. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the
. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region. Chap. XVIII. AMERICA. 3*7. Sect. VIII. St. Bartholomew. NEar St. Martin, at fixteen Degrees, lies the Ifland St. (Bartholomew, which be- wioo»d ing about five Leagues in circumference, is furrounded with Rocks, and *'*£*£ was firft Planted by Ve Toincy : It makes a delightful Profped, becaufe 0{,h"m'w' the many Trees which grow on the fame ; amongft which the moft noted are the Soap-Trees, whofe Wood makes the Water Lather, and waflies as well as Soap ; but they are of two forts, for in fome this foapy Quality is contain^ in a round yellow Fruit, not unlike a Plumb • in others a white foft Root fuppliesthe office. The little Tree Canopia, out of whofe Bark drops a Gum, grows alfo very plea. «?*«««*• fant, the Body being divided into feveral Branches . the Leaves are difcolour'd, be- T ing underneath of a darkGreen,and of a brighter at the top ; the Flower confifts of five Leaves, and clofes at laft into a kind of Cherry,full of yellow Juice, and white Pulp; it bloffoms generally in Oclober and December, and bear ripes Berries the two following Moneths : a Fire being made about the Tree caufeth the Bark to crack, whereby it yields abundance of Gum, chiefly us'd in Medicine for its opening and loofening Quality. Like wife the Tar etuVe-T tec, which grows along by the Sea-fide and by Pools, is The fufficiently remarkable,
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