{92} Sixthly and lastly,
Reading edition
Of Stones, Minerals, Metals and Earths.[279]
As first, the Emrald which grows in flat Rocks, and is very good.
Rubies, which here are very watry.
I have heard a story of an Indian, that found a stone, up in the Country, by a great Pond as big as an Egg, that in a dark Night would give a light to read by; but I take it to be but a story.
Diamond, which are very brittle, and therefore of little worth.
Crystal, called by our West Country Men the Kenning Stone; by Sebegug Pond is found in considerable quantity, not far from thence is a Rock of Crystal called the Moose Rock, because in shape like a Moose, and
Muscovy Glass, both white and purple of reasonable content.
Black Lead.[280]
Bole Armoniack.
{93} Red and Yellow Oker.
Terra Sigilla.
Vitriol.
Antimony.
Arsnick, too much.
Lead.[281]
Tin.
Tin Glass.
Silver.
Iron, in abundance, and as good bog Iron as any in the World.
Copper. It is reported that the French have a Copper Mine at Port Royal, that yieldeth them twelve Ounces of pure Copper out of a Pound of Oar.
I shall conclude this Section with a strange Cure effected upon a Drummers Wife, much afflicted with a Wolf in her Breast; the poor Woman lived with her Husband at a Town called by the Indians, Casco, but by the English, Famouth; where for some time she swaged the Pain of her Sore, by bathing it with strong Malt Beer, which it would {94} suck in greedily, as if some living Creature: When she could come by no more Beer, (for it was brought from Boston, along the Coasts by Merchants,) she made use of Rhum, a strong Water drawn from Sugar Canes, with which it was lull’d a sleep; at last, (to be rid of it altogether) she put a quantity of Arsnick to the Rhum, and bathing of it as formerly, she utterly destroyed it, and Cured her self; but her kind Husband, who sucked out the Poyson as the Sore was healing, lost all his Teeth, but without further danger or inconvenience.
