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big_a as_o pease_n in_o the_o flesh_n wherein_o a_o swarm_n of_o young_a one_o breed_v cause_n ulcer_n and_o rot_a flesh_n which_o must_v be_v eat_v away_o with_o aquafortis_n and_o burn_v allom._n sect_n xii_o eustathius_n eustathius_n situation_n of_o eustathius_n eustathius_n which_o be_v rather_o a_o mountain_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o ocean_n like_o a_o sugar-loaf_n than_o a_o island_n lie_v at_o seventeen_o degree_n and_o forty_o minute_n it_o have_v scarce_o five_o league_n in_o circumference_n yet_o receive_v some_o while_n since_o a_o colony_n of_o above_o sixteen_o hundred_o people_n send_v thither_o from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o unite_a netherlands_o under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n lampsen_v and_o ree_n beside_o the_o natural_a strength_n of_o the_o place_n whereby_o a_o few_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v off_o a_o great_a number_n it_o be_v fortify_v with_o a_o strong_a fort_n which_o command_v the_o harbour_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v very_o industrious_a and_o make_v great_a profit_n of_o the_o tobacco_n which_o they_o plant._n in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o island_n be_v a_o mountain_n overgrow_v with_o tree_n which_o seem_v to_o end_v in_o a_o point_n and_o have_v about_o it_o a_o pleasant_a plain_n the_o abundance_n of_o fowl_n hog_n and_o goat_n afford_v the_o inhabitant_n store_n of_o provision_n for_o their_o storehouse_n be_v never_o so_o empty_a but_o that_o they_o can_v supply_v their_o neighbour_n want_v the_o want_n of_o freshwater_n brooks_n they_o supply_v with_o rain-water_n which_o they_o preserve_v in_o cistern_n though_o the_o air_n of_o the_o island_n be_v wholesome_a and_o the_o soil_v fruitful_a yet_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o many_o great_a inconvenience_n for_o beside_o the_o terrible_a thunderclaps_a and_o earthquake_n that_o rend_v the_o ground_n hurricane_n terrible_a hurricane_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v exceed_o trouble_v in_o august_n and_o september_n with_o the_o wind_n which_o in_o twenty_o four_o hour_n blow_v from_o all_o point_n of_o
the_o compass_n with_o such_o mighty_a gust_n as_o if_o they_o will_v turn_v all_o thing_n into_o their_o first_o chaos_n the_o caribbeean_n call_v these_o tempest_n hurricane_n which_o former_o use_v to_o happen_v but_o once_o in_o seven_o year_n but_o of_o late_a every_o two_o year_n and_o sometime_o twice_o in_o a_o year_n what_o damage_n these_o wind_n cause_n be_v scarce_o to_o be_v express_v the_o sea_n raise_v its_o turbulent_a wave_n up_o to_o the_o sky_n cast_v the_o ship_n on_o the_o shore_n which_o though_o in_o harbour_n be_v certain_a to_o be_v wrack_v while_o the_o land_n seem_v to_o labour_v under_o a_o general_a ruin_n whole_a wood_n be_v root_v up_o by_o the_o same_o or_o at_o least_o bereave_v of_o bough_n and_o leave_n the_o corn_n be_v beat_v down_o the_o plant_n blast_v house_n turn_v topsie-turvy_o mountain_n rend_v asunder_o and_o sometime_o piece_n of_o rock_n blow_v into_o the_o sea_n before_o the_o hurricane_n there_o be_v several_a forerunner_n which_o give_v notice_n of_o their_o sudden_a approach_n viz._n the_o sea_n on_o a_o sudden_a be_v so_o calm_a that_o the_o least_o motion_n be_v not_o perceive_v the_o bird_n fly_v from_o the_o mountain_n into_o the_o valley_n where_o they_o lay_v themselves_o flat_a on_o the_o ground_n and_o the_o rain_n which_o fall_v be_v bitter_a and_o salt_n charles_n de_fw-fr rochfort_n observe_v that_o in_o his_o time_n some_o ship_n lade_v with_o tobacco_n be_v lose_v in_o a_o hurricane_a before_o st._n christopher_n soon_o after_o the_o tempest_n cease_v thousand_o of_o fish_n be_v see_v swim_v with_o their_o belly_n upward_o intoxicate_v no_o doubt_n with_o the_o tobacco_n sect_n xiii_o antego_n antego_n situation_n of_o antego_n between_o nevis_n and_o montserrat_n at_o sixteen_o degree_n and_o eleven_o minute_n lie_v antego_n be_v seven_o league_n long_o and_o about_o six_o broad_a it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o come_v at_o with_o great_a ship_n because_o of_o the_o many_o rock_n which_o lie_v before_o it_o