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Rock, notwithstanding they could not fathom Ground with their longed Line. 

 Somewhat farther they difcover'd a burning Mountain on an Ifland, between 

 which and the Main (on which flood alfo a very high Mountain) they fleering their 

 Courfe, came into a white Water, mov'd by a ftrong Rivet from the Continent . 

 and coming to an Anchor before the Ifland Jamna, they faw the Iflcs Moa and Jri- 

 moa before them. The Jamneans calling I^ew Guinee by the Name of Belab, inform'd 

 the Hollanders, that they Warr'd continually with the Inhabitants thereof. Thefc 

 People being alfo Coal-black, fomeof them had loofe curl'd Hair, hanging down 

 over their Shoulders in long Braids, and 1 others had onely two thick Locks, which 

 cover'd their Ears . all of them wore four Feathers on their Heads : the Men pull'd 

 out their Beards, and hung a great Bone Ring through their Ears, at which alfo 

 hung a Shell like a Spur $ moft of them had red Rofcs ty'd about their Heads, and 

 a "Necklace of Hogs Teeth about their Necks 5 under their Navels they wore Gir- 

 dles, a handful and a half broad, and about their Wades Strings full of Shells, or 

 Sea-Cockles, to which a fmall Lappet was ty'd, and hung down before their Pri- 

 vities • but becaufe it was but two Fingers broad, and mov'd to an again by the 

 Wind, their Nakednefs appear'd to thofe that took notice thereof . through the 

 Griftle of their Nofes they wore a Hogs Tooth, or the Splinter of a Cane. Upon 

 the Stern of their fmall Boats was the Shape of a little Lyon. One of thefe Iflan- 

 dcrs imitated the Hollanders when they fpoke, endeavoring to repeat their words 

 after them, and therefore was call'd Parrot. 



Tafman Sailing from hence to Moa, came to an Anchor before the Coaft, ten 

 Leagues beyond Jamna, where a great Boat, carrying feventccn Men, coming near 

 the Ship, let flie a great many Arrows at the Seamen $ but the next Morning being 

 better reconcil'd, they came aboard, where the Chirurgeonof the Ship gave a Cap 

 to one of ihe Janmeatis, who, as a teftimony of his thankfulnefs for the Prefent, re- 

 quefted him to fit down ; which done, he began to braid his Hair from his Fore- 

 head to his Neck, tying the fame with a String. 



Tafman weighing Anchor, Sail'd between Hem Guinee and the Ifland Infou, having 

 got nothing but a few Jamnean words from the Iflanders, who call'd a Bone, Ver* 

 ttlia . a Hog, faro - a Knife, Sapera • Beads, Sajfera } a Nail, Tortor - Sleep, Moeni .,. 

 and a R2Lt ? Jfphoo. So fleering his Courfe along Arimoa, which is both higher and 

 larger than the neighboring Jmoa, and refembles a Seaman's Cap, he left New 

 Guinee a Stern of him, and Steering on Northerly, Sail'd by Schoutes-lfland, where 

 eight large Boats came within Gun-Ihot of him, each of which had on each fide a 

 Wing, under which fat four Rowers, two and two together, with their Feet hang- 

 ing in the Water 5 at their approaching near the Ship they put out a long Pole, 

 with a white Flag upon it 5 whereupon To/man, 2lKo commanded his white Enfiga 

 to be put forth, and threw a String of Beads, ty'd to a piece of Wood, out of his 

 Cabbin Window ; which the Soutblanders had no fooner taken up, but in teftimo- 

 ny of thankfulnefs they all broke their Arrows over their Heads, and kept near the 

 fides of the Ship, till fuch time as the Boatfwain thereof founded a Trumpet, up- 

 on the hearing of which thep all Row'd away with as much fpeed as they could 

 poflibly. Thefe People were of a fallow Complexion • they broke their Arrows 

 with great Ceremony ; for firft they pointed with them towards the Skie, then put 

 them into the Water, and breaking each Arrow in two pieces on their Heads, they 

 threw one over the Larboard, and the other over the Starboard $ he that broke 

 the Arrow, made a long Speech to the Hollanders, who took the fame for an Oath 

 of their Fidelity toward them. In every one of thefe Boats were twenty eight or 

 thirty Men. 



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