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Fruits and Sweat-Meats they have of ma- 

 ny kinds, as of three or four forts of Pump- 

 kins, Macaroons, Almonds prepared ma- 

 ny ways, Raifins, Dates, Figs dry and green, 

 excellent Melons of two or three forts, and 

 Water-Melons,Pomgranates of fe- 

 veral kinds. Apples, Pears, Apri- R'rValSutT 

 cocks. Peaches, Mulberries white ★ Grapes ia 

 and bl3ck,Plumbs,andDamafcens, Meffial h^ve 

 Cherries, ^Grapes of many kinds, known as big 

 and very good, and if they would ^ a pigeon's 

 aflifl: Nature, they might have e- If^ 

 very thing in Perfedion- make wine. 



Their Salating is Lettuce, Endive, Car- 

 duus, Parfley, Apium, and other fweet Herbs, 

 Onions, Cucumbers of feveral kinds, fome 

 about a Yard in length, and two or three 

 Inches thick, and hairy, (this is efteemed the 

 wholfomeft) Radilhes, Fumatas^ or Apples 

 of Love, all which they will cut, and put 

 Oil, Vinegar, and Salt, with fome red 

 Pepper : This Salate they eat with Bread. 

 They have a Fruit called Baraneen^ in Spain^ 

 Baragena^:^ thefe they Hew with their Vi(ftu- 

 als, and fometiraes cut them in thin llices, and 

 fry them ; it makes a pretty Dilh* When the 

 Moors have feafted, every one waflies his 

 Hands and Mouth, thanks God, and blef- 

 fes the Hofts and Entertainers from whom 

 they had it they talk a little, or tell fome 

 Story, and then lie down to reft, where 

 I (hall leave them at prefent, and do beg 

 your Pardon for fp tirefome and frivilous a 

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