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5. VVhether In Sumatra there be a foumain, running a very 
Sanative Oyl ? And whether the ignivonnous Mountain in the 
fame Iflandjdoburn contintially, and caft out ftones fo eaten out 
by the fire, that they fwim f 
6. What is the Opinion of the more Inquifitive Men in thofc 
parts, of Amber-gris i And whether the greateft quantities and 
maffes of it are found about the Me Mmritius ^ 
7. Whether it be Winter on the Eaft-fide of th^ Mountain 
Gates y which comes from the North to Cstpt Comrin^ whirft it is 
Summer on the Weft-fide, and fo, vke^ verfa i 
8. W he ther it be true: that upon the Coaft of Cmmandcl^ 1 6 
deg.Northerri Latitude/between Pakamtmd Mafelu^atatty ^o: 
Leagues in length (the hot winds blowing from the Land- ward 
from 8 in the Morfiing, till 4. in the Afternoon, with fuch a fuf- 
focat ng heatj that the Inhabitants are not able t® endure it^with- 
out extraordinary helpes and refrefhments 5 )everyone daily for 
his provrfion ofdrinkjhangshis bottle^made of common pot-earth, 
2nd filled with Well-water, or other potable Liquor, upon fome 
Paft, Tree,or Wallj in places, ^here the Sun and Wind are moft 
piercing s leaving it there all the day long in the fcorching heat 5 
and then taking it up about Evening at 4 of the Clock, the 
L)rink is morecool, than any depth of Cellerage with us canmake 
itc And whether^ on the contrary, the Bottles being fuffered to 
rcontinue in the Air, as before, during the cool Sea-gales, which 
come in after thefaid hour, and continue all Nighty till 8 in the 
Morning, to the refrefliment of alt Creatures, the Liquors grow 
hot and unfit for drink :' 
9. Whether the Tjde mzx Mindanao, ^omghom the Moluccas 
to the Ph/l/ppwa\ are fo fwift, that neither contrary Winds nor 
Anchors, can fave a Ship from being carried a w^iy by it 5 and that 
it rifes but about 3 or + feet:* And whether the like be obfer- 
ved in the Bay of Cambaja t and in that between Martaban mi 
regu< And particularly. Whether in the faid ^^^^j, the Tides 
. come in with that impetuofity .-md fwiftnefs about the Quarters of 
the Moof9 i that the Watch-men from high Towers muft with 
-their Trumpets give warning to thepeople toretire^ and that a 
Horfe in his fwifteft courfe, when fuch a Tide comes upon him , 
cannot out-run it: ifaac Vofius obfeives, Ub, Be Mom 
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