie 
fhould remain quietly to them hereafter. I have heard that it abounds with 
great variety of Serpents. 
The fame day we had fight of Martinico, by fome Matalina, Matinino or Of Marti- 
Martinino, an \land belonging to the French: called by Columbus Matinino, “sco. 
diftant Ten Leagues from Dominica, Col. 195. In 14°. North-Latitude, and 
322. Longit. Philips. Hakl. 477. Jt was the firft Plantation the French had 
in the Curibes, and if I was not mifinform’d, the Mother of their other Plan- 
tations: the Inhabitants are reckoned Twelve hundred. 
We came the Seventh in fight of Dominica, which is an Wfland belonging of Domi- 
to the Caribe Indians, who are at prefent Inhabitants of it. It was difcovered nico. 
in Columius’s Second Voyage to the Weft Indies, after Twenty Days Sail of 
Seven hundred and fifty, or Eight hundred Leagues from Gomera, and in Fif- 
teeen Days from the Canaries by Landoniere. It was fo called becaufe difco- 
vered on a Sunday. It has two Hot Baths in it, and ufed to afford Reftcth- t Col. 93. 
ment tothe Fxnglifh Sailing that way *. *Sir Anthony 
Afterwards we came in fight of Guadalupe, which is an Iland inhabited by Séirley, 599. 
the Freach. It had its Name from S. Maria di Guadalupe, and was difcovered Purchas. d 
November 4. by Chriftopher Columbus in his Second Voyage. ah oi zy 
— On December 8. we came within Thirteen Leagues of Moxferrat, fo called ae 
from its heighth +, and difcovered in Columbus’s Second Voyage : it is not very { Col. f. 97. 
large. This Ifland is very well furnifhed with good Water. It has a River, Of Monfer- 
afmall Town, and many Sugar-Works. _ It has abour Two thoufand Whites, '¢- 
(moftly Zrifh,) on it,and is Subject to the Exglifh. The Caprain-General of the 
Leeward Caribe Iflands, who generally Refides at Nieves, has always the 
Command of it, and a Deputy-Governor there. They are furnifhed here 
with fome Money for Traffick 
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