34 OS BECK'S VOYAGE. 



other times ; and that they may not occafion. 

 ficknefs, they ufe bread with them. It is no. 

 frnall advantage (at lead to a Swede it appears 

 fo) to be able to take one's amufement all the 

 winter-long in the gardens, and to pluck there 

 the mod delicious fruits ; but, to balance 

 thefe blefiings of a genial climate, there is 

 not one good draught of water in all the 

 town, as it mud all be brought from Fort 

 Mary in boats, or carried by afTes, and is af- 

 terwards preferved in great ftonejugs. This 

 water-trade payp its merchants very well, for, 

 if I remember right, each boat that fetched 

 water at the abovementioned place gained 

 about forty Swedifh dollars filver coin (that is 

 nearly 50 (hillings) : the paffage is eafily made 

 in 24 hours, in cafe they go with the tide, 

 and return with it. 



Wine of Xeres n is the beft and moft com- 

 mon fort, which is made in a little town near 

 Port St. Mary, called Xerez de la Fronteras, 

 and derives its name from it. As our Eafl In- 

 dia (hips fail from their own port with but 

 a fmall ftore of wine, they generally take in 

 at Cadiz a proper quantity of Sherry for the 



14 Our Shenis or Sherry. 



whole 