and_o remain_v the_o long_a uninhabited_a because_o of_o the_o want_n of_o fresh_a water_n yet_o at_o last_o the_o english_a take_v possession_n of_o it_o dig_v pit_n and_o make_v trough_n to_o catch_v and_o preserve_v rain-water_n in_o so_o that_o it_o be_v now_o inhabit_v by_o at_o least_o eight_o hundred_o people_n who_o live_v on_o plant_n venison_n and_o fish_n upon_o the_o seashore_n appear_v oftentime_o the_o swordfish_n swordfish_n the_o swordfish_n which_o have_v no_o scale_n but_o a_o grey_a skin_n and_o white_a belly_n rough_a like_o a_o file_n a_o flat_a head_n two_o fin_n on_o each_o side_n two_o on_o the_o back_n and_o one_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o tail_n with_o which_o it_o make_v a_o swift_a motion_n the_o sword_n of_o it_o be_v a_o long_a bone_n arm_v on_o each_o side_n with_o twenty_o seven_o white_a and_o strong_a tooth_n this_o fish_n strive_v to_o be_v chief_a of_o the_o sea_n encounter_v with_o all_o other_o fish_n whatsoever_o even_o with_o the_o whale_n himself_o who_o belly_n he_o often_o rend_v open_a near_o his_o eye_n be_v two_o nostril_n out_o of_o which_o he_o blow_v the_o water_n he_o drink_v into_o the_o air._n sect_n fourteen_o montserrat_n montserrat_n description_n of_o montserrat_n montserrat_n lie_v just_a at_o the_o seventeen_o degree_n be_v so_o call_v from_o a_o spanish_a hill_n beyond_o barcelona_n who_o shape_n this_o island_n represent_v off_o at_o sea_n it_o be_v about_o three_o league_n in_o length_n and_o almost_o as_o much_o in_o breadth_n and_o be_v very_o mountainous_a except_o a_o little_a towards_o the_o east_n and_o as_o much_o westward_o the_o english_a have_v a_o church_n here_o line_v in_o the_o inside_n with_o cedar_n which_o this_o island_n produce_v in_o great_a abundance_n also_o the_o acajou-tree_n which_o grow_v a_o exceed_a height_n acajou-tree_n the_o acajou-tree_n with_o mighty_a bough_n under_o which_o many_o judge_n it_o very_o wholesome_a to_o sleep_v but_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o the_o acajou-tree_n the_o one_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o in_o tallness_n of_o body_n and_o colour_n of_o which_o the_o most_o esteem_v be_v the_o red_a and_o sweet-smelling_a which_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o any_o decay_n for_o that_o which_o be_v white_a and_o yield_v gum_n when_o cut_n be_v of_o a_o less_o value_n acomas-tree_n the_o acomas-tree_n the_o acomas_n be_v also_o no_o way_n inferior_a in_o bigness_n to_o the_o acajou_n which_o bear_v long_o swart_a leave_n and_o yellow_a fruit_n not_o unlike_o a_o plumb_n but_o because_o of_o their_o extraordinary_a bitterness_n they_o be_v not_o eatable_a only_o the_o wild_a pigeon_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n of_o the_o year_n feed_v on_o they_o after_o which_o their_o flesh_n become_v bitter_a also_o from_o the_o bark_n when_o cut_n run_v a_o milky_a juice_n cypress-tree_n the_o cypress-tree_n the_o cypress-tree_n when_o plane_v yield_v a_o pleasant_a marble_n colour_n to_o the_o eye_n and_o a_o delightful_a fragrance_n to_o the_o scent_n iron-tree_n the_o iron-tree_n the_o iron-tree_n with_o sharp-pointed_a leave_n crack_v near_o the_o stalk_v blossom_n in_o march_n and_o september_n after_o the_o violet_a blossom_n follow_v a_o black_a kind_n of_o fruit_n like_o a_o cherry_n be_v a_o excellent_a food_n for_o bird_n the_o wood_n whilst_o flourish_a be_v red_a but_o cut_v down_o change_v its_o colour_n yet_o be_v so_o hard_a that_o it_o never_o decay_v moreover_o the_o musk-herb_n yield_v a_o sweet_a smell_n musk-herb_n the_o musk-herb_n and_o grow_v like_o bramble_n without_o thorn_n between_o long_a dusky_a leave_n hang_v yellow_a flower_n which_o afterward_o become_v cod_n full_a of_o seed_n that_o smell_v exact_o like_o musk._n sect_n xv._o guadalupe_n guadalupe_n situation_n of_o guadalupe_n guadalupe_n or_o gardelupe_n former_o call_v carricueira_n lie_v at_o about_o sixteen_o degree_n and_o contain_v sixty_o league_n in_o circumference_n for_o it_o be_v the_o big_a and_o noble_a of_o the_o caribbee_n 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from_o cold_n towards_o each_o of_o the_o two_o forementioned_a point_n fish_n strange_a fish_n be_v large_a gulf_n that_o produce_v abundance_n of_o