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A True and ExaB Hilary 



ties Exer- 

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CorKmodi- 

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ted. 



What Sml- 

 dingf we 

 found at eur 

 firfi coming 

 upon the 

 Jfiand. 



imagine, what advantage Collonel Walrotid has, bf any inland Planta- 

 tion, having thele materials, which are the main Regalia's in a Fcaft, 

 and his own contrivance to boot, befides all I have formerly nam'd, 

 concerning raw and preferv'd fruits, with all the other ^elquechojes. 

 And thus much I thought good to lay for the honour of the lOand j 

 which is no more than truth , becaufe I have heard it lleighted by forrie, 

 that feerti'd to know much of it* 



About a hundred fail of Ships yearly vifit this tfland, and receive^ 

 during the time of their ftay in the Harbours, for their fuftenance, the 

 native Viduals growing in the Ifland, fuch as I have already named 5 

 befides what they carry away, and what is carfied away by Planters 

 of the Ifle, that vifit other parts of the world. The commodities this 

 lOand trades in^ are Jndicot Cotton-wool^ Tobacco^ Sugar ^ Gitjger ^ and 

 Fft^kk^wood. 



TheComrtloditiesthele Ships bring to this l(lAnd^are^Seyva/ih and 

 slaves^ both men and women 3 Horfes,^ Cattle^ A^imgoeS^ Camels^ Vten- 

 fils for boy ling Sugar as.^Coppers^Taches^Goudges,znd Sockets 5 all manner 

 of working tooles for Tradefmeh, as, Carpenters^ Joyners^ Smiths^ Ma- 

 fons^ Mill'TPrightf^ Whtel^vprights^ Tinkers^ Coopers^ &c. Iron^ Steel^Lead^ 

 Brafs^ Fevpter^ Cloth of all kinds, bdth Linncn and Woollen 3 Stnffs^Hats^ 

 Hofe^ Shooes^ Gloves^ Swords^ Knives^ Loc^s^ Keys^ &c. Vi&uals of all 

 kinds, that will endure the Sea, in fo long a voyage. Olives, Capers^ 

 Anchovies^ fait ed Flep and Fifi)^ pickled MacqHerelszn.dHerriHgs,Wini 

 of all forts, and the boon Beer, d' Anpleterre, 



I had it in my thought before I came there, whdtkind of Builditigs 

 would be fit for a Country, that was fo much troubled with heat, as 

 I have heard this wasjand did expeft to find thick walls, high rdofs,and 

 deep cellers 5 but found neither the one nor the other , but clean con- 

 trary 5 timber houfes, with low roofs, fo low, as for the raoft part of 

 them, I could hardly ftand upright with my hat on, and no cellars at 

 all .• befides, anotheircourfothey took, which was more wonder tome 

 than all that, which was, flopping, or barring out the wind, which 

 (hould give them the greateft comfort, when they were neer ftifled 

 with heat. For, the wind blowing al wayes one way, which was Eaft- 

 wardly, they (hould have made all the openings they could to the 

 Eafti thereby to let in the cool breezes, torefrefh them when the heat 

 of the day came. But they, clean contrary, doled up all their houles to 

 the Eaft, and opened all to the Weft 5 fo that in the afternoons, when 

 the Sun came to the Weft, thofe little low rOdfed rooms were like 

 Stoves, or heated Ovens. And truly, in a very hot day, it might raile 

 a doubt, whether fo much heat without, and fo much Tobacco and 

 kill-devil within, might not let the houle a fire j for thele three in- 

 gredients dre ftrong motives to provoke it, and they were ever 

 there. 



But at laftl found by them, thcfeafonsdfthis ftrange pre^ofterous 

 manner of building, which was grounded upon the weakeftand fiUi- 

 eft foundation that could be ; For they alledged, that at the times of 

 rain, which w£(s very often, the wind drave the rain in at their 

 windows fofaft, as the houfes within Wete much anndyed with it 5 

 for having no glals td keep it out, they could leldorii fit Or lye dry j 

 and fo being conftrained to keep out the air on that fide, for fear of 

 letting in the waterj would open the Weft ends of their houfes fo 



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