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A48447 A true & exact history of the island of Barbados illustrated with a mapp of the island, as also the principall trees and plants there, set forth in their due proportions and shapes, drawne out by their severall and respective scales : together with the ingenio that makes the sugar, with the plots of the severall houses, roomes, and other places that are used in the whole processe of sugar-making ... / by Richard Ligon, Gent. Ligon, Richard. 1657 (1657) Wing L2075; ESTC R5114 151,046 156

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kill-devill_n pag._n 92._o a_o estimate_n of_o the_o value_n of_o the_o sugar_n make_v upon_o this_o island_n in_o twenty_o month_n pag._n 95._o the_o with_o 's_o describe_v pag._n 96._o cave_n and_o the_o description_n of_o their_o largeness_n pag._n 98._o the_o use_n of_o liam-hound_n ibid._n alo●●_n grow_v there_o ibid._n the_o flower_n of_o the_o moon_n pag._n 99_o english_a herb_n and_o root_n ib._n strength_n of_o the_o island_n by_o nature_n to_o seaward_o pag._n 100_o as_o also_o within_o land_n ibid._n how_o govern_v and_o how_o divide_v ibid._n no_o mine_n in_o this_o island_n p._n 101._o the_o tar_n river_n ib._n the_o ill_a contrivance_n of_o the_o planter_n house_n as_o we_o find_v they_o when_o first_o we_o come_v there_o pag._n 102._o direction_n for_o better_a building_n p._n 103._o a_o survey_n of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n commodity_n and_o incommodity_n sickness_n and_o healthfulness_n of_o this_o island_n balance_v with_o those_o of_o england_n p._n 104._o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o how_o much_o they_o transcend_v those_o of_o far_a distance_n from_o the_o lane_n p._n 106._o the_o voluptuous_a nor_o lazy_a person_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o inhabit_v on_o this_o island_n pag._n 108._o the_o value_n of_o a_o plantation_n stock_v of_o five_o hundred_o acre_n of_o land_n whereof_o two_o hundred_o for_o cane_n to_o be_v sell_v for_o 14000_o l._n ibid._n how_o this_o purchase_n of_o 14000_o l._n by_o providence_n and_o good_a husbandry_n may_v be_v make_v with_o 3000_o l._n p._n 109._o the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o this_o plantation_n be_v once_o set_v in_o a_o orderly_a course_n will_v amount_v unto_o 8866_o l._n pag._n 112._o a_o estimate_n of_o the_o expense_n that_o will_v issue_v out_o yearly_a to_o keep_v this_o plantation_n in_o good_a order_n as_o you_o first_o receive_v it_o which_o we_o will_v presuppose_v to_o be_v complete_o furnish_v with_o all_o thing_n p._n 113._o the_o account_n balance_v the_o yearly_a revenue_n will_v amount_v unto_o 7516_o l._n 19_o s._n p._n 116._o a_o objection_n answer_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o plantation_n of_o so_o great_a a_o yearly_a value_n can_v be_v purchase_v with_o so_o little_a money_n p._n 116._o somewhat_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o country_n as_o also_o of_o the_o physician_n p._n 118._o a_o incomparable_a medicine_n for_o the_o stone_n ibid._n plunquet_n a_o great_a pirate_n take_v a_o ship_n in_o one_o of_o the_o bay_n p._n 119._o i_o embark_v and_o set_v sail_n for_o england_n the_o fifteen_o of_o april_n 1650._o ibid._n the_o abuse_n of_o the_o captain_n and_o master_n of_o ship_n that_o promise_v large_a provision_n of_o victual_v and_o drink_v to_o their_o passenger_n and_o when_o they_o need_v it_o most_o fail_v they_o gross_o ibid._n