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March the <5th. 



On my arrival at Cadiz, I faw the Hedyfarum 

 coronarium, or French honey- fuck le, in plenty. 

 The Spaniards call it Soya y and the French 

 Saint foin y ; it was brought to town in great 

 bundles, as food for the cattle : the Ti/Iaa 

 procwnbens, or the fmall annual houfe-leek, oa 

 every wall. 



March the 16th. 



1 went up the Gulph of Cadiz, in the boat 

 belonging to Captain Eckeberg, to a place where 

 frefh water could be got as eafily as at Puerto de 

 Sancla Maria, although the way to the fhip 

 called The Peace was fomewhat longer, which 

 {hip the above-mentioned Captain brought hi- 

 ther to fell on the Swedifh Eafl-India Com- 

 pany's account, as fhe was now reckoned too 

 fmall for that trade. We palled the Spanifh 

 filver-fleet and the little cattle Po?ital, where 



y What we call St. Foin in England is the Hedyfarum 

 Onobrychis ; the Hedyfarum Coronarlum is planted for orna- 

 ment in our gardens. 



2 the 



