Chap. VII. 



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Jinn Jrdenois relates, That the Coyons play at certain Games with the Natives for 

 Money, and fpend what they win in publick Houfes. 



Jofepb dejcofta tells us, That one of thefe kind of Creatures being fcntto aTavern 

 for Wine, would not part with his Money before his Pot was fill'd, which he defen. 

 ded from' the Boys that offer'd to take it from him, by throwing Stones at them • 

 and though it lov'd Wine very well , yet brought it always home without 



tafting. 



It is no lefs wonderful what <Peter Martyr relates of one of thefe Creatures, >iat 



That obferving one ready to fire a Gun at him, before he could difcharge, it leap'd 



from the Tree and fnatch'd up a Child, which he held as a Buckler before him. 



The Sagovin refembles a Lyon in the fore-part of the Body, with fhaggy Hair . tw^-. 



they are exceeding dainty and tender, yet fo ftubborn and fullen, that they take pet 



at the leaft affront, and often pine themfelves away and die with hunger. 



The Serpent %-efe,two Fathoms long, without Legs, having a bright fpecklcd n= *.«., 

 Skin and four (harp Tecth,wounds alfo mortally with its Tail , but is the lefs 4an.«ws,, 

 serous, becaufe at the end of the Tail grows a Bladder, which moving rattles as if 

 there were Peafe in it, which gives notice to the Traveller, though unwary, by 

 which means he makes his efcape. 



The other Serpents czU'dJouboy.Tara-gouyboy, and Tarehuboy, ferve the Natives 

 for a oreat Delicacy ; as alfo the great Toads or Frogs, call'd Tourouro,,. 



They have alfo a fort of Flies call'd ton, which exceedingly moleft them,againd 

 which their chiefeft Medicine is Palm-tree Oyl, and the %ohcqu, with which they 



colour their Skins. 



The "Natives of this Ifland of Mdragnan, driven out of the pleaUnt Councrey 

 Qtyeuby the fortuguefe, are a fort of the Toupinambas, who Setled here about a hun- 

 dred and fifty years ago. The time of their firft coming hither us'd formerly to be 

 folemniz'd with the great Feaft call'd Caoven ■ but becaufe a Woman boldly let up- 

 on a Commander in his Cups, there arofe a great Tumult amongft them, and ever 

 fince the Wand hath been divided, one Party calling the other Tobatares, that is, 



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