of the Ijland of B^rha^dots. 



of them which they foielt to , and finding it too flrong for their temper, 

 poiir'd Come of it into one of their Caiibafhes : And put to it as 

 much water, as would temper it to their palats 5 They drank again, 

 but all this would not give them the confidence to fpeak, but in mute 

 language, and extream pretty motions, (hewed they wanted neither 

 wit nor dilcretion to make anAnfwer. But it feem'd it was not the 

 falhion there for young Maids to (peak to ftrangers in Co publick a place. 



I thought I had been fufEciently arm'd with the perfe(3:ions I found 

 in the Padre's Miftrels, as to be free from the darts of any other beauty 

 of that place in (6 Qiort a time ^ but I found the difference between 

 young frelh beauties, and thole that are made up with the addition of 

 State and Majefty : for though they counlel and perfwade our loves 3 

 yet young beauties force, and Co commit fapes upon our affedions. In 

 (umme, had not my heart been fixed faftin my breaft,and dwelt there 

 above fixty years, and therefore loth to leave its long kept habitation, 

 I had undoubtedly left it between them for a Legacy .* For Co equal 

 were their beauties, and, my love as it was not, nor could be particu- 

 lar to either. 



I have heard it a queftion difputed, whether if a horfe, being plac'd 

 at an equal diftance between two bottles of Hey equally good, and his 

 appetite being equally fix'd upon either , whether that horfe muft not 

 equally flarve. For if he feed on either, it muft argue that his appe- 

 tite was mort fixt on that, or elfe that bottle was better than the other, 

 Qtherwile, what Qiould move him to choofe one before the other. 



In this pofture was I with my two MiftrelTes, or rath er my two halves 

 of one Miftrels j for had they been conjoynd, and fb made one, the 

 point of my love had met there 3 but being divided^ and my affection 

 not forked, it was irapoflibletto fix but in one centre. 



In this doubtful condition I took my lieave, with an afliirance that 

 I Qiould never find two fiich parallel Paragons in my whole fearch 

 through the world : And the realbn^oftheit fb great likenels and luftre, 

 was, they were Sifters and Twins, as 1 was after infbrm'd byaHermite 

 that came often to vifit us when we came onLandjas we often did,and 

 not far ctf from his Cell. 



But you will think it ftrange, that a man of my age and gravity 

 ftiouldhave fb much to do with beauty and love : But I have three 

 arguments to proted me 3 the firft is, I have in my younger dayes been 

 much enclin'd unto painting, in which, art, colour, favour and fhape, is 

 exercifed , and thele beauties being a proper fubjed: of all thefe perfe- 

 dions (being in themfelves perfeft ) I could not but confidei* them 

 with a ftudied diligence. 



Next, I had been long at Sea without letting foot on any Land, and 

 that hath a property to inake all Land-objects beautiful 5 and thefe 

 being in the higheft degree Paramount , could not but furprize my 

 fancy. Befides, the place being extream beautiful and lovely,could not 

 but iecrerly harbour in it the fpirit of love,a paffion not to be govern'd. 

 And therefore I hope you will pardon my wild extravagancy. 



But the main reafon of this flying out, is, I had little elfe to fay, for 

 the Ifland being a place of very little or no Traffique, could not afford 

 much of difcourle. Cattle they have very good and large, which they 

 fell at very eafie rates. And likewile horfes of excellent fhapes and 



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