lo ‘ Verdona-tr/W, Fruits^ 8ic. 
^"'1^99‘tice of their coming, by a great Sea that 
tumbles in on the Shore for fome time 
before they come, and by a black Sky in the 
N. W. Upon thefe Signs Ships either get up 
their Anchors, or flip their Cables and put to 
Sea, and ply off and on till the Weather is 
over. Sometimes they are forced to do fo 2 
or 5 times before they can take in their Lad- 
ing ; which ’tis hard to do here in the faireft 
Weather: And for frefli Water, they fend, 
as I have faid , to Sapjta Cruz. Verdona is 
green, ftrong-bodied Wine, harfher and 
fharper than Canary. ’Tis not fo much e- 
fteemed in Europe.^ but is exported to the Wefi- 
Jfidies, and will keep beft in hot Countries ; 
for which Reafon I touch’d here to take in 
fome of it for my Voyage. This fort of Wine 
is made chiefly on the Eaft- fide of thelfland, 
and Shipt off at Santa Cruz- 
Befides thefe Wines, which are yearly 
vended in great plenty from the Canary Tflands 
(chiefly from Grand Canary Tenerijfe^ and 
Falrna) here is flore of Grain, as Wheat, Bar- 
ly and Maiz , which they often tranfport to 
other places. They have alfo fome Beans and 
Reas, and Coches, a fort of Grain much like 
Maiz, fow’d moftly to fatten Land. They 
have Papah’s, which I fhall fpeak more of 
hereafter ; Apples, Pears, Plumbs, Cherries, 
and excellent Peaches, Apricocks, Guava’s, 
Pomegranates, Citrons, Oranges, Lemons , 
Limes, Pumpkins, Onions the bell: in the 
World j Cabbages, T urnips, Potatols, 6 '"c. 
They 
