1 44 The Tiiftrejfes and Adventures 

 had two Sorts of Money, one of Plate, and 

 the other of Coco. I told my Companions, 

 that I would put my Coco Money to fuch 

 an Ufe, as would ftand me in more Stead at 

 prefent, than all the Plate the Indies could 

 produce, which was, I laid, to fave my Pro- 

 vifions ; and to convince them of what I 

 faid, I went and got three Stones, one of 

 which I put into the Fire, and made it red 

 Hot, and then roafted my Coco Nuts there- 

 on ; which done, I ground them, between 

 the other two Stones, till I had worked "em 

 up into a Pafte, and having contrived to boil 

 Water in a Calabafh, which is but a thin 

 Shell, and having got a Mull made of two 

 or three Sticks, which ferved very well for 

 the Purpofe, I made as good Chocolate as 

 a Man would defire to drink. Then all 

 Hands went to work, and did after the fame 

 Manner ; fo that, in this Method, we found 

 a double Conveniency, inamuch as we 

 were thereby comfortably regaled, and at 

 the fame time eafed of a troublefome Lug- 

 gage, which would have proved too weighty 

 for us ; whereas, by continuing this Pra&ice, 

 it leffen'd by Degrees, and our Money was 

 no Burthen to us. 



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