C a p. XVI. The Garibby-Iflands. 



cellent than the Maby 9 and differs not much from Beer, either 

 as to colour or ftrength .* The Indians make it very pleafant, 

 but of fuch ftrength withall, that much drunk it intoxicates^ 

 as Wine does : They make it of Cajjava well and throughly 

 baked on the plank, then chew'dby the Women, and put into 

 Veffcis full of Water : or, after it hath been infus'd, and boil- 

 ed for about the fpace of two days by its own vertue, with- 

 out any fire, as new Wine does, the infufion is ftrain 'd through 

 the coarfe or hair-cloth } and the juice which is gotten from it 

 by that (training, being kept two daies more,is ready for drink- 

 ing : To make this composition boil the better they put into 

 the Veffeltwo or three Roots of Potatoes, fcraped very fmall. 

 It muff indeed be acknowledged that t hi* cuftom which the 

 Savagesiobferve in chewing the Cajjava before it be put into the 

 Vcflfel, is enough to turntheftomaohsof fome , but it is moft 

 certain withall,, that the Drink made after that manner is in- 

 comparably better than that which is made otherwife. 



The Ouicou isalfomade after another manner, without the 

 Roots of Potatoes, which is this , after the Cafiava is taken 

 off the Plank, it is laid fomewhere about the houfe and cover- 

 ed with the leaves of Manioc^ and fome heavy ftones laid 

 thereon, to fet it into a heat $ and this is done for the fpace of 

 three^ or four days : That done , it is broken intofeveral pieces 

 which are fpread on Banana-leaveSy and then they are lightly 

 fprinkled with water, and fo left .* When the Cajjava hath re- 

 mained fo for the fpace of one night, it becomes all red: and 

 then it is good to make Ouicoti, and will make its water boil 

 without the Roots of Totatoes. 



Befidesthefetwo forts of Drinks which are the moft ordina- 

 ry in the Caribbies, there are alfo made in divers places feve- 

 ral forts of delicious Wines : The Negroes , who are Haves in 

 theft Iflands, make incifions in the prickly Palms, out of which 

 there diftils a certain liquor like White-wine, whjch they ga- 

 ther in feveral little Gourds faften'd to the overtures of thofe 

 trees, whereof each will yield two pints every day, and fome- 

 times more:The moft ancientAuthors allure us,that among the 

 Eaji- Indians , the Wine of Palms was very much in ufe, as indeed 

 ids at this day: It is alfo uledin fome parts oiAfrick^ y as at Mo- 

 nomotapa. 



Moreover there is in the Caribbies another kind of Drink 

 made of Bananas^ which is alfo in other parts, and by fome cal- 

 led Coufiou : But in regard this fort of Wine, though very 

 pleafant and ftrcng , caufes great ventofities, it is not much 

 Ailed. 



To conclude, there is made in thefe Iflands an excellent kind 

 -of Wine of thofe precious Reeds out of which the Sugar is 

 gotten : And this is the moft efteemed Drink of any made in 

 the Caribbies i It is called by fome Caw~mne> and there is a 



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