Sixthly and Lastly
Of Stones, Minerals, Metals and Earths.279
As first, the Emrald which grows in flat Rocks, and is very good.
Rubies, which here are very watry.
I have heard a story of an Indian, 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 the Kenning Stone; by Sebegug Pond is found in considerable quantity, not far from thence is a Rock of Crystal called the Moose Rock, because in shape like a Moose, and Muscovy Glass, both white and purple of reasonable content.
Black Lead.280
Bole Armoniack.
Red and Yellow Oker.
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 a Copper Mine at Port Royal, that yieldeth them twelve Ounces of pure Copper out of a Pound of Oar.
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 the Indians, Casco, but by the English, Famouth; where for some time she swaged the Pain of her Sore, by bathing it with strong Malt Beer, which it would suck in greedily, as if some living Creature: When she could come by no more Beer, (for it was brought from Boston, along the Coasts by Merchants,) she made use of Rhum, 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 of Arsnick to the Rhum, 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.