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Strings, of which the white goes at five 

 Shillings a Fathom, the black ten, or by 

 Number, the white fix a Penny, the black 

 three. The next in Value is that which is 

 wove into Bracelets, about three quarters 

 of a Yard long, black and white in Stripes, 

 fix Pieces in a Row, the Warp is Leather 

 Thongs, the Woof Thread, The moft 

 valuable of all is that wove into Girdles, 

 thefe confift of many Rows black and 

 white, woven into Squares and other Fi- 

 gures ; thefe are ufed in their great Pay- 

 ments, they make their nobleft Prefents 

 of them, or lay them up as Treafure. 

 Here is alfo fome Cajfada Breads or Caffaviy 

 this is made of the Root of a Plant called 

 Yucca, Manioc, or Manihot ^ the Juice 

 of the Root is poifonous, but the dry 

 Powder of it nourifiiing and wholefome. 

 The Indians in making it rafp the Roots, 

 prefs out the Juice in Bags, and dry the 

 remaining Matter over the Fire they 

 then make it into Cakes, which are either 

 dried in the Sun or otherways when 



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