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f.iiits and herbs have been alrendy mentioned ; it re- 

 mains that v^c consider the meat and fisli with which 

 it is also equally provided. 



The bread at Lima is iiicontcstably the best in 

 all this part ct' America, both with regard to its 

 colour and taste, the goodness of the corn bei,ng 

 improved by the manner of working it; and at the 

 same time so reasonable, tliat the inhabitants use no 

 other, it is of three kinds : one called criollo, the 

 crumb of which is verj light and spongy; the se- 

 cond French bread ; and the last soft bread. It is 

 kneaded by negroes employed by the bakers, many 

 of whom are very rich, and their shops always well 

 provided. Besides their own slaves, the bakers are 

 also obliged to receive any delivered up to them by 

 their masters to work as a punishment; and ior 

 these, besides finding the slaves in provisions, they 

 pay the master the usual wages in money or in bread. 

 Tiiis puuishm-Mit is the se '(>rest thai can be iafltcted 

 on tli^ui, and, indeed, all the hardships and cruelties 

 «f the galleys are less than what these wretches arc 

 obliged to undergo. They are forced to work the 

 whole day and part of the night, with little food 

 and less sleep; so that in a few days the most vigor- 

 ous and stubborn slave becomes weak and submis- 

 sive, and prostrates himself before his master, with 

 tears, intreaties, and promises of amendment on being 

 removed from that place, the dread of which is doubt- 

 less of the greatest use in awing the vast number of 

 slaves, both within and without the city. 



Their mutton is the most coiniiion food, and is 

 very palatable from the nitrous pastures where the 

 sheep are fattened. The beef also is good; but little 

 eaten except by the Europeans, so that two or three 

 beasts supply the city for a week. Here is also plenty 

 of poultry, partridges, turtle-doves, &c. Pork is 

 also in great abundance, though not equally ddicate 

 with that of Carthagena. Tiie lard is used in dress- 



