Chap. IV. through France. 
they bind up the Cuttings inF^aggots, and referve them 
till' the Vintage time. Then they burn them, and of 
their Afhes make a Ley or Lixivium, which they boil 
in great Veffels, and therein immerfe the Bunches of 
Grapes one by one. Afterwards, to dry them, they fpread 
them upon a paved Floor clean fwept, made for that 
Purpofe in the Vineyard, that fo they may be more 
ipeedily dried by the Sunbeams. 
When they are fufficiently concofled and dried, they 
put them up in Frails or Basicets. After the fame Man- 
ner they prepare their dried FigSj by dipping them in a 
Lixivium made of the Afhes of the dried Branches of 
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didant from Montfellier. 2. Arles., a confiderabie Cityj 
once the Head of a Kingdom, called anciently Arelatei 
Handing upon the River Rhofne., whichj a good Way 
above this City, divides itfelf into two Branches, and 
makes an Ifland called the Cainarg, All this Ifland is 
full of Vermicularis frutex growing by the Ditch Sides 
all along. Beyond this City, in the Way to Mdrfeilles^ 
we paffed over a large Plain or Level, all over covered 
with Stones, called now the Craux or les Champs 'pierreux^ 
anciently Campi Lapideito. 3. St. Chamas, a large Burgh:, 
Handing upon the Ridge, and on each Side a narrovv 
Hill, which is perforated like Paufilypus. 4. Marfeilles^ 
* Av«v.i a.iiv.^iiV.,0 \j i vviiiv^ii Jo j-vCi IC/J tlLCCl ilivL JT Ciiylhjyiio % IVJ-Cit 
the Fig-tree, cut off in pruning. But however, they fu- an ancient City, not great but well built, with tall Stone 
perHitioufly obferve to make their Lixivium for Raifins, 
of the Afhes of the Branches pruned off the Vine, 
I doubt not but the Afhes of any Wood indifferently 
taken would ferve as well for that Purpofe. 
12. From Frontignan we rode toBalleruch, to fee the 
hot Waters, which are ufed as well inwardly as out- 
wardly. At our being there, which was in the Begin- 
ning of Septetnber., the Water was fcarce Lukewarm ; 
they told us that in the Winter it was very hot. The Bath 
Houfes for the moH parr, and very populous; 
We were told that the Number of Souls was about 
120,000. The Streets are narrow as in moH of the 
ancient Towns in this Country, to keep off the fcorch- 
ing Beams of the Sun in Summer-time. The Haven 
is the moH fecure and commodious that I have feen 5 
the Entrance into it is fo flrait and narrow, that a Man 
may eafily caH a Stone crofs it, but the Haven within 
large enough to contain 500 Veffels or more 5 of an 
is not above two flight Shots diffant from the EJiang., oval Figure. On one Side of this Haven the Town 
and the Water thereof taffes very fait and brackifh, is built, which compaffes it more than half round, hav- 
whether by Reafon of the Seas being fo near it, or be- ing before it a handfome Kay well paved, which ferves 
caufe the Water comes from fome Salt Mine, I know the Citizens for a W^alk or Promenade. This Haven 
not; yet the latter feems the more probable, becaufe, is not capable of Ships of above 600 Ton. 
Hiould it come from the Sea, the Water draining thro* On the Rocks near this Town, I found growing 
fo^much Sand, would probably lole its Salt by the plentifully, the fame Colutea I obferved at St.Chamas: 
V aleriana ruhra Rod. Carduus galadUtes., /. B. By the 
Sea-fid e, Fragacantha, Majfiliexftum plentifully : A§ier 
luteus fupinus., I. B. Fithymalus myrfinites augujlifolius 5 
Coronopus MaJJilienfis, Lob. 5, Baujfet. 6. Oliola, two 
little Towns. 7. Toulon, no great Town, but well for- 
tified, and the beff Haven the King of France hath on 
the Mediteranean Sea, having a large Bay capable of 
the greateff Veffels, where there is good Riding for 
Way, as we have found by Experiment in England. 
At Gabian, about a Day’s Journey from Montpellier in 
the Way to Beziers, is a Fountain of Petroleum: It 
burns like Oil, is of a Hrong pungent Scent, and a 
blackiffi Colour. It diffills out of feveral Places of the 
Rock all the Year long, but moH in Summer-time. 
