20. About 1. _p. m._ a short Shower; about a quarter past 2. another not much longer; till Night Cloudy. Thence to 26. no Rain, but cloudy and somewhat cooler; yet some Days extream hot. 26. About 10. _p. m._ a short Shower. 27. About 2. another; the rest clear. 30. About 2. _a. m._ fierce Rain for about ½ Hour. _An Account of the _Moorish_ Way of Dressing their Meat (with other Remarks) in _West-Barbary_, from Cape _Spartel_ to Cape _de Geer_. _By Mr._ Jezreel Jones._ The _Mauritanian_ or _Barbarian Moor_, when he rises in the Morning, washes himself all over, and dresses, then goes to their _Jiama_, or Church, says his Prayers, and returns home, where his Wife, Concubine, or Slave, hath his Breakfast provided for him, which is sometimes made of Barly or Wheat-Gruel; for I have known both. It is made somewhat thicker than ours, till it be ropy; they put Origan, and other Herbs, powder'd, into it, which for such uses they keep dry'd all the Year; some will put a little Pepper, and other Spice. I have often been treated with warm Bread, fresh Butter, and Honey, in a Morning, which is not seldom used among themselves, an Hour or two after they have had Gruel; as also Hasty-Pudding, with Butter, and sometimes Butter and Honey, (as the Guests are, and according to the Ability of the Entertainers.) Some again give _Cuscusoo_, with Milk, others with Flesh, a third with Roots. It is to be observed, when any one hath a Guest or Guests in his House, the Neighbours bring their Dish to welcome him or them, on account of the Respect and Love they bear to their Neighbour, as well as to shew their Readiness to entertain the Stranger. This Practice is found constantly used throughout the whole Country among the _Moors_, one towards another, reciprocally. And I have as often found the like Civility, as I had occasion to take up my Lodging at any Place, where I was acquainted with any of the Inhabitants. The _Jews_ likewise shew great Civility to any _Christian_, and treat him with what they have, as stew'd or bak'd Hens, Capons, hard Eggs, boil'd or roasted, which they press flat with Pepper, and Salt, Wine, Brandy, _&c._ They have generally the best Bread, and every thing else of the kind that they can get. They put Annis, and two or three other sorts of Seeds, in their Bread; one is black and angled, tastes almost like Carrot-seeds, and I think I have seen these sometimes used in Bread in _Spain_; I know not the Names of the other Seeds in _English_, nor any Language but _Arabick_. They esteem Honey as a wholsome Breakfast, and the most delicious that which is in the Comb, with the young Bees in it, before they come out of their Cases, whilst they still look Milk-white, and resemble (being taken out) Gentles, such as Fishers use: These I have often eat of, but they seem'd insipid to my Palate, and sometimes I found they gave me the Heart-burn.