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of the lower Countries, and that the Levels and 

 Plains fhould be form'd with fo eafy a Declivity 

 as to caft off the Water, and yet not render Tra- 

 velling or Tillage very difficult or laborious; 

 thefe things, I fay, mull needs be the Refult of 

 Counfel, Wifdom, and Defign ; efpecially when 

 (as I faid before) not that w^ay which feems more 

 facil and obvious to Chance is chofen, but that 

 virhich is more difficult and hard to be trac'd, 

 when it is moft convenient and proper for thofe 

 nobler Ends and Defigns which were intended 

 by its wife Creator and Governor. Add to all 

 this, that the whole dry Land is, for the moft 

 part, cover'd over v/ith a lovdy Carpet of green 

 Grafs, and other Herbs, of a Colour not only 

 moft grateful and agreeable, but moft ufeful and 

 falutary to the Eye ; and this alfo decked and 

 adorn'd with great Variety of Flowers of beauti- 

 ful Colours and Figures, and of moft pleafant 

 and fragrant Odours, for the Refr^fhment of our 

 Spirits and our innocent Delight ; as alfo ^with 

 beautiful Shrubs and ftately Trees, affording us 

 npt only pleafant and nouriihing Fruits, many 

 Liquors, Drugs, and good Medicines, but Tim- 

 ber, and Utenfils for all Sorts of Trades and the 

 Conveniences of Man ; out of many Thoufands 

 of which we will only juft name a few, left wc 

 fhould be tedious and too bulky. 



Fir/?, The Coco, or Coker-Nut Tree, that fup- 



plies the Lidiafu with almoft whatever they ft and 



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