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The Natural Hiftory of JAMAICA. 
Some of thefe as I was told are found wild in this Ifland, where in the 
Woods they live on the Fruits, and multiply their Kind. They are faid to 
have come originally trom fome Ship wreck’d on the Coatt. 
XII. Cercopithecus Indicus Bugee dittus. Raij. fyn. p. 158. Simia-[ciu- 
rus lanuginofus fufcus ex Foanne infula Petiver, Gaz. Nat, Tab. 17. Fig. 5. 
A Bugee from Joanna. Cat. clafs. top. p.5. N°. 177. 
Thefe are frequently brought hither by Ships from the Ifland of 
Joanna, and other Parts, 
XIII. Felis domeftica fea Catus, the Cat. Razj. ya. p. 170. 
Thefe nie as common and thrive as well in famaica as Earope. 
XIV. Canis the Dog Raij. fyn, quadrup. p. 175. 
Thefe of all kinds are here, being originally brought from Europe. 
XV. Vulpi affinis Americana; Coati Boafilienfibus Marcgr. Rattoon feu 
Rackoon Angl. Ratj..fynops. quadr. p. 179. Coaté Brafitienfibus Maregr. 
p- 228. Mem pour fervir alhiftoire des anim. p. 89, a 
The Racoons are commonly here in the Mountains, and live in hol- 
low fiddlewood Trees, from whencé they make Paths to go to feek 
Sugar Canes, which is their chief, if not only Suftenance. 
XVI. Manati feu vacca marina, The Sea-Cow. Raij. fyn. animal 
Quadruped. p. 193. Manatus. Rond. p. 490. Manatt. de Oviedo ltd. 13. 
cap. 10. The Ox-Fifh of an Asonymus Portugal. apad Purchas. p. 1312. 
Lib.q. cap. 1. Lamantin de Rochef.p. 194. Lamantin on Manaty. de Du- 
terire. p. 199. Lamentin de Labat. tom. 2. p. 200. | 
The Maxnati. | L 
This is fometimres taken in the quieter Bays of this Hland, tho’ 
rarely now a Days: They have formerly been frequent, but are, by 
the multitude of People and Hunters catching them, deftroy’d. They 
are caught by the Indzams who are reckon’d the beit Hunters, know- 
ing the Haunts and Cuftoms of their Game,.and being very dexterous 
at it, efpecially thofe of the Mxu/guitos, or Cota Ricca. The Manatis 
ate reckon’d extraordinary Food and are likewife falted as Beef, and 
eaten as. Provifion. | - | 
~The -powdered hard Stone, or rather Bone ‘is-reckoned an extraor- 
dinary Medicine in the Stone or Stappage of Water. 
, They lye towards the Surface of the Water in Rivers and Bayes, have 
two Fins like Arms, are {truck with Arrows: having Cords fattened to 
them with a Buoy at their Ends. They are fo large as to require a 
pair of Oxen in a Cart to carry them, the beft Fifh in the World, 
and appear like Beef or Veal. Their cur’d Flefh keeps long without Cor- 
ruption, is brought from E/panolato Spain, and is like to Englifh Beef 
at fight,and to Lunny Fifhin Tafte. Manatis feed on Grafs growing un- 
der Water, they have Stones in their Heads, good for the Difeafes 
of the Liver burnt and powder’d, taken in a Morning with white Wine, 
it takes away the Pain in the Kidnies, breaks the Stone, and brings 
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