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A True and ExaB Hiflory 



Strength 0/ j 

 the Ijlandby 

 Nature to \ 

 Seaward. 



Ci^ftain 

 BHrrows. 



Strength of 

 the IJland 



How C over- 

 ned and. how 

 Divided. 



purple colour. Thefe being gathered jand eaten as a Sallet, with oy le, 

 vinegar, andfalt, will ferve an ordinary pallet, where no better isto 

 be had : But the root truly is Very good meat, boy I'd v»?ith powdred 

 pork 3 and eaten with butter, vinegar , and pepper. Moll: of thefe 

 roots are as large, as three of the biggcft Turnips we have in ErjgUnd. 

 We carried divers of them to Sea, for our provifion , which ftood us 

 in good ftcad , and would have ferv'd us plentifully in our great 

 want ofViduals^ but the Rats (of which we had infinite numbers a- 

 board) rob'd us of the moft part. 



That part of the Ifland which lies to the windeward , and is part 

 Eaftj part North, the ftormes and ftiffc windes coming from thofe 

 points, have fo waQi'd away all earthly fubftance, as there remaines 

 nothing but fteep Rocks 5 and the Sea being very deep on that fide, 

 the Anchors will hardly touch the bottom , though the Cables be 

 long 5 fo that what Ship foevcr rides on that fide, comes at her own 

 peril. Gontrarily, if any Ship be under Sail, on the Leeward fide,and 

 goes but fo far out, as to lofe the (belter of the Ifland, it is certain to be 

 carried away down to the leeward Iflands,and then it will be a very 

 hard work to beat it up again, without putting out into the main. 

 So that there can hardly be any fafe landing, but where the Harbours 

 and Baies are, which lie to theSouthvvefi^and thofe places arefbde- 

 fenfibleby Nature.as with fmallcofts, they may be very ftrongly for- 

 tified. But they have been much vegle&edjjy the Proprietor 5 for which 

 reafon^Cand fome others) the Planters refufed to call him by that name. 

 There was a Gentleman in the Ifland, who pretended. to be a Soul- 

 dier,and an Ingeneer,that undertook to fortifie all the landing places, 

 and to furnifii them withfuch ftoreof Artillery, as fhould befufiici- 

 entto defend them 5 provided, he might hqive .the Excifepaid to him 

 for (even years, which was promifed by the G.overnQurs and AfiTem- 

 bly. Whereupon he went to vvork,and made fuch aFort, as when 

 abler Ingeneers came upon the lfland , they found to be mofl: pernici- 

 ousf, for,commanding all the Harbour, and not of ftrength to defend 

 it felf, if it were taken by an enemy, might do much harm to the 

 land-ward. So that at my coming from thence, they were pulling 

 it down, and inftead of it, to make Trenches, and Rampiers, vvith 

 Palli(adosrs, Horn-works, Curtains, and Counter-fcarfes j and having 

 j left a very good Fortification of (landing wood round about the Ii]and 

 I near the Sea , the(e were thought as much as needed for their de- 

 fence, againft the landing of any forraign Forces,and for their ftrength 

 I within. 



They built three Forts,one for a Magazine to lay their Ammunition 

 ! and Fowder in , the other two to make their retreats upon all occa- 

 land.\Cions. At my coming from thence, they were able to mufter ten 

 thoufandFoot,asgooJ men,and asrefblute as any inthevvorld, and 

 a thou'and good Horfe, and this was the ftrength of the Ifland about 

 the time I came away. 



They Govern the e bytheLawes of Etrgland ^ for all Criminal, Ci- 

 vil,lVlartial,EccIcfiaftical.nnd Maritime afiairs. 



TliisLavv is adminiftred by a Governour, and ten of his Council, 

 four Courts of ordinary juflice, in Civil caulcs, which divide the 



land 



