itf The Hijtory of BookII. 



larly one place in the faid Grott, where the waters falling up- 

 on a bare ftone, and diftilling drop after drop, of a different 

 bignefs, makefo exact a mufick, that there is no harmony can 

 well be preferr d before it. 



There is found in the Mountains, on the Eaft-fide of the Pro- 

 vince of Achalaca^ fome Rock-Chriftal, and certain red and 

 bright ftones, which havefuch a luftre as that they might pals 

 for right Rubies : 'Tis poflible there may be lome Copper- 

 mines in thofe parts $ but they are not yet difcovered, only 

 what confirms this opinion is, that they find a kind of golden 

 land there, which is walh'd down by the torrents, and hath a 

 wonderful luftre .* Mr. Brigftock having given of it to fome 

 Gold Imiths to make a reft thereof, it was in a manner quite con- 

 fum'd by the fire, and the little that remained in the Crucible 

 might well pafs for very fine Copper. 



Thefe lame Religious men ftiew'd the laid Gentleman, as 

 they pafs'd through the woods, feveral forts of trees which 

 yielded Gums of excellent fcenr, as alio many other Rarities, 

 a particular account whereof would require a conliderable Vo- 

 lume : But above all, they Ihow'd him the tree, whereof the 

 Floridians make that excellent drink which they call Cajina 9 

 the delcription whereof may befeen in the Hiftory of de Laet. 

 It is abfolutely conformable to the Relation of Mr. Brigjiock. 



Before the Inhabitants of Achalacha were converted to Chri- 

 ftianity, they took feveral Wives 5 but now their Marriages 

 are regulated, and they content themlelves only with one : 

 They interr'd their Lords as the Apalachites do, in the Caves 

 that are at the foot qf the Mountains: then they made up^trie 

 entrance thereof with a ftone-wall.^ they hung before the 

 Cave the molt conliderable Veffels which thole Princes had 

 made ufe of at their Tables : And all the Captains faftend 

 all about the place, their Bows, Arrows,and Clubs, and mourn- 

 ed for feveral days at the Sepulchre : They worlhipped the 

 Sun, and held the immortality of the Soul as well as their 

 Neighbours : They believ'd alfo that fuch as had liv'd well s 

 and lerv'd the Sun as they ought, and made many prefents to 

 the poor, in honour of him, were hapyy, and that after death 

 they were chang'dinto Stars : But on the contrary, that thole 

 who had led a wicked life, were carried into the precipices of 

 the high Mountains, whereby they were furrounded, and there 

 endur'd extream want and milery, amongft the Lion's, Tygers, 

 and other beafts of prey, which hunt after their fuftenance 

 therein. 



The Inhabitants of this Country are all long-liv'd, inlbmuch 

 that there are many arriong them, both men and women, who 

 are neer two hundred years of age. 



This curious digreffion we receiv'd from the foremerttioned 

 Englijh Gentleman, Mr, BrigBoc^ and we have inferted it 



here 



