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A True and ExaB Hijiory 



kindsj' whofe name I have forgotten , Snappers , grey and red , Ca- 

 vallos, CarpionSjd^^". with others of rare colours and (bapes, too many 

 to be named in this leaf, fome fryedinoyl, and eaten hot/ome fouc't, 

 fome marinated • ofallthefe wetafted, and were much dehghted. 



Dinner being near half done, (the Padre, Bcrn^rdo^ and the othef 

 black attendants, waiting on us) incomes an old felioWj whofe com- 

 plexion wasraifed out of the red Sack 5 for near that Colour it was: 

 his head and beard milk white, his Countenance bold and cheerful , 

 a Lute in his hand, and play 'd us for a Novelty , The Vajfame fares 

 galiard'-) a tune in great efteem, \n Harry the fourths day es 5 for when 

 i Sir John Faljiaff makes his Amours to Miftrels Doll Tear-jheet^^ Stieake 

 j and his Company, the admired fidlers of that age, playes this Tune, 

 i which put a thought into my head,that if Time and Tune be theCom- 

 ' pofits of Mufick, what a long time this Tune had in favling from Eng- 

 I land to this place. But we being fufficiently fatisfied with this kind of 

 I Harmony, defired a long 5 which he performed in as Antique a manner 5 

 i both favouring much of Antiquity 5 no Graces, Double Relilhes, 

 j Trillos, Gropos, or Piano forte's , but plain as a' packftaff 3 his Lute 

 ; too, was but of ten ftrings, and that was in fafhion in King Ddvid's 

 I dayes 3 fo that the rarity of this Antique piece , pleas'd me beyond 

 i meafure. 



I Dinner being ended, and the P^^/re well near weary of his wait- 

 j ing, werofe, and made room for better Company 5 for now the 

 i Padre , and his black Miftrels were to take their turns 5 A Negro 

 I of the greateft beauty and majefty together .* that ever I Caw in one 

 j woman. Her ftature large, and excellently Qiap'd, well favour'd,full 

 ey 'd5and admirably grac'df^fhe wore on her head a roll of green Taffaty, 

 ftrip'd with white and Philiamort, made up in manner of aTurbant, 

 and over that a Height vayle, which ihe took off at pleafure. On her 

 body next her Linnen, a Peticoat of Orange Tawny and Sky colour 3 

 not done with Strait ftripes,but wav'd , and upon that a mantle of pur- 

 ple filk, ingray Id with ftraw colour. This Mantle was large, and tyed 

 with a knot of very broad black Ribbon , with a rich Jewel on her 

 i right fhoulder, which came under her left arm, and (b hung loofe and 

 jcareleOy 3 almoft to the ground. On her Legs, fhe wore buskins of 

 j wetchedSiIk,deck'd with Silver lace5and Fringe 3 Her fhooes,of white 

 j Leather, lac'd with sky colour, and pink'd between thole laces. In her 

 ! ears, fhe wore large Pendants 5 about her neck, and on her arms, fair 

 ! Pearls. But her eyes were her richeft Jewels, for they were tha lar- 

 i geft, and moft oriental that I have ever feen. 



j Seeing all thefe perfedions in her only at paflage , but not yet 

 I heard her Speak, I was refblv'd after dinner, to make an Eflay what 

 I a prefent of rich filver, filk, and gold Ribbon would do, to perfwade 

 I her to open her lips ; Partly out of a Curiofity, to fee whether her 



teeth were exadly white, and clean, as I hop'd they were 3 for 'tis a 

 : general opinion, that all Negroes have white teeth , but that is a Com- 

 I mon error, for the black and white, being fb near together, they fet off 

 ' one another with the greater advantage. But look nearer to them , 

 [and you fhallfind thofe teeth, which at a diftance appeared rarely 

 i white, are yellow and foul. This knowledge wrought this Curiofity 

 ! in me, but it was not the main end of my enquiry j for there was now, 



but one thing more, to fet her off in my opinion , the rareft black 



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