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Madeira

a little hollowd out in the middle, to one end of which a pole is tyed by a strap of whit leather, the whole machine comeing about as near the perfection of a European cart as an indian canoe does to a boat with this they move the pipes of wine about the town, indeed I suppose they would never have made use even of this had not the English introdced Large vessels to put their wine in which were rather too large to be carried by hand, as they used to do every thing else.

A speech of their late governeur is recorded here, which shews in what light they are lookd upon even by the Portugese, (themselves I beleive far behind all the rest of Europe, except possibly the Spaniards) it was very fortunate said he that this Island was not Eden

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