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neatly made, and have horns that spread to a much 

 wider extent. The sheep are clothed with a sub- 

 stance between wool and hair, and have tails of an 

 enormous size ; we saw some that weighed twelve 

 pounds, and were told that there were many much 

 larger. Good butter is made of the milk of the 

 cows, but the cheese is very much inferior to our 

 own. Here are goats, but they are never eaten, 

 hogs, and a variety of poultry. Hares are also 

 found here, exactly like those of Europe ; antelopes 

 of many kinds, quails of two sorts, and bustards, 

 which are well flavoured, but not juicy. The fields 

 produce European wheat and barley, and the gardens 

 European vegetables, and fruit of all kinds, besides 

 plantains, guavas, jambu, and some other Indian 

 fruits, but these are not in perfection ; the plantains, 

 in particular, are very bad, and the guavas no larger 

 than gooseberries. The vineyards also produce wine 

 of various sorts, but not equal to those of Europe, 

 except the Constantia, which is made genuine only 

 at one vineyard, about ten miles distant from the 

 town. There is another vineyard near it, where wine 

 is made that is called by the same name, but it is 

 greatly inferior. 



The common method in which strangers live here, 

 is to lodge and board with some of the inhabitants, 

 many of whose houses are always open for their re- 

 ception : the rates are from five shillings to two 

 shillings a day, for which all necessaries are found. 

 Coaches may be hired at four-and-twenty shillings a 

 day, and horses at six shillings ; but the country 

 affords very little temptation to use them. There 

 are no public entertainments ; and those that are 

 private, to which strangers of the rank of gentlemen 

 are always admitted, were suspended while we were 

 there by the breaking out of the measles. 



At the farther end of the High-street, the Com- 

 pany have a garden, which is about two-thirds of an 

 English mile long ; the whole is divided by walks 

 that intersect each other at right angles, and are 



