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valley_n or_o savanna_n novissima_fw-la et_fw-la acuratissima_fw-la barbados_n descriptio_fw-la per_fw-la johannem_fw-la ogiluium_fw-la cosm_n ographum_fw-la regium_fw-la mahot-tree_n the_o mahot-tree_n between_o the_o french_a settlement_n and_o the_o caribbeean_n run_v a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n along_o who_o shore_n grow_v abundance_n of_o the_o mahot-tree_n which_o be_v full_a of_o bough_n from_o the_o top_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n the_o bark_n of_o this_o tree_n serve_v in_o stead_n of_o rope_n and_o be_v also_o use_v to_o tie_v up_o tobacco_n the_o wood_n itself_o be_v durable_a and_o good_a for_o building_n wherefore_o most_o of_o the_o house_n build_v on_o hill_n be_v of_o this_o timber_n the_o best_a harbour_n for_o ship_n be_v between_o the_o ward_n carbet_n and_o st._n peter_n defend_v from_o the_o wind_n by_o high_a hill_n diamond_n the_o diamond_n not_o far_o from_o the_o inlet_n of_o the_o salt-pit_n appear_v about_o half_a a_o league_n off_o at_o sea_n a_o rock_n call_v the_o diamond_n be_v a_o receptacle_n for_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n of_o bird_n and_o especial_o wild_a pigeon_n beside_o the_o stream_n that_o in_o the_o rainy_a season_n run_v through_o the_o dale_n and_o savana_n there_o be_v ten_o river_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o mountain_n glide_v through_o the_o valley_n into_o the_o sea_n sometime_o they_o swell_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o overflow_a their_o bank_n they_o wash_v down_o the_o tree_n and_o house_n which_o inconvenience_n have_v teach_v the_o french_a to_o build_v their_o house_n on_o hill_n or_o rise_a ground_n the_o good_a situation_n of_o this_o island_n have_v invite_v many_o family_n thither_o sect_n xxii_o st._n lucia_n lucia_n situation_n of_o st._n lucia_n st_n lucia_n by_o the_o french_a alouzie_n be_v so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v discover_v on_o the_o thirteen_o of_o december_n dedicate_v in_o the_o calendar_n to_o the_o virgin_n martyr_n lucia_n who_o be_v burn_v at_o syracuse_n it_o lie_v southerly_a from_o dominico_n at_o thirteen_o degree_n and_o forty_o minute_n and_o be_v ken_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n by_o two_o fiery_a mountain_n the_o most_o easterly_a of_o which_o be_v high_o than_o the_o other_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o these_o two_o mountain_n lie_v pleasant_a valley_n shadow_v by_o close_a wood_n and_o moisten_v by_o clear_a spring_n near_o which_o heretofore_o a_o small_a number_n of_o caribbeean_n dwell_v maintain_v themselves_o with_o fish_v they_o go_v stark_o naked_a and_o paint_v their_o body_n with_o red_a ochre_n and_o draw_v a_o vermilion_a stroke_n from_o their_o ear_n to_o their_o nose_n a_o english_a ship_n send_v to_o guinee_n to_o supply_v the_o plantation_n there_o land_a sixty_o six_o mutinous_a person_n here_o who_o be_v all_o kill_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o when_o henry_n jacobson_n lucifer_n put_v into_o the_o bay_n of_o lucia_n to_o water_n there_o anno_fw-la 1627._o land_a to_o discover_v the_o island_n he_o find_v neither_o man_n nor_o house_n nor_o any_o thing_n but_o a_o barren_a soil_n yet_o notwithstanding_o du_n parquet_n send_v his_o deputy_n rosselan_n with_o a_o colony_n to_o plant_v in_o this_o island_n sect_n xxiii_o barbados_n barbados_n situation_n of_o barbados_n the_o island_n barbados_n which_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o english_a anno_fw-la 1627._o lie_n between_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o degree_n and_o have_v twenty_o five_o league_n in_o circumference_n