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“...no POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
origin of which is sufficiently explained by the following
inscription:
Invito
Dudleio Woodbridge
Arm0
Amante nihilominus munditias
Aqua nimium inundante
In Balnearium
Hoc Conclave
ABttT
vn° Kal. Apr. mdccxxxv.
Thos. Hill. Invenit.
[Trans. This chamber was turned into a bath by Dudley
Woodbridge, Esq., reluctantly, though he loved cleanliness,';
because of its being constantly flooded. March 26th, 1735.
Sculptured by Thomas Hill.]
Speightstown (pronounced Spikestown), St. Peter
(| hour by motor-car, i| hours by carriage from Bridge-
town), formerly a shipping place of importance, once
enjoyed a considerable trade with Bristol, earning in
consequence the name of Little Bristol. The late Mr.
E. G. Sinckler, in his “Handbook of Barbados,” said
that it was probably built on the lands of William Speight,
a member of Governor Hawley’s Parliament in 1639.
Communication between it and Bridgetown is maintained
by a fine fleet of schooners which perform the journey...”
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