Chap. IV. X - AMERICA 



one whereof had Muftacho's; both ran, and embracing the CWrurgeon Tienrkk 

 Haelbos, defiYd carnal Copulation with him, and feem'd to quarrel one with ano- 

 ther about him : Others confidently put their Hands into the Hollanders Breeches 

 their Husbands giving confent thereunto : All of them had thick, curl'd, Uack 

 Hair, which they colour'd red, and comb'd with ten little round Sticks ty'd toge- 

 ther on the top, and left wide like Teeth at the bottom ; yet fome of them let 

 their Hair hang down in long braided Locks ; they fliave their upper Lips, but 

 keep a fquare Beard on their Chin 5 yet amongft the old People there were 

 fome whofc Cheeks were overgrown with Hair : Their manner of (having is with 

 the Teeth of certain Fifli made faft to a Stick; they all went bare-headed, except 

 fome few, who ty'd a fquare piece of Stuff, wrought of Leaves or Feathers, above 

 their Eyes againft the Sun j the upper parts of their Bodies were all naked, but 

 about their Middle fome wore a Girdle, others a Mat of Clappes Leaves, others a 

 Cloth not unlike Qh'mefe Paper, about the lower parts of their Bodies. The Wo- 

 mens Apparel differ'd little from the Mens, excepting that their Aprons rcach'd 

 farther down, )ri%f to their Knees. They baner'd their Clothes againft Nails. Some 

 of the Orangkays, being Entertain'd in the Cabbin, wonder'd to fee a Bullet that 

 • was Difcharg'd from the Quarter- deck, fall into the Water at fo great a diftancc. 

 They wore about their Necks Mother*o£Pearl, white Cockles, fwcet'frhelling 

 Flowers, green Leaves, or the Nails which they had gotten of the Hollanders : Some 

 of the aged Women wanted both their little Fingers, and the young ones the upper 

 Joynts of them, which the old Men alfo wanted : Haelbos pointing at the Stump, 

 ask'd the reafon of it, but one of them laying his Hand under his Chin, made ftrange 

 Signs, out of which he could apprehend nothing. 



On the twenty third of January, a fecond time To/man went afliore for Water, 

 carrying Spades and Pick-axes with him, to dig Pits with. Two of the Hollanders 

 Boats going clofe together, in each of which were three Southlanders, To/man call'd 

 to his Rowers to pull ftoutly j which the Southlanders iriTaf man's Boat obferving to 

 tend to their Rowing the fwifter, laugh'd and hooted at their Countrey*mcn that 

 were in the Sea*Cocks Boat, when they chane'd to get beyond them. Tafman in his 

 going afliore difcover'd feveral Iflcs at a diftance, was kindly Entcrtain'd, and 

 towards the Evening carry'd by four Men through the Water, on a Mat made faft 

 betwixt two Poles, to his Sloop, whither they alfo brought nine Hogs, and frefli 

 Water digg'd out of Pits. 



Tafman being got about the Point of the Ifland, faw the HemsKerk under Sail ; 

 wherefore Rowing aboard the Sea-Qock, he was inform'd that (he had dipt her An- 

 chor • whereupon following her, he got fight of another green Ifiand the next day, 

 along the Shore whereof ran feveral People with Sticks, on which hung white 

 Cloths : fome of them came aboard, and brought with them what Provifions the 

 Ifland afforded. The Inhabitants bartcr'd Qafpes, Pifang, Fowls, Hogs, Mother. 

 of Pearl Fifh4iooks, Stone Axes, little Stools, great Clubs, with a black Point as 

 long as a Man's Arm, and hooked, againft Trifles. The Hollanders were alfo ftor'd 

 here with frefli Water. The People both in Language, Habit, rnd Cuftoms, were 

 very like thofe of the firft Ifland, but were not altogether fo courteous. One of 

 the Southlanders dealing a Half pike out of the Boat was fore'd by his Companions 

 to reftorcthe fame. 



The fore.mention'd Haelbos relates, That going afliore with forne Soldiers, he 

 faw their Houfes, which he found to be built after a ftrange manner, >i^. fome of 

 them were round like Towers, Wider at top than at bottom, and without any 

 Holes for Air, but all built clofe of Canes, which were ftuck in the Ground ; other 



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