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vention of this great mifchief , it vviH be very needful to have ftrong 

 Buttereffes without, and thofe being plac't jufl: againft the Couples , 

 will be of main concern to the fide-walls. If you make the breadth of 

 yourhoufe fifty foot^allo wing two foot to the partition.and two foot 

 to either of the fide-walls above', (but more below) vVhich is fix foot 

 in alljyou will have remaining forty four foot, which being equally 

 divided will afford twenty two foot for thet)readth of either room, 

 you may for the length allow what you pleafe. But this I fpeak by per- 

 miffion, and not by diredion. But I will fend you a Plot with this , 

 and an Index annexed to it, offiich ahoufe as I would build for plea- 

 fure and convenience, if I were to live there, and had mony enough to 

 beftow^and I believe,with fiich conveniences and advantages for (hade 

 and coolnels, as few people in thole Weftern parts have ftudied, or 

 ever thought on. 



And now I have as neer as I can, delivered the Cum of all I know of 

 the Ifland o^Barbadoes^ both for Pleafiires and Profits, Commodities 

 and Incommodities, Sickneffes and Healthfulnefs. So that it may be 

 expefted what I can (ay to perRvade or difTwade any that have a 

 defire to go and live there. But before I give a full anfwer to that, I 

 muft enquire and be enformed of what difpofition the party is that 

 hath this defign •> If it be fuch a one as loves the pleafiires of Europe , 

 for particularly of England) and the great varieties of thofe, let him 

 never come there , for they are things he (hall be fure to mi(s. But , 

 if he can find in himfelf a willingnc(s to change the pleafures which 

 he enjoyed in a Temperate , for fuch as he (hall find in a Torrid 

 Zone, he may light upon fome that will give him an exchange, with 

 (bme advantage. 



And for the pleafures of England^let us confider what they are^that 

 we may be the better able to judge how far chey are confiftent with 

 the Climate of Barbadoes^ and what gainers or lolers they will be by 

 the exchange,that makes the adventure 5 and by the knowledge and 

 Well weighing of that, invite or deter thole, that are the great lovers 

 and admirers t>ftho(e delights, to come there, or ftay away. 



And amongft thefports and recreations that the people oC England 

 excrci(e mofi: for their healths without dores, they are Courfing,Hun- 

 ting and Hawking. 



And for the Greyhound, though he be compleat in all his (liapes 

 that are accounted excellent, headed like a Snake, neckt like a Drakcg 

 back'tlikea Beam,fided like a Breme, tail'dlikea Rat, footed like a 

 Cat, deep breafted with large phillets and gd^skins, excellently win- 

 dcd^with all clfe may fty le him perfe(a:,and of a right race : Yet, what 

 of all this, if the Country afford no Game to courie at; or if there 

 were, that would amount to nothing 5 for, in the running of twelve 

 fcore yards , they will either bruile their bodies againft ftumps of 

 trees, or break their necks down the ftcep falls of Gullies which are 

 there too common. 



And for the Huntfman and his Hounds they will find themfelves 

 at a dead fault,before they begin , for upon this (byle no Stag with 

 his lofty well thap't head , and active body, has ever fet his nimble 

 feet; and Herds of Vallow Deer,were never put to make a (land upon 



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