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Ilands good for Hay and Pafture, where is a rich fifhing of
Baace. The other called Delaware, where is a fifhing of
Cod all the yeare long, though it can bee made onely in the
colder Moneths; for in the hotter it cannot take Salt. The
reafon of this great fifhing is, for that the North-eaft Wind
blowing ever conftant from the Canary Ifles, rolles the Oce-
an and the fifh with it into Mexico-Bay, where finding no paf-.
fage South nor Weft, is forced up North with a ftrong cur-
rent, and fweepeth along with it great shoales of Fifh by the
Coaft of Florida, Virginia, Mary-land, New-England, and
New-found-land, which fleeing the Whales, who feed upon
them, make to the Land and take the Protection of fhallower
Waters, and inlets thereof , where they are eafily taken. There
are alfo fundry goodly Rivers, but the chiefeft is called Pat-
taw-Omeck, navigable for fhips of great burthen, one hundred
& forty miles into the Land: upon which river is a rich trade
with the Indians of Beavers skins, in wonderfull plenty,
which being newly difcovered; yet did fome Merchants
bring from thence this laft yeare, as many as were worth
10000. pounds, and the returne of thefe commodities with
which they traded for thefe Beavers with the Natives, yeel-
ded them thirty for one. Graffe there is in great plenty in the
plaine and open grounds, but generally the Country is cove-
red with great Woods. Oakes and Walnut, both blacke and
white are the moft common Trees. Of which, the Oakes
are fo tall and ftreight, as many of them yeeld beames 60. foot
long, and two foot and a halfe every way fquare. Cypruffes
there are 3. fatham about below: and fourefcore foot high
before they fhoot any bough. Mulberry trees alfo there are, in
great aboundance, which will be ufefull for the making of
Silke. There is alfo filke graffe, which the Portugals call So-
ve de I'hierna to make China Damaske. Likewife Elme, Afh,
and Chefnuts, which equall the beft in Spaine, France, Italy,
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