of the Royal Society 0? London^ tho' his Catalogue of thofe 
Starrs hath been tranflated (vom Lame into Fre/^ch and Print- 
ed at Parley and an Account thereof is in the Jof^md des 
Suvam oiAug.J. & Sf/. 4. 1679; but fpeaks of it as a thing 
not done,wifhing they had had the opportunity to augment 
the Science of Aftrommyy by obferving them themfelves. 
The fecond Book is entituled the Voiage from the Ca^e of 
Good Hofe to the Hand "^ava ; but is chiefly taken up with 
the defcription of the Colonie of the Hollanders therQ^the Na- 
tives, and the Afironomkd Obfervations they made there 
during their (lay, by which they have determined the Lcn- 
gitudc ef the Cafe of Good Hope 18 degrees to the Eafl of 
Paris: ( but here we muft begg leave to make a Remark ) 
He mentions 7 leveral Nations of die Natives, viz. tht Hot- 
tentot Sy whom lie defcribes at larg, the Namac[ma6y( of thcli 
two there are the Figures /the Vbiqaaas^ the ijottriquAo^^ lU^ 
ffiqmasy Soufjqua'as and xh& Odiquaas: aiid here he relates a 
Voiage made in the Year 168 5, as farr as the Tropickyby the* 
Governour of the Cape^ Mw -Vanderjlell; who is faidTb haVe 
found about ^the Latitude of 27 degrees and about 16 qr i:^ 
leagues from the ihore, a Nation of Native$ that are vnsi-y 
Muiicalj, fwho have long Hair flowing bh tlieir ftiould^rs^ 
loaie of the Men.as W]mc ^^Ei»r^pem!fy 4ivdM^ 
Naturally very White , but they * Blacken ^thenllMves to 
pleafe their Husbands : 1 his Nation fecms to have^tnuch ' 
more Iiitjelligence. than: their Neigh^^^ fet iBtftfe dtcufn- ' 
ilances %m to ^arguq it Fabutctesr^^ ' 
^i^r^ ar^Jikewile the Figliks:^fa 5^^ Hbrn^ hk^ , 
Goatyof^ie'^mkr^j tfe ^fef^CT^^; tl^ 
pef^fy the - C^;5i!?«^/?,; ^and tw^d Ibfts^^ kinc^mitibrr 'Ibiz^ds^^ 
wlaerepf:oae isjfeade to^hay^^j i&p otf^ his ' back : 
Speaking of ? £/^to/;f ''lie>fay^^ Be^v^a^s^MB'^lJ^f'ti^^ 
perfon?s^ thati theytiad ieeo t!$e foot ^^p9W^Ei^l^d^it^W6[ 
foot .and half tfiatnetdr; and cWt^^^e^^ 
as bigg.a^ ordinary feut^'byrf %no\y ri^ 
t^akc^te jjiakes ihQ.flhmo^4rdtk^ a t#<i>^li#ifed^MhiBM Ybi-' 
age 
