A TABLE, Of the severall things mentioned in this HISTORY.
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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.