. 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. XV11I. a M E%^1CA. 5S1 This Ifland hath a very fruitful Soil, and for the bignefs of it hath been long fince well peopled with Caribbeeans before the arrival of the Spaniards,poffeffing here feveral Villages, to. whom they are ftill fworn Enemies, but Truck'd with the Hollanders for Provifions, Horns, Axes, Knives, and other Trifles. At the Weft and South fides are convenient Bays to lie at Anchor and take Water in. The Inhabitants highly eftcem the Momen, growing to the bignefs of art Apple- ]^„£rui* Tree; the Fruit which it bears refembles a green Cucumber, and is of a pleafant Juice, the Skin always green and prickly. the Seed which is in the fame about the bignefs of a French Bean, is generally black, and ftreak'd with Golden-colour'd Veins. Here is alfo that Plant mentioned elfewhere, by the Spaniard call'd Granadilla, by S*r'**- the Dutch ^hang-Apple, and La Fleur de la Taflion by the French } and it is fo call'd, as being fancied to reprefent the thorny Crown of our Saviour, together with the Crofs, Nails, Hammer and Pillar 5 the Plant runs along the Ground^ unlefs it meet with a Pole by which it runs up. Sect. XXV. Bekia. • NOt far from St. Vtnailt lies the Ifland fBekia, which reckons twelves Leagues &**&*, «f in circumference, and lies at twelve Degrees and twelve Scruples of Nor- thcrn Latitude : It hath
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