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fruits and herbs have been already mentioned; it re- 

 mains that we confider the meat and fifh with which 

 it is alfo equally provided. 



The bread at Lima is inconteftibly the beft in 

 all this part of America, both with regard to its 

 colcwr and tafte, the goodnefs of the corn being 

 improved by the manner of working it ; and at the 

 fame time fo reafonable, that the inhabitants ufe no 

 other. It is of three kinds, one called Criollo, the 

 crumb of which is very light and fpongy ; the fe- 

 cond French bread and the laft foft bread. It is 

 kneaded by negroes employed by the bakers, many 

 of whom are very rich, and their fhops always well 

 provided. Befides their own flaves, the bakers are 

 alfo obliged to receive any delivered up to them by 

 their mailers to work as a punifhment, and for 

 thefe, befides finding the flaves in provifions, they 

 pay the mailer the uliial wages in money or in bread. 

 This punifliment is the fevereft that can be infli6led on 

 them, and, indeed, all the hardfliips and cruelties of 

 the galleys are lefs than what thefe wretches are obliged 

 to undergo. They are forced to work the whole day 

 and part of the night, with little food and lefs fleep ; 

 fo that in a few days the moft vigorous and ftubboin 

 flave becom.es weak and fubmilTive, and proftrates 

 himfelf before his mailer, with tears, intreaties and 

 promifes of amendment on being removed from that 

 place, the dread of which is doubtlefs of the greateit 

 ufe in awing the vail num.ber of flaves, both within 

 and without the city. 



Their mutton is the moil common food, and is 

 very palatable, from the nitrous paftures where tha 

 flieep are fattened. The beef alfo is good ; but little 

 eaten except by the Europeans, fo that two or three; 

 beails fupply the city for a week. Here is alfo plenty 

 of poultry, partridges, turtle-dove*", &c. Pork i^ 

 alfc*) in great abundance, though not equally delicate 

 with that of Carthagena. The lard is ufed in drcf- 



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