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j a gallon, the people drink much of it, indeed too much 5 for it often 

 laycs them aOecp on the ground, and that is accounted a very unwhol- 

 fomc lodginj^. 



The eighth fort of drink is Beveridge, made ofTpring water , white Beveridge, 

 fugar, and juyccof OrangeSp and this is not onely plea(ant but whol- 

 fome. 



The laft and beft fort of drink that this Ifland or the world affords, ^-^^ 

 is the incomparable wine of Pines, And is certainly the Ne6tar ^i^es, 



I which the Gods drunk, fdr on earth there is none like it, and that is 

 made of the pure juyce of the fruit it folf, without commixture of 



I water, or any other creature, having in it felf, a natural compound 

 of all taftes excellent, that the world can yields This drink is too 

 puretokeep long, in threeor four day es it will be fine ^ 'tis made 

 by preffing the truit and [training the liquor , and it is kept in 

 bottles. 



Having given you a tafte of the Bread and Drink this Ifland af- 

 fords, which v/ill ferve any mans palate , that is not over curious ^ I 

 xould tell you what we have of both forts that is brought to us from 

 other parts of the world 5 as Biskets, both fine and courfc. Barrels of 

 meal clofe put up which comes to us very fweet from England^ and 

 Hidland 5 ofwhich we make Bread, Pye-Cruft,and Puddings. And for 

 drmk, good EnghJIj Beer, French and Syanip Wines, with others,fome 

 from the Madera ^ fome from Fiall^ one of the lOands of Afores 5 So we 

 cannot juftly complain of want, either of bread or drink, and, from 

 England^ Spirits , fome of Ahnifeeds , fome of Mint, fome of Worm- 

 Wood, d^c. And from France, Brand), which is extream ftrong, but 

 accounted very wholfome. 



Having given you a juff accourtt, as near as my memory will ferve 

 of the bread and drink of this Ifland ; The next thing is the feveral 

 forts of meat we have there 5 and becaufeHogsfiefliis the moft gene- 

 ral meat, and indeed the befl the Ifland affords, I will begin with 

 that, which is (without queflion) as good, as any can be of that kind ; 

 for their feeding being as good, as caa grow any where, theflefh muft 

 ! needs be anfwerabic fruit, the nuts of Locuft, Pompians ofa rare kind, 

 I almoft as fweet as Milions, the bodies of the Plantines, andBonanoes, 

 Sugar-canes, and Mayes, being their daily food. 



When we came fjril: upon the Ifland, I perceiv'd the flies they made 

 to hold them, were trees, with the ends lying crofs upon one another, 

 and the inclofure they made , was not large enough to hold the 

 numbers of Hogs were in them, with convenient diflance to play 

 andftir themfelves for their health, and pleafure, fo that they were 

 in a manner pefter'd, andchoaktM), with their own flink , which is 

 fure the moff no\'fome of any other beafl,and by reafon of the Suns heat 

 much worfe j I have fmelt the flink of one of thofo flies down the Wind, 

 near a mile, through all the wood : and the crowding and thrufting 

 them fb clofe together, was certainly the caufe of their want of health, 

 which much hindred their grov/th 5 So that they were neither fo large, 

 not their flefh fo fweet, as when they were wild , and at their own 

 liberty, and choice of feedings ^ 

 For I have heard Major Hilliard fay ? that at their firfl coming 

 there , they found Hogs, that one of them weighed (the intrals be- 

 ing taken out, and the head off ) 400 weight. And now at the time of 



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