-^ 6 A True and ExaB- Htjlory j 



Amonglt other filhes that were taken by his Sain , ( as the Snap- 1 

 pers, red and grey, 'Cavalios, Macquerels, Mullets, Cony-fifli 5 with • 

 divers others, firm and excellent fWeetfifli) he took four , that Vv^ere | 

 about a yard long at the ieaft, all at one draught, an J. to that length ^ 

 bigger grown than Salmonds, of therareft colour diat ever I beheld ^ 

 from the back-finn, which is the middk of the fifh, to the end of the 

 tail, the pureft graffe-green that ever I law, and as (Lining as Satin; 

 but the fins and tail dapled or fpotted with as pure a hair-colour, 

 and from the back finn to the head, pure hair colour d^x^l^d with 

 green 5 the fcalesas bigforthemoft part, as a half-crown piece of 

 fiiver. This fifli is no filh of prey, but lives by what he finds in the boE- 

 .tom of the Sea, as I perceived by what \5^as in his maw* An excellent! 

 fweetfiiho I d relied them lev^ral way^s , and all proved excellent. 

 Thereisone fifli wanting to this Illand , whofe kindes are very fre- 

 quent upon moO: of the c/j-^r/i^ey/ and Litcaic\li\;!Lnds 3 and that is the 

 green Ttirtkr^ which is the beft food the Sea affords , and the greateft 

 ftore of them 3 but I havefeen very few of that kind in the Barbadoes^ 

 atid thofe neither fat nor kindly 3 and the reafon is , there are no 

 fhelves nor lands to lay their eggs , ortoayre themfelves On ; For, 

 thcle filhes delight to be on the Iknds, and can remain there twelve i 

 hours, all the time the Tyde is out 5 and then fuffcr themfelves to be- 

 carried away by the leturn of the next Tydc. They take infinite 

 numbers of them, by turning them on their backs with ftaves, where 

 they lye till they are fetcht.away. K large Turtle will have in her bo-j 

 dy haLfabulhelofeggs, which fhe layes in the land, and that being' 

 warm, they are hatcht in the heat. 

 ■ c v When you are to kill one of thefe fifties, the manner is, to lay him 

 [On his back on a table, and when he (ees you come with a knife in ' 

 ■your hand to kill him, he vapours out the grieyouleft fighs, that ever 

 [ you heard any creature make, and ftledsasJargetearsas a Stag, fhat 

 f has a far greater body, and larger eyes. He hasa joyntor crevis.about 



Ian inch within the utmoft edge of his thell, which goes roundabout 

 his body, from his head tohis taiI, Gn.hisbdIy-[ide3 into which joy nt 

 or crevis , 'you put your knife , beginning ;4t the head, and fb rip up 

 that lide, and then do as much to the other 5 then lifting up hisbellyj 

 .which we call hh Cal/pee, we lay open all his bowels, and taking them 

 out, come next to his heart, which has three diftind points, but all 

 meet above where the fat is 5 and ifyou take it out, and lay it in a dilhj> 

 it will ftir and pant ten hours after the filh is dead. Sure , there is np 

 creature on the Earth, nor in the Seas, that enjoy es life with lb much 

 fwcetnels and delight, as this poor fifti the Turtle 5 nor none more de- 

 licate in tafte, and more nourilhing, than he» 



Next to the flefti and fifhthislfland affords, 'tis fit to confider what 

 ^/e/^»ec/)^y£'j' there are to be found ^ that may ferve to futnilh out a 

 Table of fuch Viands, as are there to be had 5 which are eggs levcraj 

 wayes, viz. poch'd, and laid upon lippets of bread, foak'd in butter au<i 

 juice of limes, and fugar, with plumpt currans ftrcwed upon thern^ 

 and Cloves, Mace, and Cinamon beaten^ ftrewed on that, ivith a little 

 fait. Eggs boyfd and roafted, fry ed with tColIops of the fat of Pork 

 . well powdered* Buttered eggs, an Amulet of eggs, with the juice of 

 Limes and Sugar, a Froize, and a Tanley 3 Cuftards, as good as any at 

 my Lord Mayors Table, Cheef-cakes, Puffs, fccond Porrage, which 



