times changctH into Kje, and is fubjed to 
hcbhfkd^ hmcfzy with a vapour breaking 
out of the earth, others ^ with a wind 
Nortb-eaft or North- wtft, at fuch time as it 
' flawereth, others again (ay it is with light- 
ning. I have obferved, that when a land 
of ff^eaf hath bcen ftnittcn with a blafiat 
one Corner, it hath infedcd the reft in a 
weeks time, it begins at theftem (which 
will be fpotted and goes upwards to the car 
making it fruitlefs : ini^tfpthc pond that 
lyeth between JVater-toifH ^nd Cambridge^ 
caft its fifti dead upon the fliore, forc't by 
a mitieral vapour as was conje^ured. 
Our fruit-Trees profper abundantly , 
ApplC'treesy Pear-trees^ jQuince-treesy Cherry^ 
trees ^ F lum- trees ^ Barberry-trees* I have 
obferved with admiration, that the Kernels 
fownor the Succors planted produce as fair 
& good fruit, without graffing,as the Tree 
from whence they were taken: the Countrey 
is replenifticd With fair and large Orchards. 
It was affirmed by one Mr» Woolcnt ( a ma« 
giftratc in OwwfGic^^ Colony )' a| the Cap- 
tains Meffc ( of which I was ) aboard the 
Ship I came home in, that he made Five 
hundred Hogftieads of Sydet oxxi of his 
own Orchard in ens yean Syder is very 
plentiful in the Countrey, ordinarily fold 
for Ten ftiiliings a HogOiead. At the Tap- 
houfes 
