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GIBR ALTAR TO MALAGA. 5
Ferdinand the Catholick, who re- BooiC - m -
deemed Marvella from the Mahome-
tans, ereéted it into a city, giving Arms of tl.e
them for arms his own device, the cityofM*vella.
yoke and bündle of arrows [c],
The wine of Marvella is ver y Mandia
' Wine.
good, drier and higher flavoured than
the Malaga with much of the tafte of
the Madeira; and I am perfuaded, were
it properly prepared, would be ef-
teemed in England, increafe in valué,
and thereby encourage the inhabitants
to cultivate their vineyards with more
care: at prefent moíl of their wines
turn out thin and hungry; and as
they are fold young, juít as they come
[c] Ferdinand V, hereby cvidenced the firm-
nefs with which he intended to bind the Moors
under his dominión; I pofíefs a filver coin of this
prince, bearing a yoke, with the cords hanging
down on each fide; the reader will find it en-
graved in the tail-piece of this book.
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