They gather it up with Ladles, and put it in a Barrel 
fet on one End, which hath a Spiggotjufl at the Bot- ^ ^ _ ___ 
tom ; when they have put in a good Quantity, Ships. At they make Holes in their Stone Walls 
tiey open the Spiggot to let out the Water, and at three or four Foot Diflance near the Ground, and 
when the Oil begins to come, prefently Hop it. They there plant Capers, the Fruit whereof they prepare and 
pay for the Farm of this Fountain about Fifty Crowns pickle after this Fafiiion. They feather the Buds of 
per Annum. _ We were told by one Monfieur Beaufhofte, Bloffoms of the Flowers before they be explicated, and 
a LhymiH in mntpellier, that Petroleum was the very fpreading them thin, lay them in the Shade to wither 
fame with the Oil of Jet and not to be diffinguiOied for three or four Hours, to prevent the Opening of the 
irom It, by Colour, TaHe, Smell, Confiflency, Virtues, Flower. Then they put them in a Veffel, and pour 
or any other Accident, *as he had by Experience found Vinegar upon them, covering the Veffel with a Board,- 
upon the Coait of the Mediteyranean Sea in feveral Pla- and fb let them Hand for nine Days, at the End where- 
_ces as Berre ntM Martegue in Provence Mejfma of they take them out and prefs them gently, and 
rif c 1 r R o TTT 1 • them in frefh Vinegar, letting them Hand as long 
They make Salt of the Sea- Water drawn into lhal- as before : This done the third Time, they put them up 
low Pools, and evaporated by the Sun-beams, in Sum- in Barrels with Vinegar. Some mingle Salt with their 
mer-time. FirH^ they let the Water into a large ffial- Vinegar, which is the beff Way, and preferves the 
low Plain, like the cooler in a Brewhoufe, and there Capers for three Years, both for Colour and TaHe, as 
being well heated they run it into feveral fhallow Beds, good at the FirH. 
^ Garden ; when the Sun hath dried I obferved near BauJTet great Plenty of Myrtle in the 
up all t^ Water they let in more, and fo again three Hedges ; near Olliole, Acanthus Sativus ; Althea frutef- 
or tour X imes, till the Salt, remaining at the Bottom ceus folio rotundiore in cano C. B. Fumaria minor five te- 
01 thefe Receptacles, come to be three Fingers thick, nui folia Jurredha I. B. , Acacia trifolia ; Teucrium vuU 
» Arifarum latifolium Chryfocome Ger. 8. St. MaxF 
little Hills; but the whole Procefs of this Operation be- 
ing exacffly defcribed in the Philofophical Tranfadiions, 
Numb. 51. p. 1025. 
I fliall forbear to enlarge any further concerning it. 
Nov/ that I have mentioned Martegue, I fhall add^ the 
Manner of making Botargo out of Mr. F. Willoughhf^ 
Notes. At Martegue they take Abundance of Mullets 
[Mugiles not Mulli, as one would be apt to think by 
the Englifh Name] in their Burdigos, which are Places 
in the Shallows inclofed with Fledges of Reeds. The 
Male Mullets are called Allettants, becaufe they fhed 
the Milt, [^Lac pifciumd] The Females Botar, of the 
Rows or Spawn of which Botargo is made. They firff 
take out the Spawn intire, and cover it round with 
Salt for four or five Hours, then they prefs it a little 
between two Boards or Stones, then they wafh it, and 
at laff dry it in the Sun for thirteen or fourteen Days 
taking it in at Nights. 
13. Decmkr yth 1665. MontfelUerv^e vmde ii. Aignemortes, a ftnall Town, but of oTMt 
an excurfive Voyag. mto Provence. The principal Ci- near tht Sea. in a fenny Place, fixLalul d ftan^^ 
tiesandjownsdratweiawwe MontpUier. From MontpelUcr we rewf.ned to 
* X from 
mine ; near which is the famous Grot of Mary Magda- 
len, called St. Baulme. p. Aix, anciently Agues Sexti^e^ 
from the hot Baths that are there. This is a very ele- 
gant and pleafant City, well built with fair Stone Houfes, 
having broad Streets and handfome Piazza^s. lo. Se- 
logne, Selonia. 
In the Cordeliers Church lies buried NoBrodamus the 
famous French Prophet, whofe Verfes the Frenchmen 
eHeemed as Oracles. In the Church Wall is placed a 
Stone with this infeription to his Memory 
B. M. Carijf. offa M. NoBradami unius omnium morta^ 
Hum judicio digni^ cujus pene divino calamo totius or- 
his ex aftrorum influxu futuri eventus conferiberentur 
Vixit an. 62. m. 6. d. 10. Obit Salo MDLXVL 
^ietem pofteri ne inAdete. Anna Pontia Gamelln 
Solonia conjugi optimo. V. F. 
