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upon the fame, whofe Boughs bend towards the Ground 5 the Leaves are not un- 

 like thofe of an Oak j the Flowers both in fmell and (hape come near the Narcijjus . 

 the Wood firm and grey, may be neatly Plan'd ; the Tree bears frefh Leaves every 

 Moneth, anda Fruit like Apples, which generally crack in their fall from the Tree, 

 becaufe of their thin Shell, as hath been already defcrib'd. ' 



The Oculiem, or Vine, makes the Shore alfo very pleafant ; the Leaf round and 

 thick, hath a mixture of Red and Green . the Bark inclofeth a Violct-colour'd 

 Wood - the Boughs whereof are loaded with Violet Grapes, which in ftead of Ker- 

 nels contain hard Stones. 



Ointitm a 

 fort of Vine. 



Sect- V. 



Saba. 



Situation of 

 Sab*. 



The Fxlh 



B»H,tO. 



WEftward from JnguiUa, at feventeen Degrees and thirty five Minutes, 

 lies Saba, which fhews at a great diftance like a Rock. The Inhabi. 

 tants of St. Eujlathim going thither, found a pleafant Valley, able 

 to maintain many Families. 



The Sea about this Ifland is fo clear, that a Stone may be feen lying on the bot- 

 tom of it. 



Amongft many other forts of Fifli, the Sonito is the moft remarkable, which is 

 thick and flefhy, two Foot long, with a dark green Back, and white Belly without 

 Scales 5 It devours greedily all manner of Carrion. 



Sect. VI. 



, St. Crux. 



Situation and 

 firit Planta- 

 tion of St. 

 Crux. 



N 



The ftveral 

 Changes ©f 



Orth of St. Cbrijlophers, in eighteen Degrees andfome Minutes, lies St. Crux, 



which the Caribbeeans who were beaten by the Apalachites, firft inhabiting, 



call'd Jyay, where Columbu* found great oppofition, for the Women them- 



felves {hot poyfonous Arrows at the Spaniards ; and before thelflanders fubmitted 



to them, they took many Spanijh Ships, burnt their Villages, and flay *d many of 



the Spaniards alive. The Soil, though Hilly, is rich and fruitful. 



The E?iglijh Landing here Jnno 1 5 87. found a (landing Pool, whofc Water made 

 fwell the Faces of thofe who wafli'd themfclves with the fame before Sun-rifing, 

 in fuch a manner, that they were not able to fee for feveral days after ; but they at 

 laft found a Fountain of wholfom Water. 



Since the Spaniards deftroy'd the Inhabitants of this Ifland, it lay defolate for a 

 fi?S? confider able time, notwithftanding it hath fourteen Leagues in length, and little 

 lefs in breadth, till at laft the Englijh and Hollanders took polTeffion of the fame, each 

 in a peculiar place . but not agreeing together, the Englijh fell upon the Hollanders, 

 and made themfelves Maftersofthe Ifland in 1649. and not long after they were 

 ferv'd in the fame kind . for the Spaniard judging them to be weakned by the Hollan- 

 ders removing from the Ifland, fet Sail thither from Torto <%ico, burnt all the Houfes, 

 flew the Inhabitants, and brought St. Crux again under the Sfanijh Government. 

 Mean while the Lord <Poincy fitted out two Sail of French Ships, to drive the Spani- 

 ards from St. Crux, and fucceeded in his Entcrprize . for the Spaniards immediately 

 fled to their Ships, left at liberty fome Holland Prifoners whom they had taken,and 

 the Ifland in poflcflion of the French 5 who ftraightway fent Captain Juger thither 



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