5® Whether in Sumatra there be a fountain ~ rannin^ avery 
■ Sanative -.Oyl Z And whether the ignivomous Mountain in the 
fame Ifland , do burn continually , and caft out ffones fo eaten 
out by the fire , that they fwim z 
6. What is the Opinion of the more Inquifitive Men in thofe 
parts , of Amber-gris < And whether the greateft quantities and 
maflfes of it are found about the Me Mauritius Z 
7. Whether it be Winter on the Eaft-fide of the Mountain 
-Gates, which comes from the North to Cape Comorin, whil’ftic 
is Summer on the W eft-fide, and fo, vice verfa Z 
8 „ Whether it be true , that upon the Coaft of Coromandel , 
16 de g. Northern Latitude , between Pdeacote and Mafelupatan 
50. Leagues m length (the hot winds blowing from the Land- ward 
from 8. in the Morning , till 4. in the Afternoon , with fuch a fuf- 
focating heat , that the Inhabitants are not able to endure it , with- 
out extraordinary helps and refrefhments ) every one daily for his 
pro vi lion of drink, hangs his Bottle, made of common pot-earth, 
and filled with Well-water , or other potable Liquor , upon fome ? 
Loft, Tree^ or Wall, in places , where the Sun and Wind are moft 
piercing 5 leaving it there all the day long in the fcorching heat • 
and then taking it up about Evening at 4. of the Clock , the 
Drink is more cool , than any depth of Cellerage with us can make 
it if And whether , on the contrary, the Bottles being fuffered to 
continue inthe Air, as before, during the cool Sea-gales , which 
come in after thefaid hour, and continuenll Night , till 8. in the 
Morning, to the refrefhment of all Creatures , the Liquors grow 
hot and unfit for drink if 
9. W hether the Tyde near Mindanao ? going from the Moluccas 
to the Philippinds , are fo fwift , that neither contrary Winds nor 
Anchors , can fave a Ship from being carried away by it 5 and that 
it rifes but about 3. or 4. feetif And whether the like be obfer- 
ved in the Bay of Cambaja , and in that between Martaban and 
Pegu ' And particularly , Whether in thefaid Bayes , the Tides 
come in with that impetuofity and fwiftnefs about the Quarters 
of the Moon , that th e Watch-men from high Towers muft with 
their Trumpets give warning to the people to retire 5 and that a 
Horfe in his fwifteft co.urfe , when fuch a Tide comes upon him, 
.cannot out-run it : as if aac Fofsius obferves , Lib. De Mot u 
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