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 a Membrane a thin Pulp, covering a very large and smooth Stone, which is hard, and includes a white Kernel.

It grew every where in the Island of Barbados.

Malus arantia, fructu rotundo maximo pallescente humanum caput excedente. ''Cat.pl. Fam. p.'' 112. ''Vencu Sinensium Martin. Atl. Sinens. Lusitan. Jamboa. Raii hist. plant. p.'' 1793. ''Malus Arantia utriusque Indie fructu omnium maximo & suavissimo; Belgis orientalibus Pompelmus, Virginiensibus nostratibus (ab Inventoris nomine qui ex Ind. orient. ad oras Americanas primo transtulit) Shaddocks audiunt.Pluken. Almag. p.'' 239.

This Tree is in every thing like an Orange-Tree, only larger, the Leaf has a small Leaf before the other larger, as has the ordinary Orange. The Fruit is round as big as a Mans Head. The Rind is yellow and smooth, not thick, and the Pulp is very Aromatick, besides it has sweetish a four Tast. There is a variety or another sort of this with the Pulp and Rind of an Orange colour.

They are planted in Jamaica, and thrive extremely well, though I must confess, I think, that as in Jamaica their China Oranges are better than those in Barbados; so in Barbados their Shaddocks surpass those of Jamaica in goodness.

The Seed of this was first brought to Barbados by one Captain Shaddock, Commander of an East-India Ship, who touch'd at that Island in his Passage to England, and left its Seed there.

After Ten Days stay at Barbados we set Sail, and came the next Morning, December 6. in sight of Santa Lucia. This is inhabited by a small number of of People from Barbados, (within sight of which it lies) who keep it on the account of its Wood, which it has in plenty, and they at Barbados very much want. It has been disputed by the French whether the English were Proprietors of it, or they; but I was told that being in the Possession of the English at the time of the Signing the Treaty of Neutrality with France in 1687. it should remain quietly to them hereafter. I have heard that it abounds with great variety of Serpents.

The same day we had fight of Martinico, by some Matalina, Matinino or Martinino, an Island belonging to the French: called by Columbus Matinino, distant Ten Leagues from Dominica, Col. 195. In 14°. North-Latitude, and 322. Longit. ''Philips. Hakl.'' 477. It was the first Plantation the French had in the Caribes, and if I was not misinform'd, the Mother of their other Plantations: the Inhabitants are reckoned Twelve hundred.

We came the Seventh in sight of Dominica, which is an Island belonging to the Caribe Indians, who are at present Inhabitants of it. It was discovered in Columbus's Second Voyage to the West Indies, after Twenty Days Sail of Seven hundred and fifty, or Eight hundred Leagues from Gomera, and in Fifteeen Days from the Canaries by Laudoniere. It was so called because discovered on a Sunday It has two Hot Baths in it, and used to afford Refreshment to the English Sailing that way.

Afterwards we came in fight of Guadalupe, which is an Island inhabited by the French. It had its Name from S. Maria di Guadalupe, and was discovered November 4. by Christopher Columbus in his Second Voyage.

Of Guada- lupe.

On December 8. we came within Thirteen Leagues of Monferrat, fo called from its heighth, and diſcovered in Columbus's Second Voyage: it is not very large. This Island is very well furnished with good Water. It has a River, a small Town, and many Sugar-Works. It has about Two thousand Whites, rat. (mostly Irish,) on it, and is Subject to the English. The Captain-General of the Leeward Caribe Islands, who generally Resides at Nieves, has always the Command of it, and a Deputy-Governor there. They are furnished here with some Money for Traffick