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.|but the fins and tail dapled or fpotted with as pure a hair-colour, 
| warm, they are -hatcht in the heat 
| bas afar greater body, and larger eyes. He hasa joynt or crevis,about 
| his body, from his head to his tail,;on his belly-fide 5 into which joynt 
| chat fide, and then doas machto the other 5 then lifting up his belly, | 
A True and Exaé Hiffory 
Amongit other fifhes that were taken by his Sain , {as the Snap- 
pers, red and grey, Cavallos, Macquerels, Mullets, Cony-fith , with 
divers others, firmand excellent {weet fihh) he took four , that were 
about a yard long at the leaft, all at one draught, and, to that length, 
bigger grown than Salmonds, of therareft colour that ever I beheld; 
from the back-finn, which is the middle of the fith, to the end of the 
tail, the pureft grafle-green that ever I faw, and as fhining as Satin : 
and from the back finn to the head, pure hair colour dapled with 
green 3 the fcalesas big forthe moft part, as a halfscrowWn piece of 
filver. This fithis no fith of prey, but lives by what he finds in the bot- 
tom of the Sea, asI perceived by what wasin hismaw. Anexcellent 
{weet fith; I dreffed them feveral wayes, and ail proved excellent. 
There is one fith wanting to this Ifland , whofe kindes are very fre- 
quent upon mott of the Charibby and Lucaick [lands 3 and that is the: 
green Turtle, which is the beft food the Sea affords, and the greatett' 
ftore of them; butI have feen very few ofthat kind inthe Barbadoes, 
aed thofe neither fat nor kindly; and the reafonis, there are no 
fhelves nor fands to lay theireggs , orto ayre themfelves on : For, 
ehels fithes delight to be on the fands, and can remain there twelve 
hours, all the timethe Tyde is out 3 and then fuffer themfelves to be 
carried away by the return of the next Tyde. They take infinite 
numbers of them, by turning them on their backs with ftaves, where 
they lye tillthey are fetchtaway» « Alarge T#rtle will have in herbo-. 
half'abufhel ofeggs, which fhe layes in the fand, and that being | 
When youare to kill one of thefe filhes, the manner.is, to lay him} 
on his back on a table, and when he {ees you come with a knife in 
your hand to kill him, he vapours out the grievoufeftfighs, that ever. 
you heard any creaturemake, and fhedsaslargetearsas a Stag, chat 
an inch within theutmoft edge of his fhell, which goes round about: 
or crevis, you put your knife, beginning at the head, and fo rip up | 
which we call hisCalipee, we lay open albhis bowels,and taking them | 
out, come next to,his heart, which has three diftinct points, but all 
mect-above where-the fat is; and ifyoutake it out, pe iay it in a dith, 
}it will ir and pant ten hoursafter the fithisdead. Sure , there is no 
j cveatureon the Earth, nor in the Seas, that enjoyes life with fo much 
| fweetnefs and delight, as this poor fifh the Turtle 5 nor none more de- 
| Quelquechofés there aretd be found , that may ferve to furnith out.a| 
| Table of fach Viands, as aretheretobehad 5 which are eggs feveral 
_| Wayes,o/z. poch’d, and Jaid upon fippetsof bread foak'd in butterand 
| jnice oflimes, and fugar, with:plumpt currans ftrewed upon them. 
\ Limes and Sugar, a Froize, and a Fanfey 5 Cuftards, as good asany at 
licate in tafte; and more nourifbing, than he. . aoe. 
_ \Nextto:the fieth and fiththisdland affords, ’tis fit to confider what 
aot 
and Cloves, Macc, and Cinamon beaten, ftrewed on that,. witha little 
falt. Eggs boyl’d and roafted; fryed with-Collops of the far of Pork 
well powdered, Buttered eggs, an Amulet ofeggs, withthe juicesof| 
my Lord Mayors Table; Cheef-cakes, Puffs, fecond Porrage, which | 
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