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nothing but Mohbk^ and fometimes a little Beveridge 5 but the 'Negroes 

 nothing but fair waten And now I think, I have given you a juft ac- 

 ■ count of the viduals that feeds the Mafters^the Servants^and the Slaves 

 of this lOand : and now you fee the provifion the Ifland affords, give 

 me leave to (hew you what feafts they can ("when they will) make 

 for their fi-iends, upon their Plantations, which that I may the better 

 do, I will make two bills of fare 5 the one for an Inland Plantation, 

 the other for a Plantation near the lea, of fuch meat and fuch plenty of 

 that, as I have feen and eaten of, at either of thofe Plantations, And 

 for the Inland Plantation,! will make choice of Collonel Jamts Draxes, 

 at whofe Table I have found well drefs'd, thefe following meats , for 

 thefirft Courfe whereof there hath been twomeflb?of meat and both 

 equally good, and thisfeaftis alvvayes when he kills a beef, which 

 he feeds extreamly fat, giving him a dozen acres of Bonavift to go loofe 

 in, and due times of watering. 



Firft then (becaufe beef being the greatcft rarity in the Iflandjcfpe- 

 cially fuch as this is) 1 will begin with it , and of that fort there are 

 thefe diihes at either mels , a Rump .boyl'd, a Chine roafled, a large 

 piece of thcbreaft roafted, tbe Cheeks bak'd, of which is a di(h to ei- 

 ther meisjthe tongue and part of the tripes minc'd for Pyes, feafon'd 

 with fweet Herbs finely minc'd^Suet, Spice and Curransjthe Legs,Pal- 

 lets and other ingredients for an Olw rpdrido to either mefs, a diOi of 

 Marrow^bones,fo here are 14 difhes at the Table and all of Beef; and 

 this he intends as the great Ke^<2//<?, to which he invites his fellow 

 Planters, who having well eaten of it, the difhes are taken away, and 

 another Courfe brought in, which is a Potato pudding, a dilh of Scots 

 Collops of a leg of Pork, as good as any in the world , a fricacyof 

 the fame, a diili of boyl'd Chickens, a fhoulder of a young Goat 

 dreis d with his Blood and Time, a Rid with a pudding in his belly , a 

 fucking Pig, which is there the fatteft, whiteft, and fweeteft in the 

 world, with the poynant-lauee of the Brains, Salt, Sag€, and Nutmeg 

 done with Glaret-wine,a Shoulder of Mutton which is there a rare difb, 

 aPafty of the 6de of a young Goat, and a fide of a fat young Shot up- 

 on it, wellfeafon'd with Pepper and Salt, and with fome Nutmeg, 

 a Loyn of Veal, to which there wants no lauce being fo well furnifli'd 

 with Oranges, Lemons, and Lymes, three young Turkies in a dilh, 

 two Capons, of which fort I have feen fome extream large and very 

 fat, two Heiis . with eggsin a difli, four Ducklings, eight Turtle doves , 

 and three Rabbets ; and for cold bak'd meats, two Mufcovia Ducks: ( 

 larded, and foafon'd well with Pepper and Salt .* and thele being taken 

 off the Table, another courfe is feton,and that is of fVeJiphalja or Spa- 

 bacon, dryed Neats Tongues, Botargo, pickled Oyfters, Caviare, 

 AnchovieSjOliveSjand (intermixt with thefej Guftards, Creams, fome; 

 alone, fome with prefer ves ofPlantines, Bonano, GnavcrSj put in, and, | 

 thofo preferv'd alone by them(elves,Cheefe-cakes, PufFcs , which artei [ 

 to be made with flower, and bread; for the Caflavie will not | 



ferve for this kind of Cookery ; fometimeS Tfanfies, fometimes Ffoizes,; 

 or Amulets, and for fruit, Plantines, Bonanoes, Gnavers, Milions f 

 prickled Pear, Anchove Pear, prickled Apple, Cuftard Apple, water ' 

 Milions, and Pines worth all that went before. To this meat you. ; 

 feldom fail of this drink, Mobbie, Beveridge., Brandy, Kill-Devil j 

 Drink of the Plantine, Claret- wine, White^winc, andR.henifh-wine, ! 



Sherry, 



