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purple colour. Thefe being gathered and eaten asa Sallet, with oyle, } 
vinegar, and falt, will ferve an ordinary pallet, where no better isto 
be had: But the root truly is very good meat, boyl’d with powdred | _ 
pork, and eaten with butter, vinegar, and pepper. Moft of thefe} 
roots areas large, as three of the biggeft Turnips we have in Exgland. 
We carried divers of them to Sea, for our provifion , which ftood us 
in good ftead , and would have ferv'd us plentifully in our great 
want of Viduals; but the Rats (of which wehad infinite numbers a- 
; board) rob’d us of the moft part. ; OSE a 
Strength a | --That part of the Ifland which lies to the windeward , and is part 
ee focal Eaft, part North, the ftormes and ftiffe windes coming from thofe 
Seaward. | Points, have fo wafld away all earthly fubftance, as there remaines 
nothing but {teep Rocks; and the Sea being very deep on that fide, 
the Anchors will hatdly touch the bottom , though the Cables be 
longs fo that what Ship foever rides on that fide, comes at her own} 
peril. - Contrarily, ifany Ship be under Sail, onthe Leeward fide,and 
goes but fo far out, as to lofe the thelter ofthe Ifland, it is certain tobe 
carried away dovvn tothe leewardtflandss nit will be avery 
hard work to béat it up again, without putting out into the main: 
So that there can hardly be any fafe landing; but vvhere the Harbours 
-| and Baies are, vvhich lie to the Southvveft; and thofe places:are fo de- 
fenfible by Nacure.as vvith {mall’cofts, they may be very ftrongly for- 
| tified. ' But they have been #uch negleded bythe Proprictons-for wv" 
| reafon,Candfome others)the Plantersrefufedto'eall himby that namen| 
There'vvas 4° Gentleman in the land, vvho pretended to bea Soul- 
dier,and an Ingencersthat undertook to fortifie'all the landing places, 
and to furnifh them vvith fuch ftoreof Artillery, .as (hould be Luffici- 
entto defend them 5 provided, he might have the Excife paid to him. 
for feven years; vvhich vvas promifed by the Governours and Affem- 
bly. Whereupon he vvent to vvork,and made facha Fort, as vvhen 
ablerIngeheets Came upon the Hland, theyfoundto bemoft pernici- 
ous; for,commanding all the Harbour, and not of {trength to defend | 
{it felf, if it vvere taken by an enemy, might do much harmto the 
| land-vvard. So that’ at my coming from thence, they vvere pulling | | 
it dovvn, and inftead of it, to make Trenches; and Rampiers, vvith| | 
| Pallifadozs, Horn-vvorks, Curtains; and Counter-{carfes5 and having 
es leftavery good Fortification of ftanding vvood round about the Ifland 
|.“ o |nearthe Sea, thefe vyere thought as much as needed for their de- 
Seat fence, againft the landing of any forraign Forces,and for their ftrength | 
| Captain 
| Burrows. 
vvithin. cactter ae 
<b Strength of | They built three’Forts,one fo: a Magazine to lay their Ammunition 
| the Ifand | and Povvder in, the other tvvo'to make their retreats upzn all occa- 
| withinland. fioas. “At my coming from thence, they vvere able to mufter ‘ten 
oS thoufand Foot, as good men,and asrefolute as any inthe vvorld, and 
a thoufand good Horfe; and this vvasthe’ftrength of the-Ifland about 
thetime I came avvay. | Si ae 
They Governthe ¢ by the Lavves of Exgland ; for all Criminal, Ci- 
vil, Martial,Ecclefiaftical,and Maritime affairs, : 
_ This Lavy is adminiftred by a Governour, and ten of his Council, | 
four Courts of ordinary. Juftice, m Civil caufes, vwhich divide the 
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