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The present state of His Majesties isles and territories in America ... with new maps of every place : together with astronomical tables, which will serve as a constant diary or calendar, for the use of the English inhabitants in those islands, from the year 1686 to 1700 : also a table by which ... you may know what hour it is in any of those parts, and how to make sun-dials fitting for all those places.
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Blome, Richard, d. 1705.
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through O as the line G O H shall be a true Meridian line upon which the Hour line of XII of your Dial must be placed and the Dial so fixed truly Horizontal shall constantly give you the true Hour You may make more Circles than one upon the Plain lest the Sun upon the same day should not be seen exactly at the same time of both parts of the day as the Figure plainly shews Place this at the end of the Astronomicall Tables Books Printed for and Sold by Dorman New-man at the Kings-Arms in the Poultrey Folio POol's English Annotations 2 Vol. Causin's Holy Court. Clelia a Romance Reynolds of Murther and Adultery Bentivoglio's Wars of Flanders Sir Robert Stapleton's Translation of Juvenal Hugh's Exposition on Genesis and Exodus Viguola's Architecture Davis of Uniformity in Churches The Exact Polititian or Compleat Statesman Ambroses his Looking to Jesus War with Devils Communion with Angels Bentevolio and Vrania Bishop Reynold's Works Rea's Flora Cemes and Pomona Sir James Melvil's Memoirs Esq Marvil's Poems The State and Wars of New-England in 3 Parts Bailii Operis Historici Chronologici Twiss de Scientia Media Scotiae Illustrata per Dom. Robert Sibbald Tryal of Henry Baron Delamere Bachanalia or a Discription of a Drunken Club. Lower's Relation of the King's Voyage to Holland Collection of Loyal Addresses Quarto GAles Court of the Gentiles Sir Henry Vanes Meditations Crofton of Infant Baptism Caryl on Job Durham on the Canticles On the Commandments Brook's Golden Key Paradice Opened Case's Mount Pisgah Firmin's Real Christian Leybourn's Penorganon Alexander's Jesuitico-Quakerism Burrough's Gospel Remission Baxter's Apology for the Nonconformists Northern Lass a Comedy Rollo or the Bloody Brothers a Tragedy Scornful Lady a Comedy Elder Brother a Comedy Dutchess of Malfey a Comedy Leslii Historia Scotorum Flavel's Husbandry spiritualiz'd Strangii de Voluntate Dei Mather on the Types Dr. Owen On Justification Baxter's Saints Rest The Man of Sin Light foot in Lucam Dr. Charlton's Enquiry into Human Nature Boy 's Sermons Behn's Remains Manly of Usury Brown against the Quakers Quaker's Spiritual Court Proclaim'd Warning to Souls to beware of Quakerism Answer to Mr. Read's Case Call to the Shepherds of Israel Seven Champions Poor Robin's Perambul from Saffronwalden to Lond. Dr. Beyfields Treatise of Consumptions and Rules for Health Sermons Dr. Meggot before the Artillery Company Mr. Ryther at Mr. Janeway's Funeral Mr. Williams on the Fifth of November On the Late Rebellion Mr. Grey on the Rebellion Mr. Blake at Mr. Sharp's Funeral Mr. Nicholet at Mr. Bernard's Funeral a Sermon Preach'd at Sea Dr. Sudbury before the King Mr. Pearson at Dr. Hatfield's Funeral Mr. Claget's Assize Sermon at Bury Mr. Hollingsworth before the Lord Mayor The Case of Lay-Communion Case of Hearing Scandalous Ministers Roma Mendax Discourse of the East-India Company Trade of England Revived Quakerism Subverted Sea Mirrour Derbishire Damosel Large Octavo BIshop Taylor 's Contemplations Duty of Man 2d Part. Turenne's Life and Actions Smith's Gramatica Quadrilinguis Doctrine of Devils Nalton's twenty Sermons Ferguson's Interest of Reason in Religion Heywood's Life in God's Favour Derridon agninst Atheism Engl. Tesmarii Rhetorica Ryther's Morning Seeker Swinock of Sins of Omissions Esq Polhil against Dr. Sherlock Present State of Russia Basil Valentine of Antimony History of the Treaty at Nimuegen Conold of Schism Homer Burlesque Dr. Manwaring of Health and long Life Synopsis of Vocal Musick Pool's Nullity of the Romish Faith Wilson of right Interpretation of Scripture Durham of Scandal Dr. Trapham's State of Jamaica Sclater of Grace Flavels two Treatises of Fear c. Janeway's Works Dr. Duveile's Explanation on the Acts. Brucher's Rudiments of Latine Grammar Dr. Bates's Sermon on the Sovereignty of God's Grace Marirner's Everlasting Almanack Synopsis of Quakerism Quakers Cannons Robert's Tree of Life Lockier's Sermons Catalines Conspiracy Small Octavo and Twelves