ed;
we eat of the Flesh both of Beasts, and Fowls, which they had cleanly
drest, though with no great curiosity, as wanting materials, wherewithal
to do it; and for bread we had the inside or Kernel of a great Nut as
big as an Apple, which was very wholsome, and found for the body, and
tasted to the Pallat very delicious.

Having refreshed our selves, they invited us to the Pallace [58]of their
Prince or chief Ruler, some two miles distant off from the place where
we landed; which we found to be about the bigness of one of our ordinary
village houses, it was supported with rough unhewn pieces of Timber,
and covered very artificially with boughs, so that it would keep out the
greatest showers of Rain, the sides thereof were adorned with several
forts of Flowers, which the fragrant fields there do yield in great
variety. The Prince himself (whose name was William Pine the Grandchild
of George Pine that was first on shore in this Island) came to his
Pallace door and saluted us very courteously, for though he had nothing
of Majesty in him, yet had he a courteous noble and deboneyre spirit,
wherewith your English Nation (especially those of the Gentry) are very
much indued.

Scarce had he done saluting us when his Lady or Wife, came likewise
forth of their House or Pallace, attended on by two Maid-servants, the
was a woman of an exquisite beauty, and had on her head as it were
a Chaplet of Flowers, which being intermixt with several variety of
colours became her admirably. Her privities were hid with some pieces
of old Garments, the Relicts of those Cloaths (I suppose) of them which
first came hither, and yet being adorned with Flowers those very rags
seemeth beautiful; and {{5 }} indeed modesty so far prevaileth over all
the Female Sex of that Island, that with grass and flowers interwoven
and made strong by the peelings of young Elms (which grow there in great
plenty) they do plant together so many of them as serve to cover those
parts which nature would have hidden.

We carried him as a present some few Knives, of which we [59]thought
they had great need, an Ax or Hatchet to fell Wood, which was very
acceptable unto him, the Old one which was cast on shore at the first,
and the only one that they ever had, being now so quite blunt and
dulled, that it would not cut at all, some few other things we also gave
him, which he very thankfully accepted, inviting us into his House or
Pallace, and causing us to sit down with him