Chap.LII. A Defcripion of CEYLON. 
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Difference. The ^mber is of different kinds j the 
black (the worfl of all) is found near 
the Ide of Mauritius \ next is the White, 
and the Grey the befl of all. In forae 
parts of America there is a kind of ^m- 
ber, they call the foxed Amber, becaufe it 
isfwallowedand vomited up again by the 
Foxes without any Alteration, except 
that it lofes fomething of its Scent. 
The befl jimhergreefe is of an Afli Colour, 
like Alhes mix'd with Wax. It is adul- 
terated with Wax, Rofin and Pitch ^ to 
know the real Goodnefs of it, yoo muffc 
Goodnefs t^i^uft a hot Needle into it, and by the 
hmto be Smell of the Moifture that adheres to it, 
tryed, you may judg of its Goodnefs ^ You may 
alfolayafmall quantity of Amber upon 
a hot Knife j if it be good, ie will melt 
immediately like Wax ; and provided CvV^ 
the Knife be very hot, it will quite eva- ^^l^S^ 
porate without leaving theleaft Dregs 
behind. Scaliger, Garctcus, Monard, Fer~ 
nandes Lopes, Clufim, and Rocheford have 
written of the Amhergreefe, its Medici- 
nal Virtues we will leave to the Judg- 
ment of the Phyficians. 
The Sea about Ceylon produces like- 
wife whole Coral Trees, fome Branches 
whereof curioufly grown I preferve in 
my Study. It affords alfo certain Horns 
of Sea-Horfes, called Chanhs, which are 
frequently tranfported to Bengale, be- 
fides divers other forts of Horns and 
Shells (but not fo curioufly twilled as 
thok of u4mboyna) Sea-Jppies, Sea-Stars-^ 
and fuch like. 