COrahs Doom in Answer to the Contempt of the Clergy Janeway's Legacy Guthry's Tryal of a Saving Interest in Christ London Jests Helvicus Colloquies Quintus Curtius Flavel's Saint Indeed Token for Mourners Simpson's Philosophical Dialogue Medela Medicorum Treatise of Feavers Diversity of Salts and Spirits maintained by Matthew Mackaile of Aberdeen Ness his Christian Walk Sherly of the Gout Tachmas Prince of Persia a Novel Adamite or Loves of Father Rock a Novel Amours of the Pallas-Royal Viz. Madam de la Valliere Madam de Ollonne Madam de Chastillion Madam de Savigny c. Madam Lavallier's Devotions Baysied Exercitationes Annatomici Trimmer or Life and Death of Moderation Life and Death of the Queen-Mother Wits or various Poems Dutch Grammar and Dictionary Call to Prayer Smith's Weaned Christian Sir George Downing against the Dutch Dr. Rebotham's Sermons Seven Wise Masters History of St. Patrick History of the Twelve Apostles History of Jewels Roma Restituta Curious Distillatory Manly's History of Jopan and Syam Looking-glass for Children Hugh's Disputationes Grammatica Vertues of Tunbridge-Wells Morland's Doctrine of Interest Miltoni Logica Sydenham's Works Soloman's Remenbrancer Manning's Catholick Religion Golden Chain Du Moulin's Devotions Whip for the Devil Protestant Prayer book Protestants Resolution Shelton's Zeiglography Tachygraphy Present State of Scotland Rapin's Observations on Homer Virgil Plato c. Frambesarius's Art of Physick Engl. Scotch Psalms Starr of the Eastern Sages Bunnian's Holy War Doolittle's Call Dr. Beyfield on the Spaw Waters Mercury-Gallant or French-Mercury Blood for Blood Small Twelves and Twenty-fours JAneway's Token for Children in two Parts Wadsworth's Legacy Crown and Glory of a Christian Milk for Babes Likewise the Pictures of King Charles II. his Statue on the Royal-Exhange Sir Roger L'Estrange Count Staremberg Method of His Majesties Curing the Evil. The Elephant The Spanish Inquisition The late Blazing-Star Where is also to be had in large quantities or small the following Medicines rightly Prepared by the first Authors Viz. Daffey's Elixir Salutis Bateman's Spirit of Scurvy-Grass Golden and Plain Matthew's Pills Dr. Fletcher's Powder Thomson's Pill Spirit of Salt Pearse's Lozenges Natures Familiar Balm An Excellent Balsom for Wounds Balsomum Apoplecticum The Extract of Liquoras FINIS
notwithstanding there have been great numbers of them killed every year yet the number of them seems not to be lessened Asnegroes and Mules both wild and tame in great abundance which are found to be very serviceable to the Inhabitants Their Sheep are likewise very large and tall the Flesh whereof is very good but the Wool long hairy and little worth They have great plenty of Goats which thrive and increase there exceedingly the Country being found very fit for them Hoggs they have likewise in exceeding great plenty as well wild in the Mountains as tame in the Plantations the Flesh whereof is far better tasted more nourishing and much easier to be digested than those of Europe which is the reason why it is so much eaten in this and indeed in all the other Islands throughout all the West Indies They have also plenty of Rabbits but no Hare nor Deer in all the Island Jamaica very much abounds both in its Rivers Their Fish Bays Roads and Creeks with great variety of excellent Fish the great abundance whereof very much contributes to the feeding of the Inhabitants and others who frequent the Island 'T is true indeed they have none of those sorts common to us but such vast variety of those appropriated to the Indies that it would be too tedious to repeat their Names were they known or remembred The principal sort of those Fish is the Tortoise which are taken in such plenty about twenty or thirty Leagues to the Leeward of Port Nigril near the Isles of Camavos that great store of Ships from divers of the Caribby Islands resort thither to victual and load therewith its Flesh being reputed the wholsomest and best Provision in all the West-Indies There are in Jamaica great store of tame Hens Turkies some â—eese and Ducks but of Wild Fowl Their Fowl such plenty that it is almost incredible viz. Ducks Teal Wigeon Geese Turkies Pigeons Guinea Hens Plover Flemingo's Snipes Parots Paracheto's with abundance more whose Names are not yet known There are in Jamaica very few obnoxious Beasts and scarce any venomous things either Animal or Vegetable Animals and Vegetables The most considerable of all the obnoxious Creatures which infest this Isle is the Alligator a very voracious Creature which in many of their