ai6 TOREEN'S VOYAGE. 



to give head for head, if an Eurcpea?i wa$ 

 drowned in their boats. 



After we had provided ourfelves with the 

 aforementioned animals, which were only like 

 oxen, and with other things, we fet fail the 

 2 1 ft of April. Nothing particular happened, 

 except our lofing the main yard, and another 

 yard. This damage was eafily repaired; but 

 we loft four fnip boys on this occafion. After- 

 wards our voyage to S^ueda, in the ftraits of 

 Malacca, was very fortunate^ and we call an- 

 chor there the 13th of May. 



The country is very low to a great diflr 

 ance from the fea ihore, and every where 

 covered with thick forefts. Among the trees 

 was the tamarind tree ; the papay tree ; the 

 Abrus precator'ms (the feeds of which the in- 

 habitants of the Malacca coaft put into rings 

 for want of flones, becauie it is not ufual 

 among the eaftern nations to wear mere gold 

 rings); a tree, which I could not get to, but 

 pbferved that it fent branches towards the 

 earth from the top, different from its common 

 branches. The Englijh. call it mangroves in 

 fhe Wejl Indies, 



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