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of the Ifland of Barbadoes. 
What their other opinions arein matter of Religion, I know nots 
but certainly, they are not altogether of the fect of the Sadduces : 
For, they believe a Refurrection, and that they fhall go into their 
own Countrey again, and have their youth renewed. And lodging this 
-opinion in their hearts, they make it an ordinary pradtice, upon 
oH sreat fright , or threatning of their Mafters, to hang them- 
elves, — 
this way, and ina very little time, caufed one of theit heads to becut 
caufed all his Negroes ¢6 come forth, and march round about this head, 
and bid them look on it, whether this were not the head of fuch 
_| am nethat hang’d himfelf ~Whichthey acknowledging, he thentold 
them, That they were in a main errour, in thinking they went into 
their own Countreys, after they were dead 5 for, this mans head was 
here, as they all were witneffes of; and how wasit poffible, the body 
could go without ahead. Being convinc'd by thisfad, yet lively fpe- 
éacle, they changed their opinions; and after that , no more hanged 
‘themfelves. pe pe 2 
~~ When they are fick, there are two remedies that cure them; the 
one, an outward, theother, aninward medicine. The outward me- 
dicine isa thing they call Negro-oyle , and’tismadein Barbary, yellow 
it is as Bees wax, but foft as butter. When a. feel themifelvesill, 
they call forfomeofthat, and annoint their bodies, as their breatts, 
bellies, and fides, and intwo dayesthey are perfectly well. But this 
| does the greateft cures tipon poo haps Bik, 9 or ftrains in’ their 
bodies. The inward medicine is taken, when they find any weaknefs 
devilrevives and comforts them much. : 
Thave been very {trict in obferving the fhapes of thefe peoples and 
for the men, they are very well tinber’d, that is, broad between the 
fhoulders, fall breafted, well filletted,-and clean: leg'd and may hold 
good. with Albert Durers rules,who allowes twice the length of the head, 
to the breadth of the fhoulders 5 and twice the length of the f. ace,to the 
breadth of thehips, and according to this rule thefe men are fhap’ 
But the wonien not ; for the fame great Mafter of Proportions , allowes 
‘toeach woman, twice the dcagth of'the face to the breadth of the 
of her own Read to the breadth ofthe 
he reafon 
But Colionel Walrond having loft thtee or four of his beft Negroes | 
off , and {etupona pole a dozen foot highs and having done that ,| 
or decay in their fpirits and ftomachs, ‘and thena dram or two of kell- | 
ar “And inthat, thefe women are faulty 5 forlhave feen very few | 
ofthem, whofe hips have been broader than their fhoulders, untefs 
