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them, and receiv'd in their ftead Jejuits and Carmelites, who 

 have very fair Houfes and Plantations, which are manured by 

 a great number of Slaves belonging to them, through whofe 

 means they are very handfomly maintained. The R. F. Henry 

 du Vivier was the firft Superior of the Jefuitical Million. 



His Excellency the General hath alfo built a very fair Ho- 

 fpital, in a very healthy place, where fuch fick perfons as are 

 unable to effect their recovery at their own houfes, are at- 

 tended, and maintained, andvifited by Phyfitians and Surge- 

 ons, till they are reftored to their former health. Strangers al- 

 fo who fall fick in the Ifland are receiv'd in there. Order is al- 

 fo taken that Orphans be difpos'd into convenient houfes, 

 where they are brought up and inftru&ed. 



There are many noble Structures built both by the the Eng- 

 lifti and French 5 but the moft magnificent of any is the Caftle 

 of the French General, the particular Defcription whereof we 

 fball neverthelefs forbear, in regard it makes not much to the 

 Natural Hiftory oft he Caribbies. 



Of the Englifti building the moft confiderable are thofe of 

 the late Mr. Warner, firft Governour General of this Nation 5 

 Mr. Rich's, his iucceffor 5 Mr. Everard's, and Col. Geffrey fins, 

 which may well be ranked among the moft noble, and beft ac- 

 complifli'd of any in the Caribbies. 



The Englifh have alfo built in this Ifland five very fair 

 Churches, wellfurnHh'd within with Pulpits, and Seats, of ex- 

 cellent Joyners work, of precious wood. Tilljthe late Times, 

 the Minifters were fent thither by the Archbifliop of Canterbu- 

 ry, to whofe Diocefs it belongs. 



CHAP. V. 

 Of the Lee-ward Inlands. 



ALL thelflands lying Weft from St. Chriflophers are com- 

 monly called the Lee-ward Iflands , inafmuch as the 

 conftant wind of the Caribbies is an Eaft-wind , with 

 fome point of the North, and that there is feldom any Weft or 

 South-wind. Of thefe there are nine principal ones, whereof 

 we (hall give an account in this Chapter, according to the order 

 they are placed in the Map. 



S c EVSTACE. 



THe Ifland of St. Eujtace lyes North-Weft from St. Chrifio- 

 phers, at the altitude of feventeen degrees, and forty 

 minutes. It is about five leagues in compafs. To fpeak pro- 

 perly, 



