A true & exact history of the island of BarbadosLigon, Richard
History
A true & exact history of the island of Barbados
Ligon, Richard
Barbados -- Description and travel; Plants -- Barbados; Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- Barbados
_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.
Errata.
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