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ATrue and Exatt Hiftory : 
and Cureing-houfe 5, and imall thefe, there ate great cafualties. Ifany 
thing in the Rollers, as the Goudges, Sockets, Sweeps, Cogs, or Bray- 
trees, be at fault, the whole work ftandsftill ; orinthe Boyling-houfe, 
‘fthe Frame which holds the Coppers , (and is made of Clinkers, 
faftned. with plaifter of Paris } if by the violence of the heat from the 
Furnaces, thefe Frames crack or break, there isa ftop inthe work, till 
that be mended. Or ifany ofthe Coppershavea mifchance, and be 
burnt, a.new one muft prefently be had, or there isa {tay in the work. 
Or if the mouths of the Furnaces, (which are made of a fort of {tone , 
which we have from England, and we call it there, high gate ftone) if 
that, by the violence of the fire, be foftned, that it moulder away , | 
there muft new be provided, and laid in with much art, or it will not 
be. Or ifthe bars of Iron, which arein the floor of the Furnace , 
| when they arered hot (as continually they are) the fire-man, throw 
reat hides of wood in the mouths of the Furnaces, hard and care- 
Telly ,,the weight of thole logs, will bend or break thole bars, 
(though ftrongly made) and there isno repairing them, without the 
work ftand {till 5, for all thefe depend upon one another, as wheels in 
aClock. OriftheStillsbe at fault, the A7ll-devil cannot be made. 
But the main impediment and ftop of all, is the lofs of our Cattle, 
and amongft them, there arefuch difeafes, as I have known in one 
Plantation,thirty that have dyed in two gates And Ihave heard,that 
a Planter,an eminent man there, that clear’da dozen acres of ground, 
and tail it about for pais with intention, as foon as the grafs 
was grown toa great height, te putin his working Oxen 5 which ac- 
cordingly hedid, and inone night fifty of them dyed 3 fo that fuch a} 
lofs asthis, isable to undo a Planter, thatisnot very well grounded, 
What it is that breeds thefe difeafes, we cannot find, unlefs fome of | 
the Plants have a poyfonous quality ; nor have we yet found out cures 
or thefe difeafés; Chickens guts being the beft remedy was then 
known, and thofe being chop'd or mined, and given them ma horn, } 
‘with fome liquor mixt to moiftenit, was thought the beftremedy : yet 
itrecovered very few. _ Our Horfes too have killing difeafes amougft 
jthem, and fome ofthem have beenrecovered by Glifters, which we 
give themin pipes, or large Seringes made ofwood, for the fame pur- 
. For,the common difeafes, both of Cattle and Horfes, are ob- 
Bol ions and bindingsin their bowels ; and fo lingring a difeate it is, | 
‘to thofe that recover, as they are almoft wornto nothing before they 
get well, So thatifany of thefe {tops continue long, or the Cattle} 
cannot be recruitedina reafonabletime, the work isat aftand; and 
by that means, the Canes grow over ripe , and will in a very fhort 
tithe have their juice dryed up , and will not be worth the grin- 
2 a to recruit thefe Cattle, Horfes, Camels, and Affinigos , who 
are all liable to thefe mifchances and decayes, Merchants muft be con-} 
iilted, fhips provided, and acompetent Cargo of goods adventured, 
tomake new voyagestoforraign parts, to fupply thofe lofles 5 and 
when that is done, the cafualties at Sea are to be confidered,and thofe 
happen feveral wayes, either by fhipwrack, piracy, or fire. A Mafter | 
of afhip, andaman accounted bath able, ftout, and honeft , having 
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