Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	fish_n	great_a	sea_n	3,519	5	6.8793	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00297	A plaine and true relation, of the going forth of a Holland fleete the eleuenth of Nouember 1623, to the coast of Brasile With the taking in of Saluedoe, and the chiefe occurrences falling out there, in the time of the Hollanders continuance therein. As also, the comming of the Spanish armado to Saluedoe, with the beleaguering of it ... And also, the base deliuery vp of the said towne ... Lastly, the reasons and motiues mouing the authour to the publishing thereof. ... By I.B. that hath ben an eye and eare-witnesse of this subiect.	I. B., fl. 1626.; Baers, Johannes, d. 1653, attributed name.	1626 (1626)	STC 1042; ESTC S104444	20,800	34

excellent against the bloody flux which disease is subject to those who distemper them●elues with drinking of wine and eating of grapes it cots like to a Pomgranet Pomgranets there be many and extraordinary great there bee also many other sorts of fruits like to Cherries and Plummes there is a fruite like in proportion to an Artichoke called Annanasses it is twice so great it hath the most excellent taste in my iudgement of any fruite that is at hath a little taste like to a Strawbery but far more sauory there bee also Pine Apples Muskemillons Potatoes Water-millions Cowcumbers Radishes and all sorts of hearbs and many sorts of Howers it bringeth forth a berry which is stronger in taste then pepper I am not able to call to minde the particulars of fruits which it brings forth there be also many Grapes some of these fruits are all the yeare to bee got some three times a yeare others twice a yeare the Land hath very much cattill as Bulls Kine Sheepe and Swine When as the Towne Saluades was giuen vp to the Spaniard by the Hollanders and the Spaniard did victuall the Holanders I did heare of credite and I doe beleeue it that one husbandman did se'l to Don Frederico Generall to the Spanish Armado 18000 Beefes besides Goates Swine and Sheepe and of them there be great store also there be many Hens Turkies Peacockes and other sorts of small fowles there bee many wilde fowle as Parrats and Perrecitos the Land breeds many good Horses the Brasillians and Portugals employ themselues and their Negers chiefely to the planting of Sugar-canes and Tobacco and to the making of both the goodnesse of both and the quantity of both I need not relate of for England hath good knowledge of both the best Tobacco is but worth a Royall a pound which is sixe pence English It hath plentie of diuers sorts of woods and rootes fi● for the vse of Apothecaries and Dyers the Land hath in it many great deepe and long Riuers of fresh water in which R●uers there is a great quantitie of fresh fish likewise the Sea runnes vp into the Land by cricks 40 60 100 mile● in some places within one daies saile there bee Townes and Villages thought to bee richer then Saluadoe Some 140 miles from the Baye lyeth the Riuer Dela●plato vhere there be mines very rich one of Baye that was a slaue told me that in that place there is not one in ten but hath their ch●sts and dores with lockes of siluer by the r●●e of reason and prop●rtion you may conceiue whether that place may not 〈◊〉 called the Riuer of Plate Some three moneths after we had taken the Towne of Bare there came a Shippe from that place which was taken price that had in it all kind of kitchen vessels of siluer 160. Leagues from Baye lyeth Fernaborke by land it may be marched to in 25 daies as hath ben reported to mee the Towne is not strong on the Land side but by Sea it hath three strong Castles hauing this but by report I will not further insist vpon it The people that are the naturall inhabitants thereof are the Brasillians they which are now the chiefest are the Portugals The Spanish King clames Soueraigne though by some denyed and by the rest vnwillingly acceped of The Brasillians are of complection tawny of condition beastly like vnto rauenous beasts they will eate the bodies of dead men and for that cause they are called men-eaters some of them are brought vp to the profession of the Romish religion they are a people very laborious which is contrary to the desire and disposition of the Portugals and bastard Spaniards The Portugals which there inhabite are a people proud by nature and haughtie in their carriage in time of prosperitie but in time of aduersitie a flattering and crouching people they are very idle people desirous to command but cannot endure to put a finger to worke and that is one maine reason that makes Negars to bee so well sold in that part they are very curious in their apparell and so in their diet the women for daintinesse may not set a foote on the ground they must haue their Negars to carry them in Caroches and Chaires the meanest of them in Emackos yet I saw the time when they were glad to make vse of their feete to saue their liues The Towne of Saluadoe had in it many whores some of them being left behinde remained in the Towne all the time wee remained there which was a snaire to our Commanders and a maine cause to the Lord to recompence vs according to all hee did to the former adulterous people that were cast out before vs These Portugals are partly Iewish partly Romish and a great part of them are very A theists hauing no outward reformation to any religion This people hath had long peace euery one sitting vnder his owne vine hauing plenty of all things but considered not from whence they enioyed them they looked not to the giuer of them But though they would not looke vp to God in way of thankfulnesse and true obedience yet God after long forbearance did in iustice looke vpon them their pride their whoredome their Sodome-like idlenesse and their Romish Idolatrie in steed of their prayers hath peirced the heauens and did make way for the wrath of God to come vpon them which came vpon them sodainly in a moment which strocke feare and terrour to their hearts and palenesse in their faces distraction and desperation in their mindes A Nation out of the North came vpon them a people whose language they vnderstood not hastily assaulted them so that though their pots were on boyling their Negars cooking yea though their tables were couered their wine drawne yet had they no stomackes to eate not harts to inui●e the strangers that were come vpon their Coast yet those strangers fell a board hauing good stomackes not hauing the manners to stay till they were bidden but it was likely the meate would haue ben cold had they stayed till they had beene inuited for they were gon in hast out of the Towne but made no hast to returne in againe their hast was such that they left their Iewels Rings their Gold and Siluer behind them yea some vnnaturall Mothers left their Children in their cradles Behold and wonder Behold for thy instruction thou Land Citie or Man which art lifted vpon glory what the Lord did vnto this people the Lord gaue them riches yea great riches peace and plenty was in their borders they had their harts desire so far as naturally they could haue The M●rchandize of the West-India was not wanting in her the curious workes of Turkie was the adorning of their houses the fine cloaths of England and Spaine with Wine Oyle and Fish and much fine flower was in her the fine linnen and threed of Holland and Flauders was found in her the Iewels of the Sea precious stones with the bones of Fishes and Beasts were