and_o somewhat_o more_o in_o length_n than_o breadth_n and_o be_v supply_v with_o a_o freshwater_n river_n and_o several_a pool_n the_o ground_n be_v fruitful_a in_o the_o produce_v of_o tobacco_n cotton_n ginger_n and_o especial_o sugar_n invite_v many_o people_n to_o settle_v there_o insomuch_o that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n it_o can_v show_v twenty_o thousand_o inhabitant_n beside_o negro_n slave_n the_o tree_n which_o grow_v on_o this_o island_n be_v not_o only_o delightful_a but_o profitable_a among_o which_o the_o roucou_n be_v one_o with_o sharp_a leave_n white_a carnation_n flower_n like_o star_n which_o hang_v by_o cluster_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o bough_n and_o after_o a_o while_n turn_v to_o a_o cod_n full_a of_o vermilion_a kernel_n the_o juice_n dry_v in_o the_o sun_n and_o knead_a into_o ball_n be_v of_o a_o great_a value_n of_o the_o bark_n of_o this_o tree_n they_o make_v strong_a rope_n and_o the_o root_n be_v very_o wholesome_a and_o of_o a_o pleasant_a taste_n cayovyou_n the_o fly_n cayovyou_n moreover_o among_o the_o infect_v that_o breed_n here_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o fly_n worthy_a of_o a_o short_a description_n the_o caribbeean_n call_v they_o cayovyou_o be_v about_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o beetle_n they_o have_v two_o strong_a wing_n and_o under_o they_o thin_a which_o they_o never_o spread_v abroad_o but_o when_o they_o fly_v and_o then_o they_o carry_v such_o a_o lustre_n in_o they_o that_o they_o give_v as_o much_o light_n in_o the_o night_n as_o a_o light_a candle_n their_o eye_n also_o at_o the_o same_o time_n glitter_v like_o fire_n make_v no_o noise_n when_o they_o fly_v they_o feed_v on_o the_o juice_n of_o flower_n and_o be_v so_o smooth_a that_o they_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o slip_v through_o one_o finger_n and_o when_o they_o find_v themselves_o to_o be_v take_v they_o hide_v their_o glitter_a wing_n under_o the_o other_o the_o indian_n tie_v these_o fly_n to_o their_o hand_n and_o foot_n so_o to_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o light_n in_o the_o night_n and_o anoint_v their_o body_n all_o over_o at_o certain_a solemnity_n wherein_o candle_n be_v forbid_v with_o the_o juice_n squeeze_v out_o of_o they_o which_o cause_v they_o to_o shine_v like_o a_o flame_n of_o fire_n they_o catch_v they_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o wood_n which_o they_o move_v in_o the_o air_n whereupon_o the_o fly_n go_v to_o sit_v be_v take_v with_o a_o hat_n but_o their_o light_n vanish_v if_o they_o be_v kill_v but_o as_o to_o what_o may_v farther_o be_v add_v concern_v this_o island_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o our_o plantation_n we_o can_v better_o satisfy_v the_o curiosity_n of_o those_o who_o desire_v a_o true_a information_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o concern_v that_o place_n than_o by_o insert_v verbatim_o a_o letter_n from_o a_o intelligent_a person_n who_o have_v be_v long_o resident_a there_o viz._n colonel_n robert_n rich_a of_o no_o old_a date_n than_o may_v 31._o 1670._o by_o which_o the_o present_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o island_n the_o building_n and_o other_o improvement_n make_v there_o by_o the_o planter_n since_o they_o first_o possess_v it_o in_o what_o commodity_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o country_n their_o chief_a trade_n consist_v their_o strength_n militia_n government_n and_o flourish_a commerce_n and_o whatever_o else_o be_v material_a to_o be_v impart_v may_v be_v clear_o understand_v sir_n barbados_n colonel_n rich_a his_o description_n of_o the_o barbados_n i_o
