2 ture; and Parts; thefe Virgins were owners of, would ask a more skil- 
| of the Ifland of Barbadoe’ 
feffer fort , that bear the rareft fruit ; whofe bodies cannot be ace 
compted wood, asthe Plantine, Pine, Borano, Melon, water M:Kon,Sc, 
and fome few grapes, but thofe inconfiderable,by reafon they can never 
make wine : becaufe they have no winter, and foby that means, they 
can never ripe together, but one is green, another ripe, another rotten, 
which reafon will ever hold,that no wine can be made on Iflancs,where 
there isno winter:or within twenty degrees of the line on either fide, 
I have heard that wine is made in the Ea/? Indies, within lef than fif- 
teen Degrees 3 but ‘tis of. the Palm-tree ; out of whofe body , they 
| draw both wine and oyle 3 which wine will not keep above a day, 
but no wine Of grapes, for the réafonsaforefaid. Other kinds oftrees, 
| wefound goodto {mell to, as Afirtle, Fefaman, Tamarish, withatree 
fomewhat of that bignefs, bearinga’very beautifulflower. The firft 
half next the ftalk,ofa deep yellow or gald coloussthe other half;being 
the larger, of a rich Scarlet : fhap’dlikea Carnation, and when the 
flowers fall off, there grows a Cod, with even or eight feeds init, di- 
vers of which , we carried to the Barbadoes, and planted there : and 
they grew and multiplyed abundantly,:and they call themthere, the 
St. fago flower, which isabeautiful, but nofweet flower. .. 
». From thefe woods of pleafant trees, we faw flying divers bitds, fome 
one.way, fome another, of the faireft, and moft beautiful colours, that 
can be imagined in Nature:others whofe colours and fhapes come fhort 
| ofthefe, did fo excelin fweetnefs, and loudnefsofveyce,as our Night- 
ingals in England, arethort of them, in either of thofe two properties 
but in variety of tunes, our birds are beyond them, for in that they 
are defective. ee Bis coat, : 
with our Guard, fair and foftly, near a « uarter/ofa mile ; before we | 
water. - The circle whereof, -was about 60 foot, the Diameter about 
20 from the ground to the.top ofthe Well; (which was of free-ftone;) 
threee foot and a half; from thence within, down to coreg tsi 
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water, about fifteen foot. The pringsitsfelfnee fo. much to be prai- 
aay . » oe eal " [opt Sa ee ‘though < ear emiou 5 as ‘or the 
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Nymphs that repair thither. For whil'ft-we ftayed there feeing the Say- 
lers fil their Casks ; and withall contemplating the»glory. of the 
| place :. there appear'd toour view, many pretty young Negro Virgins, 
playing about the Well. But amongftthofé ; two, that came down 
with either 6f them a natural Piteher, aCalibafh upon’ their ‘arm ,° to” 
limitated ; and Tition, or Andrea de Sarta,for foftnels of. muicles, and | 
urioGty of Colouring, though witha ftudied diligence 5 and a love 
the party and the work. To exprefsall the perfections of Na- 
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| fal. pen, or-pencilthan mine; Sure Tam, the ch all were excellent , 
two, vvould not be amifS, to exprefs the difference betvven thefe, 
‘and thofe of high Africa 5 as of Moroceo , Guinny , Binny ‘Cutchow, 
good part of them bearing excellent fruit; But then there dre of a 
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In this valley of pleafiwe,adorn'd as you havéheard , wemarch'd 
came. to the! much praifed fountain 5 from whence we fetcht -our | 
fetch water from this fountain. . Creatures, of fuch fhapes, as would |. 
have puzzel’d Albert Durer the great Mafter of Proportion, but to have |" 
their motions were the higheft, and that is a beauty mo Paintercan | 
expre(s , and therefore my pen may well be filents yet a word or | 
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