Cap. VI. The Caribby-lflands. 



of little feeds, round, vifcous, and foft, of a picquant tafte, 

 and approaching that of Spice. This fruit fortifies the ftomack, 

 and helps digeftion. 



MOM IN. 



THe Momhi is a Tree grows up to the bignefs of an Apple- 

 tree i and bears a large fruit of the fame name. 'Tis true, 

 the Ifhnders commonly call it Corafol^ becaufe the feeds of 

 thofe they have was brought from Corafol } an Ifland pofTefs'd 

 long fince by the Dutch, who have there a good Fort, and a 

 nuineroui Colony, which hath fpred it felf into feveral other 

 Ifland s neer it. This Fruit is like a little Cucumber not fully- 

 ripe ; the rind of ft is always green, and enamell'd with feveral 

 fmall partitions like fcales : if it be gathered in its maturity it 

 is within as white as cream, and of a mixture of fweetnefs and 

 iharpnefs, which much heightens the talte of it. This Fruit 

 is extreamly cooling, and pleafant to the palate : In the midft 

 of it lyes the feed, which is of the bignefs and figure of a Bean,, 

 veryirnooth, and of the colour of a Touch-ftone on which a 

 piece of gold had been newly try'd 3 for it feems to fparkle 

 with little golden veins. 



JVNIFA. 



JVnipa^or Jempa } being the lame Tree which the Brajiliam 

 call Jampaba 0 and the Fortuguez^ Jempapo^ grows up to the 

 bignefs of a Chefimtt-trce 0 the boughes of it bowing down to- 

 wards the ground, and making a pleafant fhade : The leaves of 

 it are long , like thofe of a Wallmtt-tree : It bears a kind of 

 flower like thofe of Narcijfm, and they are of a good fcent. 

 The wood of it isfolid, and in colour of a pearly grey. The 

 Inhabitants cut down thefe Trees while they are yet young, to 

 make (rocks for Muskets and Fire-locks, in regard the wood 

 being eafie to be wrought, may be excellently polifh'd. Eve- 

 ry moneth it is cloath'd with lbme new leaves : It bears a kind 

 of Apples, which being ripe feem to have been baked in an 

 Oven, about the bignefs of an ordinary Apple: Falling from 

 the Tree they make a noife like that of a gun difcharg'd : which 

 proceeds hence, that certain winds or fpiritspent up in the thin 

 pellicles which enclofe the feed, being ftirr'd by the fall, force 

 their way out with a certain violence. Whence it may be con- 

 cluded., that it is the fame Fruit which the Indians in New-Spain, 

 by a barbarous name call g)uant la Latin. 



Thefe Jumpa-apples eaten without taking away the little skin 

 within them , are extreamly binding. This Fruit is much 

 fought *fter by Hunts-men , in regard that being fourilTr it 

 quenches thirft, and comforts fuch as are wearied by travelling. 



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