beside_o brandy_n and_o english_a spirit_n but_o of_o these_o latter_a now_o no_o great_a quantity_n import_v or_o spend_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o general_a use_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o sugar-cane_n call_v rum_o which_o the_o mean_a sort_n as_o servant_n and_o slave_n do_v not_o only_o drink_v in_o great_a abundance_n but_o much_o also_o be_v hence_o transport_v into_o virginia_n bermudas_n and_o new-england_n here_o be_v also_o import_v great_a store_n of_o provision_n of_o all_o sort_n viz._n beef_n pork_n fish_n etc._n etc._n from_o ireland_n new-england_n virginia_n bermudas_n new-found_a land_n etc._n etc._n also_o pease_n flour_n butter_n cheese_n and_o biscuit_n likewise_o timber_n board_n pipe_n and_o hogshead_n staff_n etc._n etc._n also_o negro-slave_n from_o guinee_n and_o live_v cattle_n as_o bull_n cow_n asinego_n be_v and_o horse_n from_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr verd_fw-mi island_n new-england_n and_o from_o england_n servants_z and_o all_o other_o commodity_n for_o plantation_n and_o for_o apparel_n of_o all_o which_o great_a quantity_n be_v hither_o bring_v and_o sell_v the_o ship_n that_o come_v to_o trade_n to_o this_o island_n belong_v general_o to_o england_n some_o few_o vessel_n be_v here_o build_v and_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o to_o the_o leeward_n island_n and_o some_o belong_v to_o new-england_n bermudas_n etc._n etc._n the_o number_n of_o vessel_n which_o come_v hither_o to_o trade_n in_o one_o year_n be_v find_v upon_o search_n to_o be_v about_o two_o hundred_o of_o all_o sort_n some_o year_n more_o some_o less_o as_o ketche_n sloop_n bark_n etc._n etc._n contain_v in_o burden_n fifteen_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o five_o tun_n according_a as_o they_o be_v here_o enter_v which_o be_v at_o the_o least_o a_o three_o part_n less_o than_o their_o true_a burden_n by_o reason_n every_o ship_n pay_v one_o pound_n of_o powder_n per_fw-la tun_n the_o mean_v ordain_v by_o this_o country_n for_o store_v the_o magazine_n the_o great_a 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freeholders_n two_o out_o of_o every_o parish_n sect_n xxiv_o st._n vincent_n vincent_n situation_n of_o st._n vincent_n the_o island_n of_o st._n vincent_n south-west_n from_o st._n lucia_n and_o have_v sixteen_o degree_n of_o north-latitude_n be_v so_o call_v by_o the_o spaniard_n as_o have_v discover_v it_o on_o that_o saint_n day_n be_v the_o five_o of_o april_n it_o be_v account_v eight_o league_n long_o and_o six_o broad_a and_o rise_v round_o about_o with_o high_a ground_n and_o several_a mountain_n which_o be_v see_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n this_o island_n have_v a_o very_a fruitful_a soil_n and_o for_o the_o bigness_n of_o it_o have_v be_v long_o since_o well_o people_v with_o caribbeean_n before_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o spaniard_n possess_v here_o several_a village_n to_o who_o they_o be_v still_o swear_v enemy_n but_o truck_v with_o the_o hollander_n for_o provision_n horn_n axe_n knife_n and_o other_o trifle_n at_o the_o west_n and_o south_n side_n be_v convenient_a 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which_o it_o run_v up_o sect_n xxv_o bekia_fw-la bekia_n situation_n of_o bekia_n not_o far_o from_o st._n vincent_n lie_v the_o island_n bekia_n which_o reckon_v twelve_o league_n in_o circumference_n and_o lie_v at_o twelve_o degree_n and_o twelve_o scruple_n of_o northern_a latitude_n it_o have_v a_o secure_a harbour_n against_o all_o wind_n but_o because_o it_o be_v without_o fresh_a water_n be_v be_v only_o frequent_v by_o the_o caribbeean_n that_o dwell_v on_o st._n vincent_n who_o