tortoise_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o fish_n and_o among_o other_o one_o sort_n not_o know_v by_o name_n which_o be_v general_o about_o four_o foot_n long_o have_v a_o sharp_a and_o big_a head_n with_o glitter_a eye_n a_o back_o streak_v with_o blue_a and_o green_a and_o a_o belly_n half_n white_a and_o half_a red_a eight_o yellow_a fin_n and_o a_o broad_a tail_n with_o which_o it_o swim_v exceed_o swift_a near_o the_o shore_n swim_v the_o shark_n a_o ugly_a sea_n monster_n shark_n the_o shark_n which_o bite_v a_o man_n asunder_o in_o the_o middle_a at_o once_o their_o head_n be_v hard_a and_o prickly_a their_o flat_a mouth_n open_v discover_v three_o row_n of_o tooth_n after_o this_o fish_n swim_v general_o the_o pilot-fish_n pilot-fish_n the_o pilot-fish_n which_o be_v so_o curious_o speckle_v that_o nature_n seem_v herein_o to_o excel_v 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in_o a_o new_a city_n which_o
have_v late_o see_v your_o proposal_n concern_v a_o english_a atlas_n and_o have_v read_v dr._n heylin_n book_n of_o chorography_n and_o history_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n his_o three_o edition_n correct_v and_o enlarge_v print_v anno_fw-la 1666._o 1_o find_v he_o very_o short_a and_o erroneous_a in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o caribbee_n island_n especial_o of_o this_o island_n of_o barbados_n wherein_o i_o have_v be_v a_o inhabitant_n more_o than_o eleven_o year_n he_o say_v 1._o the_o island_n be_v seventeen_o or_o eighteen_o mile_n in_o compass_n 2._o on_o the_o south_n it_o be_v furnish_v with_o a_o large_a and_o commodious_a harbour_n 3._o the_o chief_a commodity_n be_v tobacco_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o course_n sugar_n call_v barbados_n sugar_n which_o must_v be_v quick_o spend_v or_o it_o will_v melt_v to_o nothing_o 4._o that_o this_o island_n be_v worth_a all_o the_o plantation_n make_v by_o the_o english_a and_o yet_o that_o we_o hold_v it_o at_o the_o courtesy_n of_o 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regnum_fw-la granatense_n et_fw-fr popâ—ayan_n 4._o la_fw-fr palma_n build_v anno_fw-la 1572._o in_o a_o certain_a territory_n the_o people_n whereof_o be_v ancient_o call_v musi_n and_o colymae_n 5._o trinidad_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o ancient_a tudela_n renew_v or_o a_o city_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o this_o tudela_n stand_v on_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o river_n zarbi_n which_o run_v between_o high_a mountain_n make_v the_o rivulet_n turatena_n and_o in_o the_o same_o territory_n as_o la_fw-fr palma_n above_o mention_v viz._n of_o the_o musi_n &_o colymae_n by_o who_o the_o spaniard_n who_o have_v here_o a_o colony_n be_v so_o exceed_o molest_v that_o they_o desert_v the_o same_o together_o with_o their_o governor_n peter_n de_fw-fr orsua_n yet_o not_o long_o after_o the_o forsake_a place_n be_v again_o rebuilt_a by_o the_o name_n of_o trinidad_n but_o that_o place_n prove_v incommodious_a be_v again_o abandon_v and_o a_o new_a trinidad_n build_v where_o now_o 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martha_n divide_v it_o for_o the_o most_o part_n on_o the_o north_n it_o have_v nova_n andaluzia_n or_o carthagena_n on_o the_o west_n mare_fw-la del_fw-it zur_n and_o on_o the_o south_n quito_n or_o rather_o some_o unreduced_a country_n lie_v betwixt_o they_o both_o it_o extend_v in_o length_n above_o a_o hundred_o league_n from_o north_n to_o south_n but_o in_o breadth_n betwixt_o the_o river_n and_o the_o south_n sea_n not_o much_o above_o forty_o or_o fifty_o the_o country_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o little_a too_o much_o subject_n to_o rain_n yet_o not_o so_o but_o that_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o soil_n answer_v the_o industry_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o most_o place_n very_o well_o sebastian_n de_fw-fr bevalcazar_n governor_n of_o quito_n march_v anno_fw-la 1536._o with_o a_o company_n of_o spaniard_n to_o otabalo_fw-it where_o the_o country_n papayan_n begin_v be_v often_o set_v upon_o by_o the_o native_n from_o their_o ambuscadoe_n and_o the_o many_o
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