Judies are fhut the 4. enfuing months by reafon of the danger of that Sea, 
But befides this Dire&ion, the Book is not quite deftitute of* Uamrd Qb- 
fervatioRS. It relates , 1. How Diamonds are found and feparatedin (?«/-- 
conda • They take of the Earth , held to be proper to form them , which is? 
reddiih, and diflinguiflTd with white veins, and full of flints and hard: 
lumps. Then they put near the places , which they will digge , a clofe and: 
even Earth • and to it they carry thofe Earths , they have digged out of the; 
Mine , and gently fpread it abroad , and leave it expofed to the Sun for two: 
days. Then being, dryed enough. they beat it , and fifting this Earth , they! 
find the Diamonds in afhes of Flints , in which Nature hath fet them. Hera: 
he adds , that the King of that Country farms out tbefe Diamond-Mine/fon 
660000. Crowns ^sr annum, referving to himTelf the right of all the Dia- 
monds , that exceed ten Carats in weight: There are Diamonds,, that 
mount to 35:. and 40 Carats. And this is the great Treasure of that Prince. 1 
2. That the mott efleemed fruit in tbofe parts , th zDmion (of the be- 
liefs and lliape Gf an ordinary Melon ) has a very unpjeafing and even untol- 
lerable fmell , like to that of a rorten AMte. 
3. Thati?/c<? profpers moft in wateriih grounds 5 and that the fields , 
where it grows beft , refembies rather to Marines, than to any ploughed: 
Soyle ; Yea, that that Grain has the force, though 6. or 7 . foot water fland: 
over it., tollioot its Stalk above it; and that the Stem , which bears it , ri- 
fes and grows propordonably to the height of the water , , that drowns the; 
field* 
4. That the way of keeping ones fdf harmlefs from a wild Elephant , 
when he runs dire&ly upon one, is, to hold fomething to him ; as a Hat, as 
Coat, a piece of Linnen, which he feifes on with his Trunk, and playess 
with it , as if he vvere pleafed with this apparent homage, done to him • and i 
fo pafies on. If he be in a rage , that then the only remedy is , to turn in- • 
ceflantly behind him to the left fide , in regard that naturally ( faith this. Ah-'- 
thor) he never turns himfelf that way , but to the right : And the time, there : 
is to turn , becaufe of the Beads unweildinefs , affords leifure enou°b to ) 
climbe up fomehigh Tree , of to mount feme fieepgroimd : all wiich°if it t 
fail, by holding always his tail., and turning with him , the Animal will be : 
tired , and give opportunity to efcape. - 
LONDON, 
Printed for fohn Croof in Ducf-Lam neer 
Little-Britain. 1 666. 
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