come_v hither_o to_o fish_n and_o visit_v certain_a little_a garden_n which_o they_o have_v there_o for_o their_o pleasure_n the_o soil_n produce_v store_n of_o water-melon_n who_o red_a juicy_a pulp_n yield_v when_o squeeze_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o sweet_a liquor_n which_o be_v very_o refresh_v and_o good_a to_o create_v a_o appetite_n their_o white_a flower_n notch_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o leave_n afford_v a_o delightful_a smell_n anno_fw-la 1633._o captain_n john_n johnson_n van_n hoorn_v put_v in_o to_o bekia_fw-la to_o catch_v tortoise_n find_v a_o fine_a inlet_n on_o the_o west_n and_o eastward_o a_o ridge_n of_o rock_n cotton_n grow_v wild_a in_o the_o field_n and_o upon_o the_o shore_n a_o kind_n of_o snail_n call_v burgun_n under_o who_o first_o shell_n appear_v another_o of_o a_o silver_n colour_n with_o black_a speck_n sect_n xxvi_o granada_n granada_n situation_n of_o granada_n granada_n lie_v at_o twelve_o degree_n and_o sixteen_o scruple_n like_o a_o halfmoon_n from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n be_v full_a of_o wood_n towards_o the_o south-west_n run_v a_o fresh_a river_n into_o the_o sea_n the_o shore_n very_o low_o afford_v good_a anchorage_n at_o twelve_o league_n distance_n the_o current_n grow_v exceed_o strong_a here_o and_o the_o water_n also_o ebb_v and_o flow_v in_o a_o few_o hour_n dirick_n simonszoon_o witgee_v sail_v from_o tobago_n be_v amaze_v to_o see_v with_o what_o force_n the_o current_n drive_v he_o to_o granada_n it_o the_o french_a possess_v it_o hither_o du_n parquet_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n send_v three_o hundred_o man_n from_o martinico_n who_o scuffle_v with_o the_o inhabitant_n six_o month_n before_o they_o can_v possess_v the_o same_o in_o peace_n and_o scarce_o have_v they_o obtain_v it_o at_o last_o but_o by_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o french_a assistance_n will_v be_v very_o advantageous_a unto_o they_o against_o the_o arovages_n the_o duke_n seryllac_n in_o paris_n inform_v of_o the_o fertility_n of_o this_o island_n buy_v it_o of_o du_n parquet_n for_o a_o considerable_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o indeed_o granada_n be_v none_o of_o the_o mean_a of_o the_o caribbee_n the_o soil_n produce_v very_o good_a both_o fruit_n and_o timber-tree_n among_o which_o be_v the_o latine-tree_n of_o a_o tall_a body_n but_o ordinary_a thickness_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o bough_n hang_v leave_n like_o fan_n in_o long_a stalk_n which_o be_v tie_v together_o serve_v for_o roof_n of_o house_n there_o be_v also_o the_o tree_n cocoa_n which_o yet_o grow_v not_o so_o high_a here_o as_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o west-indies_n sect_n xxvii_o tabago_n tabago_n situation_n of_o tabago_n the_o next_o which_o come_v in_o view_n be_v tabago_n so_o call_v as_o some_o think_v from_o the_o quantity_n of_o that_o drug_n there_o plant_v eight_o league_n long_o and_o four_o broad_a lie_v in_o the_o eleven_o degree_n and_o sixteen_o minute_n of_o northern_a latitude_n and_o have_v many_o high_a mountain_n full_a of_o wood_n out_o of_o which_o glide_v eighteen_o stream_n which_o water_v the_o plain_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n captain_n vitgeest_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n here_o find_v a_o convenient_a inlet_n on_o the_o east_n and_o fresh_a water_n to_o fill_v his_o cask_n half_n a_o league_n from_o the_o shore_n rise_v five_o rock_n through_o which_o he_o sail_v with_o his_o ship_n within_o the_o cliff_n open_v a_o bay_n into_o which_o run_v a_o river_n well_o store_v
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