_HISTORY_.
_A View of_ Porto Sancto, Madera’s,
_and_ Desertes. pag. 2.
_A view of_ Bonavista, _Isle of_ May
_and_ Palma. pag. 3.
_Hunting and Hawking at Sea._ pag. 4.
_Shark and Pilot fish_. pag. 5.
_Carvil, a fish that sails._ pag. 6.
_Observations upon the Ship’s way,
as also the treachery of_ Bernardo, _a
Portugall_. pag. 7.
_The first sight of the Iland of Saint_
Jago. pag. 8.
_Description of the Bay there, which
they call the_ Pry. pag. 9.
_The_ Padre Vadago’s _house and
entertainment_. pag. 10.
_Our landing on the Iland, and what
hapned to us there._ pag. 13.
_There are seven Ilands more, which
are neighbours to this._ pag. 18.
_The first sight of the_ Barbadoes. pag. 21.
_The Iland first discovered by a ship
of Sir_ William Curteen’s. pag. 23.
_The Scituation of the Iland._ pag. 25.
_The extent and length of daies._ pag. 26.
_Temperature of the aire._ pag. 27.
_How watered._ pag. 28.
_Meat and drink for supportation
of life._ pag. 29.
_Bread and drink._ pag. 31.
_Severall sorts of meat._ pag. 33.
_The manner of killing a Turtle._ pag. 36.
_Victualls brought from forraign
parts._ pag. 37.
_A Feast of an inland Plantation._ pag. 38.
_The like of a Plantation neer the
Sea._ pag. 39.
_Commodities exported and imported._ pag. 40.
_What materialls grow on the Iland,
fit to build with._ pag. 41.
_The number and nature of the Inhabitants._ pag. 43.
_A combination among the Servants,
to kill their Masters._ pag. 45.
_Reasons why the Negres can plot no
Massacres upon their Masters._ pag. 46.
_Negres pastime upon Sundaies,
and their aptnesse to learne Arts._ pag. 48.
_The Planters will not allow their
Slaves to be Christians._ pag. 50.
_Observations upon the shapes of the
Negres._ pag. 51.
_A plot of some Negres, to burn the_
Ingenio, _and the plot discovered by
some of their own country-men, who
were honest and noble_. pag. 53.
_Observations upon the_ Indians. pag. 54.
_Somwhat of the Planters themselves._ pag. 55.
_Tame Beasts, which are of great use
to the planters, as_, Camells, Horses,
Bulls, Oxen, Cowes, Assinigoes,
Hoggs, Sheep, Goats. pag. 58.
_Birds of all sorts._ pag. 60.
_Animalls and Insects._ pag. 61.
_Crabs that come and dwell upon the
Land._ pag. 65.
_Severall Trees growing upon the
Iland, and first of the poysonous trees
and plants._ pag. 66.
_Severall kinds of Fruit-trees._ pag. 69.
_Trees of mixt kinds._ pag. 72.
_Timber trees of severall kinds._ pag. 73.
_The_ Palmet Royall _described_. pag. 75.
_Plants that bear fruit._ pag. 79.
_The_ Pine _described_. pag. 82.
_Sugar Canes, with the manner of
planting, growth, time of ripenesse,
with the whole processe of Sugar-making,
both Muscavadoes and Whites._ pag. 84.
_The manner of distilling the skimings
of the Coppers, of which we make
the strong drink, which the planters
call_ kill-devill. pag. 92.
_An estimate of the value of the Sugar
made upon this Iland, in twenty
months._ pag. 95.
_The Withs described._ pag. 96.
_Caves, and the description of their
largenesse._ pag. 98.
_The use of_ Liam-hounds. ibid.
_Aloes growing there._ ibid.
_The flower of the_ Moon. pag. 99.
_English Herbs and Rootes._ ib.
_Strength of the Iland by Nature to
Sea-ward._ pag. 100.
_As also within Land._ ibid.
_How Governed, and how Divided._ ibid.
_No Mines in this Iland._ p. 101.
_The Tar River._ ib.
_The ill contrivance of the Planters
houses, as we found them, when first we
came there._ pag. 102.
_Directions for better buildings._ p. 103.
_A survey of the pleasures and profits,
commodities and incommodities,
sicknesse and healthfulnesse, of this
Iland, ballanced with those of_ England. p. 104.
_The beauties of the Heavens, and
how much they transcend those of farther
distances from the Line._ p. 106.
_The voluptuous nor lazy persons
are not fit to inhabit on this Iland._ pag. 108.
