C a p. III. The Garibby-Iflands. 



MONT-SERRAT. 



THe Ifland of Mont-Serrat receiv'd that name from the 

 Spaniards, upon the account of a certain refemblance 

 there is between a Mountain in this, and that of Mont-Serrat, 

 which is not far from Barcelona 3 and it hath kept the name ever 

 fince. It lyes at the Altitude of 2 7 degrees. It is about three 

 Leagues in length, and almoft as much in breadth, fothat it 

 leems to be almoft of a round figure. Tis conceiv'd there are 

 in k between fix and feVen hundred men. 



What is moft confiderable in this Ifland is a very fair Church, 

 of a delightful Stru&ure, built by the contributions of the Go- 

 vernor and Inhabitants. The Pulpit, the Seats, and all the 

 Joyners and Carpenters work within it, are of the moft preci- 

 ous and fweet-fcented-wood growing in the Country. 



BARBOVTHOS. 



THe Ifland which the Englifh call the Barbouthos, lyes at 

 the Altitude of 17 degrees, and 30 minutes. It lyes 

 very low, and is in length about five leagues, lying North- 

 Eaft from Mont-Serrat. The Englifh are the Inhabitants of it, 

 and the Colony may amount to between four and five hundred 

 men, who find whereupon to fubfift conveniently. 



It is fubjecl: to this annoyance, which is alfo common to the 

 Ifland s of Antego and Mont-Serrat, that the Caribbians of Do- 

 minieo, and other places, do many times commit great fpoils 

 in it. The enmity and averfion which thofe Barbarians have 

 conceiv'd againft the Engtijh Nation in general, is come to that 

 height, that there hardly pafles a year but they make one or 

 two irruptions, in the nighttime, into fame one of the Iflands 

 it is poflefs'd of 5 and then, if they be not timely difecver'd, 

 and valiantly oppos'd, they kill all the men they meet, ran- 

 fack the Houfes and burn them, and if they can get any of the 

 Women or Children , they carry them away Prifoners into 

 their own Territories , with all the Booty they have a 

 mind to. 



ROTONDA. 



THe Ifland called Redonda, or Rotonda, from its round 

 figure, lyes at the altitude of 1 7 degrees, and 10 minutes. 

 It is a very little one, and at a diftance feems to be only a great 

 Tower, and taking a profpect of it oneway, a man might fay 

 it were a great Ship under fail. It is of eafie accefs on all fides, 

 by reafon the Sea about it is deep,and without rocks or (helves, 

 which might be dangerous to (hipping. 



D 2 SIEVES. 



