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feveral things, which other wife we might have had an 
account of. Here he tells us his way of preferring the 
Specimens of his Plants, and owns he was obliged for the 
defignsof many to one Mr. More, a Clergy-mat?. 
This firft Volume, after a large Introduction and Obfer- 
vations made in the Voyage thither, contains a very par- 
ticular and accurate defcription of the Herbs growing 
there, with the Figures as large as the Life, curioully 
drawn and as well Graved. Thus far in general : I (hall 
obferve foroe few particulars, and refer the Curious to 
the Book it felf for a full information. 
In the Introduction he informs us of feme particulars of 
the firft Difcovery of the Weft- Indies, by Ch> Columbus , a tad 
of this Iffand in 1494$ and by the way obferves, that 
the firft Ship brought home the French Pox , before un* 
known in Europe, with its wonderful fpreading in a few 
Years. 
As to the fituation of Jamaica t it lies S. W, of Eng- 
land 1 500 Leagues 5 it has to the E. St Domingo. , about 
35 Leagues, and to the N. Cuba , about 205 to the S Porto 
Belo , and to the S. E. Santa Martha , each about 140 
Leagues diftanr. 
Next he gives the Names of the Rivers (which are 
generally Pvapid and Muddy) both on the N. and S. 
fides 5 obferving there is a Ridge of Hills running E. and 
W. through the midft of it. 
As to the Barometer, he found the fame variations there 
as with us in England j with fome other Obfervations of 
the Air. Then he treats of the Waters 5 obferves an hot 
Spring, fait. Springs, He found the Soil of their Sa- 
vannas anfwer our Meadows. Treating of their Food, lie 
obferves that Flefb fometimes- corrupts very foon, except 
Salted 5 and here takes occafion to [peak of their feeding 
and managing their Swine 5 another part of their Food is 
Turtles and fome other %ijh» Here he (peaks of Cajfada 
Bread , and the wonderful change made in it by Baking, 
it being raw a rank Poifon. Then 
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