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The Natural Hiflory of JAMAICA. 
Sun to dry and ufe for Sauces, Pottage and Oil, 32. which Oilis better and 
keeps longer than that drawn from the frefh Fruit, ib. a black Colour is 
given by the Sawings of the Wood, its own Sugar, and Water left fome 
Days inthe Sun, #6. infinite Numbers of Ships of a hundred or a hundred 
and twenty Tun are made of it, without the Helpof any Iron or other 
Wood but whatcomes from thisTree. Anchorsof this are fill’d,the Hollows 
with Stones to make them heavy, 32. thefe Ships are fill’d with Merchan- 
dize made from the Tree, 33. the Natives make Drums of this Tree, 
hollow’d and cover’d with large Ray-skins, 33. and fourbifh their Arms 
ec. with the Wood, ib. The Inhabitants write on the Leaves with a Bod- 
kin ; they are as white as Paper. p. 103. The Natives cat one half ripe and 
drink the Water of it at the Beginning of aMeal, faying it is wholefome and 
laxative. Ib. p. 128. Drink Wine of Cocos the fame Day, 1 28. Another Drink 
which is hot, is made of Water and Honey of Cocos with Pepper, #2. the 
cool and more delicate of Sugar and Cocos diflolv’d in Water, 7. Su- 
ar of this with its Milk, Millet or Rice bruis’d and boil’d, are given to 
Children, id 134. this Tree comes naturally at Maldives without planting. 
Cap. 17. p- 165 Cairo or Ropes of Cocos and Bolys, or (Gowries, Coris) is the 
Revenue of the Chriftian King of Maldives; with the 3d of which, Ships 
are fent every Year as Tribute to the King of Portugal, of 150 Tuns 
each.172. This Tree is at Malicut.cap.24. p. 232. cap. 27. P. 286. in the 
Country about Calecwt, where Houles are cover’d with its Leaves, p. 
289. but only by the poorer Sort, the richer having Tyles, 290. They write 
with Iron Bodkins on Leaves of Palm-Trees, 293. p. 2. p.18- Thefe Trees 
are planted and enclos’d in Gardens about Goa, where they are farm’d 
by the Camarins, chiefly for the Wine’s fake #6. p. 88. they likewile grow 
in Ceylan ib. p.100. at Bantam, Moluccos.p. 148.and at Mofambique. 
Mr. Cefar Frederick ap. Hakl. p. 218. T. 2. tells us that Sails are made 
of the Leaves, and Spoons of the hard Shells of the Fruit, and that they 
are in Cochin, Cananor.-p. 227. in Andemaon and in Gos, p. 219. 
Mr. Fitch ap. Hakl. p. 251. faysthat a Boat he went from Ba/ara to 
Ormus in, was fow’d with Cayro Ropes but it was leaky, and that he found 
them, #b. p. 252. at Chaul. : 
Layfield ap. Purchas lib. 4. p- 1 165 and 1173 found them in Porto Rico. 
Cates ap. Hakl. p.°3+ P 5375 found them in St. Fago one of the Cape 
Verde Mles. eS | j 
Here (at Qustagone near Mozambique) we took a Pangaja, which isa 
Veffel like a Barge, with one Mat Sail_of Coco- Nur Leaves. The Barge 
is fowed together with the Rinds of Trees, and pinn’d with wooden 
Pins, May. Ap. Hakt. p. 3. p-571: : 
Bron de Coco is a Material for Cordage, Loubere du Siam, p. 35. Tom. 1. 
The Trees are taxed there, #d. p. 284. they ufe the Shell in long Hafts 
for drinking Water in the Indies, id. Tom. 2. p. §4- 
Cocos grow 47 Nicubar. May. Hakl. p. 3. p. §72 Sit Francis Drake, ib. 
p- 731, met with them in Mayo Ifland, and in certain Iflands Eight De- 
grees NV. of the EquinoGial Line, near Malucos, 738. in Barateve an 
Eaft-India Ifle, #. 741, and in fava where this Tree is called Calapa, 
b. a2. 
barks are made of Palm-Trees Pigafetta of Congo. 1. Part Ind. or p. 8. 
Pretty ap. Hakl. p. 3. ?- 817. faw them in Ladrones Ifles, and in the Phi- 
Lippines, ib. 818. and in Fava, ib. 821. 
Oviedo in his Summary ap. Eden, p.105. tells us that they make Cakes 
with the Milk of this Fruit. » 
Hughes, 
