Perino. 
| traries, but this 3 that the poyfon of the old womens breath and teeth 
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roots have a moi{t quality in them, and are the caufé of Hydropick hu- 
mours. Mr. Phillip Bell,thenthe Governour of the Ifland, told fie that 
when he was Governour of the Ifle of Providence, that there chane’d 
fome Spaniards to land there, and tafting of this drink, wondred that 
any of thofe that continually drink it were alive; fo unwholfoftie and 
Hydropick he conteived this drink to bes . eee 
Anothér drink they have; which is. accotnted tiuch wholfomer, 
thongh not altogether fo pleafant, and that ts Perio 5 a_ drink whieh 
the Ivdittms make for their own drinking, and is made of the Ca/javy 
root, whichI told youis a ftrongipoyfon 3 and this they eaufe their 
old wives, who havea {mall remainder of teeth, to chaw and {pit out 
into water, (for the better breaking and macerating of the root), This 
juyce in three or four hours will work , and purge it felf of the poy- 
fenous quality. 3 7 
Having fhewed you, inthe making of Bread, that the thoyfturé be- 
ing prefs‘d out,which is accounted the poyfonous quality that root his, 
by drying and baking it is. made ufefal and wholfome, and new | 
having the juyce and root both ufed, and both. thefe put into water, 
which is moift, I know not which way to reconcile thefé dire& coi= 
sndaeatsitueilll } 
having been tainted with many feveral poxes, (a difeafe commion 
among({t them, though they have many and thebeft cures for it,) are 
fuch oppofites tothe poyfon of the Cafsavy,.as,they bend their forees 
fo vehemently one again{t another, as they both {pend their poyfonous 
1 qualities sneha conthet ; and. {o the relict of them both; becomes lefé 
| have-there. 
OD 2h ote59 Baie Be pr BLE Teas Pa ees , 
|. Bur the drink of the Plantine., is far beyond all thefe; gathering 
|them full ripe, and in the height. of their fweetnefs, we pill off the 
{skio, and math them in water well boyl‘d 5, and after wehave let them 
| fay there a night, we ftrain it, and bottle it up, and in a week dri | 
| tesand) itis very {trong and pleafant drink; but it is to be drunk but. 
| {Paringly; forit ismuch ftronger than Sack, and is apt to mount up into | 
| gar, which is'infinitely {trong, but not very pleafant in tafte 3 it iscoms | 
j Mon; and therefore the le(s efteem'd 5 the value of it is half a Crown 
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unwholfome: 5 -and-the- water, which is initfelf pure, cafts out the re= 
‘mainder of theill qualities they, leave behind :, which is manifefted by 
the extraordinary working; which is far beyond that of Beer, Wine, 
or Sider with usin Exrope. This drink will keep amonth ortwo, being 
put into barrels, and taftes the Jikeft to Eugl/h beer of any drink we 
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eases crer sey TNE Dis 3b ) 
Grippo isa third fort of drink, but few make it well; it was never 
mye chance to tafte it, which made me the lefs curious to: enquire 
alterit. . ) ’ wre OWI eee 
Punch isa fourth forts, and ofthat have drunk ; it is made of water 
and fugar put together,which in ten dayes ftanding will be very ftrong, |. 
and fit for labo bswety ors tlie riot) sitot bor ve leew 
_ »Afifth, is made of wild Plumbs, which grow here in great abun- 
dance, upon very largetrees, which being pref'd, and ftrayned , give 
avery fharp,and poynant flavers but thereismot much of it made, 
becaufe of the. trouble of making it, and they are not there very indul= 
gent to their palats, eso genet es erage 
the head, Mie 3D SHE Ber od few Siddsk os remeeioe: vga 
The feventh fort of drink is that we make of the skimming of fu 
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