Rivers and Land-Ponds lives by preying upon such Beasts and Fowls as come thither to drink which they catch and kill with the more ease and facility by lying stretch'd forth upon the brinks of the Rivers like a piece of dry Wood which in that posture they very much resemble so that the innocent creatures approach the fatal place without the least dread of so cruel an entertainment as they meet withal from that remorsless adversary They are ten fifteen and some twenty foot long having four Feet or rather Fins wherewith they both walk and swim they move forward with great swiftness and strength but are not able to turn without much tediousness and trouble their Back and Sides are so covered with Scales that they are impenetrable and scarcely to be killed unless the weapon pierce their Eye or Belly notwithstanding which they are rarely known to set upon a Man They breed like a Fowl by Eggs no bigger than those of a Turkâ—y which having laid in the Sand not far from the Water she leaves the Sun-beams to hatch without ever looking after them more And the young ones so soon as ever they have broke the shell naturally creep into the water and shift for themselves by preying upon such things as they are able to master But tho' the Alligator be so hurtful a creature whilst living yet at his death he makes a retaliation and in some measure repairs the dammages of his life for besides their Fat which is a sovereign Balm for internal Aches and Pains in the Joynts and Bones they have in them Musk-Cods stronger sented than those of the East-Indies by which strong sent they are discovered and avoided and it is supposed that the Cattel by an instinct of nature are likewise sensible of it and do by that means often shun them There is likewise the Manchonâ—le a kind of Crab common to all the Caribby Islands And Snakes and Guiana's but they have no poisonous quality observed in them There are also in some parts of the Isle Muskettoes and Merry-wings but they are seldom found in any of the English Plantations It is confirmed by a long experience Their Diseases that there is no such antipathy betwixt our Britanick Temper and the Climate of Jamaicâ— as to necessitate them to any Distemper upon their arrival there or occasion Diseases to prove mortal or contagious more than in other parts The Dropsie Calentures Feavers and Agues are the Maladies most incident to the Inhabitants which are generally procured by Surfeits Slothfulness or excessive drinking and although they are found to be more acute there than with us yet they seldom prove mortal And the only reason that can be given for the great Mortality in the Army upon their first Arrival there is their want of Provisions and their discontent together with their unwillingness to labour and exercise themselves The Gardens Their Gardens adjoyning to the Planters Houses are besides great variety of curious and delightful Flowers and wholesom Medicinal Herbs proper to the Island sufficiently stored with all manner of Summer-Garden-Herbs and Roots common to us in England as Pease Beans Cabbage Carrots Turnips Radishes Onions Lettuce Pursley Colli-flowers Cucumbers Melons Parsley and other Pot-herbs The Laws Their Laws of Jamaica are as near as the different Circumstances of the Places will admit assimilated to those of England and they have their several Courts Magistrates and Officers for executing their Laws hearing and determinating all Causes and Controversies between party and party Having now given a short and brief Description of this Island of Jamaica and of whatsoever is worth observation in it I shall next acquaint you with the State of it in the Spaniards time and shut up my Discourse about it with some Considerations relating to our English Affairs in America together with some Reasons to justifie the first Design in taking it and why His Majesty should keep and support it Columbus Its first Discovery having in the Year 1492. discover'd the Lucca's Islands Hispaniola and Cuba soon after returned for Spain to give that King an account of his Discoveries and provide himself with Conveniencies for a second Voyage which he undertook so soon as all things were ready And in this Voyage endeavouring to sail round Cuba the better to satisfie himself whether it were an Island or a part of the Continent he discovered the Island of Jamaica where he made some short stay and gave it the Name of St. Jago In his third Voyage he was shipwrack'd on this Coast Columbus shipwrack'd and and driven to that extremity that he was compelled to run his Ships on ground in a Port on the North-side