age from the Cape to Jaua ( in figlit whereof they arrived 
Jf/g. ph.fi, > cOqtaines nothing very Extraordinary. 
The third Book is the Voiage from Java to the Kingdome 
of Slam: which is chiefly taken up with what occurred at 
Bmtam ^nd BaUvidy and ;at their arrival on the Coaft of 
Siamy here are reprcfented the Roads of B4;;^^?5^ and Bau.- 
may together with the Plan of the City and Fortrefs of Ba- 
tavia. 
The fourth Book defcribes the Entry and Audience of the 
French EmbalTadour at the Court of Siam, who, as they fay^ 
was received with more Honour and Refpeft^than was ever 
yet (hewn to any Ambaffadour whatever j and that even 
thoik of Per ftAy the Mjg^^/andthe Tartar Empsrour of C7;/>^, 
( tho' his neighbour, and by ro.uch the moft Potent Mon- 
arch of the Univerfe ) prefent themfelves before the King 
of St am on their Knees, whereas Mr. Chaumont xhQ French 
Ambaffadour made his harangue, fittingwith his Hat on his 
Head. Herearedefcribed theB^/i?(9;^^or B/^rgfj-of State which 
are ufed at Siam, which are of a very odd Figure^ as of Serpents 
or Sea-Hor/eSy but which by their fharpnefs and number of 
Oars are of an incredible Swiftnefs: here likewife 'tis relat- 
ed that the old White Elephant of the King of Siam is near 
upon joo Years Old ; as alio that there are Tumblers there, of 
an extraordinary Agility, as that they would ftand upon one 
Foot on the. top of a Bamhoo of 80 or loo Foothigh,and then 
turn themfelves, and ftand on their Heads thereon, and after- 
wards hang, by the Chin only, on the top of the fame, and 
then defcend by a Ladder down right, with an incrcdable 
Swiftnefi, working their Bodies all the while through the 
Rounds of the Ladder. 
The fifth Book is entituledthe Return of the Voiage of 
Siam, and firfl: relates feveral notable Shews prefented to en- 
tertain the Ambaffadour; as the fight of two Elephants ^who 
were only fiaffered to twill each others Tecth,as Bulls do their 
.Hornsjthe fight of an Elephant zn.d ^Tiger or rather a Panther^ 
according to the defcriptm\ and the manner of catcliing the 
