A Description of the island of Jamaica with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related ... : taken from the notes of Sr. Thomas Linch, Knight, governour of Jamaica, and other experienced persons in the said places : illustrated with maps / published by Richard Blome.
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A Description of the island of Jamaica with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related ... : taken from the notes of Sr. Thomas Linch, Knight, governour of Jamaica, and other experienced persons in the said places : illustrated with maps / published by Richard Blome.
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1672.
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Its Temperature, and Healthfulness.
It is a Countrey blest with a
Temperate, and Wholesome Air,
the heat in Summer, nor the Cold in
Winter, (which is not so much as to
check the growth of Plants, Trees,
&c. The several Fruits, and
Plants, having their distinct seasons,
being no wayes offensive to the
Inhabitants. Neither is the Air
thus Temperate, and Agreeable,
to the Natives only, but it is as
Favourable to the English: And
being thus healthful, hath Invited
several persons from the Bermu∣des
to settle here; who dwelling
in so pure an Air, durst not ven∣ture
in any other Countrey. Nor
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do those from the Bermudes
only remove hither, upon the as∣surance
of a happy life, joyned
with the gaining of Fair Estates,
but also, many English from most
of the American Plantations, it
being generally esteemed one of
the best Colonies that ever the En∣glish
were Masters of; for here is
Health, Pleasure, and Profit to be
found, which cannot be met with
in so large a measure, in any Coun∣trey
of the Indies.