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| Paugáutemisk, | An Oake. |
| Wómpimish, | A Chesnut Tree. |
| Wómpimineash, | Chesnutts. |
Obs: The Indians have an Art of drying their chesnuts, and so to preserve them in their barnes for a daintie all the yeare.
These Akornes also they drie, and in case of want of Corne, by much boyling they make a good dish of them: yea sometimes in plentie of Corne doe they eate these Acornes for a novelty.
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| Wússoquat, | A Wallnut Tree. |
| Wusswaquatómineug, | Wallnut. |
Of these Wallnuts they make an excellent Oyle good for many uses, but especially for their anoynting of their heads. And of the chips of the Walnut Tree (the barke taken off) some English in the Countrey make excellent Beere both for Tast, strength, colour, and inoffensive opening operation:
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| Sasaunckpâmuck, | The Sassafrasse Tree. |
| Mishquáwtuck, | The Cedar Tree. |
| Cówaw-ésuck, | Pine, young Pine. |
| Wenomesíppaguash, | The Vine-Tree. |
| Micúckaskeete, | A Medow. |
| Tataggoskìtuash, | A fresh Medow. |
| Maskituash, | Grasse or Hay. |
| Wékinash-quash, | Reed, Reeds. |
| Manìsimmin, | To cut or Mow. |
| Qussuckomineânug, | The Cherry Tree. |
| Wuttáhimneash, | Strawberries. |
Obs: This Berry is the wonder of all the Fruits growing naturally in those parts: it is of itselfe Excellent: so that one of the chiefest Doctors of England was wont to say, that God could have made, but God never did make a better Berry: In some parts where the Natives have planted, I have many times seen as many as would fill a good ship within a few miles compasse: The Indians bruise them in a Morter, and mixe them with meale and make Strawberry bread.
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| Wuchipoquámeneash, | A kind of sharp fruit like a Barbary in tast. |