C a p. VI . 'The Caribby Jflanck 



the Apple puts on a thin delicate skin of a lively Vermilion. 

 Within it is full of certain fpungious filaments, which yield a 

 kind of fweet and (harp juice extreamly good to quench thirft, 

 and accounted very good for the ftomach, as alfo in fwoonings 

 and fainting , being qualified with a little Sugar: But if it 

 chance to fall on any Linen, it makes a red ftain therein, which 

 continues tillfuch time as the Tree brings forth new flowers. 



The Indians make an excellent drink of this fruit, which 

 being kept fome days inebriates as foon as the beft French- 

 wine would. The Nut which is above, burnt, yields a cau- 

 ftick byl, which is fuccefsfully ufed to mollifies nay to take 

 away Corns, and the caljoufnefs of the feet. If it becrack'd 

 there is within a kernel, cover'd with a thin pellicle, which 

 being taken away it is of an excellent tafte, and its vcrtueis to 

 warm and extreamly to fortifie the Stomach. 



This Tree bears but once a year j whence the Brafilians 

 number their age by the Nuts growing on this Apple, laying 

 up one for every year, which they keep very carefully in a little 

 basket for that purpofe. If an inciiion be made at the foot of 

 this Tree there will come forth a clear and tranfparent Gum, 

 which many have taken for that which is brought out of^m- 

 bia. The feed of the Tree is in the Nut, which put into the 

 ground grows without any trouble. 



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THe Icaco is a kind offmall Plumb-tree which grows after the 

 form of a Briar j the branches of it are at all times loaden 

 with fmall long leaves: Twice a year they are drefi'd with 

 abundance of pretty white or violet flowers, which are fol- 

 low'd by a little round fruit, about the bignefs of a Damfin, 

 and that being ripe, grows either white or violet, as the flower 

 had been before : This fruit is very fweet, and fo lov'd by 

 fome Savages living neer the Gulf of Hondures, that they are 

 called Icacos from their much feeding on thefe Plumbs. Thofe 

 who have travell'd among them have obferved, that when thefe 

 fruits are ripe they carefully fecure the propriety thereof to 

 themfelves, and to prevent their Neighbours, who have none in 

 their Quarters, from ipoiling the Trees, have Guards fet on 

 the Avenues of their Country, who with Club and Dart op- 

 pofe fuch as mould attempt their difturbance. 



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THe Monbdin is a Tree grows very high, and bears long 

 and yellowtfh Plumbs, which are of a fcent good enough : 

 But the ftone being bigger then all the meat about it, they are 

 not much efteeu/d, unlefs it be of fome who mix them in the 

 drinks of Ohuoh and Maby, to give them a better tafte. The 



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