of the IflandofB^rh^dots. 



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the colour of a black pudding, and (hap'd as like, but longer. I have 

 ^een of them above 1 6 inches long s the pulp of it is purgative, and a 

 great cooler of the reins. 



Now becaufewe will have all , or as many of the poyfbnous and 

 Phyfical trees and plants together as we can, that they may not trouble 

 another leaf, we will put in a plant amongft the trees, and that is (b 

 like a fugar Cane as hardly to be diicern'd , the pne from the other .* 

 and this Plant hath this quality, that whofoever chews it, and (ucks 

 in any of the juycCjWill have his tongue, mouth, and throat,fo fwell'd 

 as to take away the faculty of ipeech for two dayes,and no remedy that 

 I know but patience. 



Tamarine-trees were but newly planted inthelfland, at the time I 

 came away, and the Palm tree ( Co much admir'd for her two rare 

 vertuesofOyle and Wine) was newly begun tobeplanted, the plant 

 being brought ns from the Eafl-Inclies , but the Wine (he brings 

 may rather be called a pleafant drink , than to aflume the name of 

 Wine: 'tis thus gather d, they cut the bark in fuch a part of the tree, 

 where a bottle may fitly be plac'd, and the liquor being received into 

 thisboctlc, it will keep very good for a day and no longer, but is a 

 very delicious kind of liquor. 



The poyfbnous trees and plants being paft over ; 'tis now fit to 

 mentionfuchas will make amends, and put our mouths intafte, but 

 not too (uddenly to fall upon the beft, I will begin with the moft con- 

 temptible fruits which are in thelfland, the Fig tree and Gherry-tree, 

 which have (avory names, but in their natures neither ufeful, nor well 

 tafted. The Fig tree being very large, but bears a fmall fruit, and 

 thole of fo mean a condition , as I never (aw any one eat of them, 

 and the leaves not at all of the (hapeofourFig leaves,nor the fifth part 

 (b large, the body of the tree 1 have (een as large as an ordinary EIrae 

 here in England. 



The Cherry tree is not altogether fo large , the fruit as u(ele(s 

 and infipid ; but the colour fomethiug refembling a Cherry , and the 

 (hape not much unlike, which caufed the planters to call it by that 

 name. 



The next tothefc (hall be fruits,rather for (auce than meat, to whet 

 our appetites to thofc that follow after; and the(c are the Citrons, 

 Oranges, Lemons, Lime. 



The Citron is a (mall tree, though (he bear a great fruit 5 and fo ill 

 matchtthey are, as the fruit pulls it down to the ground, and molt of 

 the fi-uit touches, and bears upon the ground ; thef^alk of a dark co-* 

 lour, the leaf (hap'd like that of the Lemon, but of a very dark green : 

 the(e fruits we had in great abundance, when firft we came there, but 

 were all caft away, by rjafoa we had none but Mu(cavado fugar , and 

 that is not fit to preferve with j befides there were very few then that 

 had the skill to do them. 



The Orange trees do not profper here, nor are the fruits fo kindly 

 as tho(e ofBcrntitdorAsingQ they are and full of juice,but not fo delicious 

 as thofeof that Ifland 5 befides they are very full of feeds , and their 

 rinds neither fo deep, and pure an Orange Tawny, nor fo thick, and 

 therefore notfo fit to prelerve : the trees (eldom laft above (even years 

 in their prime, and then decay. T The 



The foyfo' 

 ned Cane. 



Tmarine. 



Frnit trees. 



Fig-tree. 



Cherrytree. 



Orange. 



