{92}Sixthly and lastly,
Of Stones, Minerals, Metals and Earths.[279]
As first, theEmraldwhich grows in flat Rocks, and is very good.
Rubies, which here are very watry.
I have heard a story of anIndian, that found a stone, up in the Country, by a great Pond as big as an Egg, that in a dark Night would give a light to read by; but I take it to be but a story.
Diamond, which are very brittle, and therefore of little worth.
Crystal, called by our West Country Men theKenning Stone; bySebegugPond is found in considerable quantity, not far from thence is a Rock of Crystal called theMooseRock, because in shape like aMoose, and
Muscovy Glass, both white and purple of reasonable content.
Black Lead.[280]
Bole Armoniack.
{93} Red and YellowOker.
Terra Sigilla.
Vitriol.
Antimony.
Arsnick, too much.
Lead.[281]
Tin.
Tin Glass.
Silver.
Iron, in abundance, and as good bog Iron as any in the World.
Copper.It is reported that the French have aCopperMine atPort Royal, that yieldeth them twelve Ounces of pureCopperout of a Pound ofOar.
I shall conclude this Section with a strange Cure effected upon a Drummers Wife, much afflicted with a Wolf in her Breast; the poor Woman lived with her Husband at a Town called by theIndians,Casco, but by theEnglish,Famouth; where for some time she swaged the Pain of her Sore, by bathing it with strong Malt Beer, which it would {94} suck in greedily, as if some living Creature: When she could come by no more Beer, (for it was brought fromBoston, along the Coasts by Merchants,) she made use ofRhum, a strong Water drawn from Sugar Canes, with which it was lull’d a sleep; at last, (to be rid of it altogether) she put a quantity ofArsnickto theRhum, and bathing of it as formerly, she utterly destroyed it, and Cured her self; but her kind Husband, who sucked out the Poyson as the Sore was healing, lost all his Teeth, but without further danger or inconvenience.
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