EXPEDITION TO SURINAM. 



firft take place, having only exchanged his trowfers for a 

 pair of thin linen or filk breeches, he fits down, and hold- 

 ing out one foot after the other, like a hori j going to be 

 Ihod, a negro boy puts on his ftockings and fhoes, which 

 he alfo buckles, while another drefles his hair, his wig, 

 or fhaves his chin, and a third is fanning him to keep off 

 the mufquitoes. Having now Ihifted, he puts on a thin 

 coat and waiftcoat, all white ; when, under an umbrella, 

 carried by a black boy, he is condu6ted to his barge, which 

 is in waiting for him with fix or eight oars, well provided 

 with fruit, wine, water, and tobacco, by his overfeer, who 

 no fooner has feen him depart, than he refumes the com- 

 mand with all the ufual infolence of office. But fhould 

 this prince not mean to ftir from his eftate, he goes to 

 breakfaft about ten o'clock, for which a table is fpread in 

 the large hall, provided with a bacon ham, hung-beef, 

 fowls, or pigeons broiled ; plantains and fweet cafTavas 

 roafted ; bread, butter, cheefe, 8cc. with which he drinks 

 ftrong beer, and a glafs of Madeira, Rhenifli, or Mozell 

 wine, while the cringing overfeer fits at the farther end, 

 keeping his proper diftance, both being ferved by the 

 moft beautiful flaves that can be feleded ; — and this is 

 called breaking the poor gentleman's faft. 



After this he takes a book, plays at chefs or billiards, 

 entertains himfelf with mufic. Sec. till the heat of the day 

 forces him to return into his cotton hammock to enjoy his 

 meridian nap, which he could no more difpenfe with than 

 a Spaniard with his fiejlay and in which he rocks to and 



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