Mr. Wafer'j 1 Voyages; and 

 Defer iption of the Ifthmus of 

 America. 



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MY fir ft going abroad was in the Graz/ Annerhz A's 

 of London, Capt. Zachary Browne Commam fifft Voy* 

 der, bound for Bantam in the Ifle of Java^ tu 

 in the Eaft-Indies *, in the Year 1677. I was in the 

 Service of the Surgeon of the Ship ; but being then 

 very young, I made no great Obfervations in that 

 Voyage; My Stay at Bantam was not above a Bantam; 

 Month, we being fent from thence to Jamby in 

 the Ifle of Sumatra. At that Time there was a 

 War between the Malayans of Iihor on the Promori- nhor. 

 tary of Malacca, and thofe of Jamby ; and a Fleet Malacca. 

 of Proe's from Iihor blocked up the Mouth of the 

 River of Jamby. The Town of Jamby is about lobjambyi 

 Mile up the River : But within 4 or 5 Mile of the 

 Sea, it hath a Port Town on the River, confifting 

 of about 15 or 20 Hpufes, built on Pofts, as the 

 Fafliion of that Country is : The Name of this 

 Port is Quolla ; though this feems rather an Apella-^^ j 

 tive than a proper Name, for they generally call a 

 Port Quolla: And 'tis ufual with our Englifh Sea- 

 men in thofe Parts, when they have been at a Land- 

 ing-place, to fay they have been at the Quolla, call- 

 ing it fo in Imitation of the Natives ; as the Portu- ^ 

 gueze call their Landing-places, Barcadero r s. This Barcaisr?* 

 War was fome Hindrance to our Trade there ; and 

 we were fore'd to ftay about 4 Months in the Road, 

 before we could get in our Lading of Pepper : And 



thence 