_The value of a Plantation Stock’t, of
five hundred acres of Land, whereof
two hundred for Canes, to be sold for_
14000 l. ibid.
_How this purchase of_ 14000 l. _by
providence and good husbandry, may
be made with_ 3000 l. p. 109.
_The yearly revenue of this Plantation,
being once set in an orderly
course, will amount unto_ 8866 l. pag. 112.
_An Estimate of the expence, that
will issue out yearly to keep this Plantation
in good order, as you first received
it, which we will presuppose to be
compleatly furnished with all things._ p. 113.
_The account ballanced, the yearly
Revenue will amount unto_ 7516 l.
19 s. p. 116.
_An Objection answered, how it
comes to passe, that Plantations of so
great a yearly value, can be purchased
with so little mony._ p. 116.
_Somewhat of the Diseases of the
Country, as also of the Physitians._ p. 118.
_An incomparable medicine for the
Stone._ ibid.
Plunquet, _a great Pirate, took
a ship in one of the Bayes_. p. 119.
_I Embarked, and set sail for_ England,
_the fifteenth of_ Aprill, 1650. ibid.
_The abuses of the Captains and
Masters of ships, that promise large
provision of Victuall and Drink to
their passengers; and when they need
it most, fail them grossely._ ibid.
_A storme at Sea, out of which we
were delivered (under God) by a little
Virgin, being a passenger in the Ship._ p. 121.
Errata.
Page 1. line 9. for Risco from, read Risco as from. p. 3. l. 13.
for one, r. us. p. 4. l. 37. for farkers, r. forkers. p. 5. l. 16.
for he as is, r. as he is. p. 8. l. 18. _dele_ was. p. 9. l. 7. for
it, r. they. p. 10. l. 4. for fell two bowes short in substance and
language, r. fell the two bowes short substance and language, p. 11.
l. 29. for Millions, r. Milons. p. 12. l. 18. for Frillos, Gropps, or
Piaro Torte’s, r. Trillos, Groppos, or Piano Forte’s, p. 20. l. 14.
for Painters, r. Poynters. p. 21. l. 3. for imperfect, r. in perfect.
p. 23. l. 18. for _Ternambock_, r. _Fernambock_. p. 25. l. 35. for
Morost, r. Moraste. p. 27. l. 4. for there rise, r. there arises. p.
29. l. 50. for Put, r. Pat. p. 32. l. 40. for Pognant, r. Poynant.
p. 32. l. 47. for drunk sparingly, r. drunk but sparingly. p. 37. l.
10. for _Westalia_, r. _Westfalia_. p. 38. l. 31. for Pognant, r.
Poynant. p. 38. l. 48. for Millions, r. Milons. p. 42. l. 26. for
handsome in their houses, r. handsome their houses. p. 46. l. 38.
for _Gambra_, r. _Gambia_. p. 48. l. 46. for sinking r. singing. p.
50. l. 35. for weary, r. wary. p. 54. l. 4. for to due, r. to do.
p. 58. l. 13. for so are, r. soar. p. 57. l. 2. for _Gambra_, r.
_Gambia_. p. 57. l. 28. for intreating, r. in treating. p. 58. l. 26.
for _Virginie_, r. _Virginia_. p. 60. l. 23. for the nexi s, r. the
next is. p. 60. l. 48. for Pitnies, r. Titmise. p. 62. l. 31. for
Pumises, r. Puneses. p. 71. l. 9. for Gnaver, r. Guaver. p. 72. l.
28. for found, r. form’d. p. 75. l. 42. for greater, r. great. p. 77.
l. 49. for ables, r. abler. p. 78. l. 19. for Pedistan, r. Pedistall.
p. 82. l. 5. for out of the fruit, r. out the fruit. p. 83. l. 49.
for leave, r. beare. p. 83. l. 50. for Jet, r. Jetty. p. 85. l. 35.
for more, r. most. p. 90. l. 34. for Withs, r. Ashes. p. 90. l. 36.
for Ripenesse, r. Ropeineste. p. 105. l. 30. for Porch, r. Perch. p.
107. l. 45. for Ingoti, r. Ingots. p. 108. l. 29. for Percullis, r.
Portcullis. p. 101. l. 26. for Gages, r. Gouges. p. 112. l. 46. for
300, r. 3000. p. 113. l. 33. for fruit, r. frait (or fraight.) p.
120. l. 13. for trusted at the Helme, and, r. trusted at the Helm,
who though.
_FINIS._