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able further up the country, and to produce 

 a quantity of wheat, temons, oranges, . but 

 particularly grapes. The city of Sancfa Cruz 

 lies on the fea-ftiore ; we patted pretty near:to 

 it, and counted in its harbour about fourteen 

 {hips at anchor, one of which hoiitcd the 

 Swediih, one the Englifn, and one*tlie Trench 

 flag, after we had hoifled ours. This towii 

 is well known ; we fetch many fweet wines 

 from thence, fuch as Canary, fack, and ma!- 

 va'fy, or malrnfey ; and carry them the (laves 

 with which they make their pipes. In the taft 

 war, Spain had the treafure of the fiiver fleet 

 :n this harbour : from whence alfo our Eaft 

 India merchants fetched the money neceflary 

 for the Chinefe trade. The city is furrounded 

 by walls, ramparts, and other fortifications. 

 The bifliop of the Great Canary is faid to 

 have ehofen this place for his fummer refi- 

 dence. The Pico %enerjjfe 9 which is iituatd 

 jt twenty-eight degrees, and twelve minutes, 

 northern latitude, and thirty-four degrees, 

 and fifteen minutes weftern longitude from Up* 

 f.:' } was, at twelve o'clock, two or three 

 leagues off to the N. W. this mountain is 

 reckoned among trie higheii in the world. It 

 lay on the o r htr iide of the i-fle, bur was ne- 

 ,-ertheIefs rery confpicuous aboVe the othtr 



mountains. 



