of the Ifland of Barbadoes. 



5?pf^arrerd with Ruffets^ or ath^k rhjl/aworts. But it fell out that this 

 Vear the Summer was there hotter than ufiially , and the Sca-men that 

 Were with us, gave us to underftand, that they never had feen it fo 

 burat asnow, and that the Lecii'-o'^/ part ofit was, at othertimes, ex- 

 eecdrag fruitful and pleafant , aboundmg with all Ibrts of excellent 

 fruits. Corn, Wine, Oyl, and the beft Sugars 5 with Horfes, Cattle, 

 Sheep , Goats, Hogs, Poultrey, of all forts, and the beft forts of Sea-filli. 

 Thefe^ iLlands lye near 5 3 degrees to the Noravan-L \ 

 ! Having paft between thele (leaving the yl/^^/m/j on our Stjrboardl 

 fide) we found a conftant trade-wind to carry us to the Sonthjvard^ 

 When the next Ifland that came in our view, was Bona Vijia i, but at 

 luchadiftaace,as we could hardly difcern colours , but the general 

 Landfcape of the Hills feeraed to us very beautiful , gently riling and 

 fiiUing, without Rocks or high precipices. I 



This Ifland is famous^ for excellent Salt, and for Horfes , which in 

 one property, excellall thatever I have leen 5 their hooves being to ^ 

 that degree orhardnels, and touglmels, that we ride them at the Bar- ', 

 badoes^ down iharp and fteep Rocks, without fliooes and no Goats 

 golurer upon the fides of Rocks and Hills than they ^ and many of them 

 very ftrong and clean limb'd. 



This !iland, we left ten Leagues, or thereabouts, on our Larboard 

 fide, and next to it the Ille of /I/.// 5 famous for ftorc of excellent 

 Salt. 



The lafi: ofthofe lOands was Falma-^a land fo high, as after we firft 

 difoovered it ( which was in the morning ) we thought to have 

 reacht it that night, but found our (elves far fhort of it next morn- 

 ing, though we had a fullgail all that night : fo much is the eye 

 deceived in Land which lyes high. This lOand is about 28 degrees 

 to the Norevvard, and from it to the Ifles of CapeVerd about 15 de- 

 grees a long way to be filent,fbr there is no land betweenjand there- 

 fore I purpofe to entertain you with fome Sea delights for there is no 

 place ib void and empty, where fome lawful pleafure is not to be 

 iiad, for a mm that hath a free heart , and a good Confcience. But 

 thefe Sea-pi eafures are fo mixtvvith Cruelties, as the trouble of the j 

 one, abates much the delight of the others for here we fee the great 

 ones eat up the little ones, as they do at Land , and with as little 

 remorfe^ yet laying that confiderationafide, the Chafe affords fome 

 plcaRirc to the eyes : for fome kinds of fifhes fhew themfelves above 

 water for a long while together. I have feen 20 Porpifces very 

 large of that kind, Crofs the Prow of our Ship, one behind another 

 in fo fteady and conflant a courfe, in chafo of fome other fifhes , as I 

 have feen a kennel of large Hounds, in Witmfor Forrefl, in the chafe 

 of a Stag 5 one following another diredly in a track; andtheoneiy 

 difference I find is , thefe do not fymd their mouths 5 but what 

 they want in that is fupplyed by the goodnefs of their nofc-s 5 for 

 they never are at a fault, but go conftantly on. The Dolphins like- 

 wife purfue the flying Fifh , forcing them to leave their known 

 watry Elements, and fiyc to an unknown one, where they meet with 

 as mercilefs enemies , for there are birds that attend the rifing of 

 thofe fifhes 5 and if they be within diflance, feldom fiil to make 

 them their own. Thefe birds, and no other but of their kind, 

 iovetoftragglefofarfromland 5 fo that it may be doubted, whether 



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