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Ijiit when he was pa-fled by about 7 or 8 paces, the Soul- 
dier did aiv^i^ke and fee the Elephant, and not thinking it 
fafe to run^ becaufe the Elephant did not mind him, lay 
ftill until he perceived the Elephant to be gone. 
There are two forts ofCinnamon-Trees^of which theTree 
which is efteemed the beft has a Leat mudli larger and 
thicker ihan the other, 'but; otherwife no diflference is per- 
ceived, If thefe Leaves,; as wall one fort as the other, be 
diftilled, they yield an Oyl and Water, a« if Cloves 
had been in the Still. 
Upon the Root of^this Tree is a thick Bark, which, 
when it is diftilled,as the former, yields Oyl and Camphirc 
alfo 5 which is feparated by covering the Pv.eceiver with 
a Linnen Cloath, and the Camphire will remain in the 
Cloath in a lump together, and the Oyl and Water will 
run into the Receiver. This Camphire has the fame co- 
lour, the fame difcuffmg, difTolving and healing Balfa- 
mick quality of the Camphire oi Japan :^ the Oyl is of the 
fame yertue 5 anointed upon Scabs, Itch and Excoriations, 
it cures them lin a (hort rinae- 
To drink the Water among common Water cures Flujces, 
and does good to thofe who are sunder thEat languiftiing 
Difeafe tailed by ttei Hdll^n'd 'irs the -Ljinds- Dijeafe, and by 
the Ciri/a^^/e, P/J^ ^ of ^hich (hail mak^ mention at 
large tn itispropef^pla^se. ^ ; : ^ / o 
I neve^-did'fee the Natives' make nfe of Cinnamon, al- 
though 4h(d|^ feared yvbaY^*ia'ftieal witljput Peppb: ^either 
is it'iiledtby EWi^^))^^/- either in M^at^^ or diltilled a- 
tnoi?i^g th'a R4tki'-'d>r in ^for it is thought that 
it bccaficJfife ftfdrtn^fs of Breath but this I have no expe-? 
rience of 5 whither this be the caufeof it, or whither the 
Ceilanefes are fearful to bring it to pat-ticular men, feeing 
<ht 'EeUdnder4 ag4iiift\the felling of it, 
J cannot'teM.' ' u-'-b^f yrf; "-o oifo 
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