the bigncfs of oties finger and an inch or an 
inch and half long. There is alfp a dark 
dunnifli Worm or Bug of the bigncfs of an 
Oatcn-ftraw, and an inch long ^ that in the 
(pring lye at the Root of Corn and Garden 
plants all day, and in the night creep out 
and devour them \ thcfe infome years dc-^ 
firoy abundance of Indian Corn and Garden 
plants, and they have but one way to be 
lid of them, which the Englijh have learnt 
of the IndiaHS '} Andbecaufcit is fomewhat 
firange, I (hall tell you how it is, they go 
out into a field or garden with a Birchen- 
di(b,ind fpudling the earth about the roots, 
for they lye not deep, they gather their difti 
full which may contain about a quart or 
three pints, then they carric the difli to the 
Sea-fide when it is ebbing-water and ftt it a 
fwimming, the water carrieth the difli into 
the Sea and within a day or two if you go 
into your field you may look your eyes out 
fooncr than find any of them. 
Sovp'bngs ot Millipedes ihtte be good 
ftore, but none of that (ort that are blew 
and turn round as a pea when they arc 
touched J neither are there any Beetles nor 
Maple bugs^ but a fiinking black and red 
Bug called a Cacarooch or Cockroach^ and a 
little black Bdg hke a Lady-cow that breeds 
in jkins and luns and will eat ihcm totfceir 
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