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made use of for building, and hath proved very 

 durable and good. The earth here is mixed with 

 white gravel, which is rare, there being nothing 

 like a stone to be found of the natural produce, 

 near to Ashley river. 



The next day about noon, we came to the side 

 of a great swamp, where we were forced to strip 

 ourselves to get over it, which, with much diffi- 

 culty, we effected. Hereabouts the late gust of 

 wind, which happened in September last, had 

 torn the large cypress trees and timbers up by 

 the roots, they lying confusedly in their branches, 

 did block up the way, making the passage very 

 difficult. 



This night we got to one Scipio's hut, a famous 

 hunter. There was no body at home, but we hav- 

 ing in our company one that had used to trade 

 amongst them, we made ourselves welcome to 

 what his cabbin afforded, (which is a thing com- 

 mon) the Indians allowing it practicable to the 

 English traders to take out of their houses what 

 they need in their absence, in lieu whereoi they 

 most commonly leave some small gratuity of to- 

 bacco, paints, beads, &c. We found great store 

 of Indian peas (a very good pulse) beans, oil, 

 thinkapin nuts, corn, barbacued peaches, and 

 peach bread, which peaches being made into a 

 quiddony, and so made up into loaves like barley 

 cakes, these cut into thin slices, and dissolved in 

 water, makes a very grateful acid, and extraordi- 

 nary beneficial in fevers, as has often been tried, 



