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the neareft to the Hole, are quite barren, and nothing 
but Stone ; but the moft remote is covered with thick 
Reeds. 
Round about the Hole lyes fcattered much of the 
matter that hath been caft forth ; and it is perceivable 
that it mud be foft when it comes out, becaufe it fails 
flat, according to the figure of the place where it falls. 
The colour of it is dark green, not clear, butfomewhat 
gray ; and this matter generally dees burft or feparate 
It felf as the Dung of a Cow. There are of this both 
great and fmali pieces, now turned into Stone, being 
inwardly blackifli and ipongeous, mixt with white fpots. 
And ( to give you fome further Particulars of this Burn- 
ing Mountain ) I have obferved that the extreameft, or 
moft Southerly round Bank V ( for no more Southerly 
could be feeo from the place F, and I defcribe nothing 
but what appeared or Ihewed it (elf there) is ali co- 
vered with Camacamay and it is the higheft alfb. The 
Smoak, which in refpeftof Malay en^ Teemed to come 
forth out of a higher place, now in the defcending of the 
Mountain, doth notwithftanding feem to come forth at 
the fame height. The barren Hill near Z, that feems 
to be fituated on the North fide of the top, a little de- 
fcending towards Malayen^ is about the fame height as 
the higheft top that is feen from Malayen^ but fince it 
falls back to the Weft, and is only feen from the firft 
Eminence, it feemeth as if it defcended, which is eafily 
q^rftood by any body that knoweth Perfpedive. Fur» 
thermore, the reafon why the Smoak feemed to confe 
forth from a higher place is, becaufe the Opening was 
nipre Southerly, and then in regard of Malayen^ only 
it feems that the Smoak comes forth more towards the 
midft* Wherefore I do certainly believe that the right 
Opening formerly has been where the round Banks now 
lye; that is, to the Southward. For whereas after a 
good fpace of violent Burning, there groweth a fmall 
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