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fcfving to this time the Difcovery. of tfiem, and (as r/s 
hope alfo) the intire Converfiorf of tlierc'Fcople. 
liiefe Strangers add, that of thefe' two and thirty ' 
Iilands, there arethvee' of cm that are'un‘inhabrted, iin- 
lefs it be with Wild Fo\yls ^ but the others are very well ’ 
J^opfed. If one asks tlieiiT the Number of Inliabitants, ' 
they point to a heap of Sand, to fhewrhat their Number ’ 
IS infinite. The Names of thele Ifl'^nds are T.t/V, * 
Uslutup^Sarao^^Taropte, Valajyaj, Satavdh, Cunc, Tfdcu, F/- 
rnulopy^Ttdy Pic, Piga, Lamurrec, Puc, pdat, 
mvong^ rUt-u, JumuUm, Tav^s, Sayperj, Tac.tuiap', JUpi^' 
ymg, Td'uon, Mutacufan, 'PtyU, OLxtdn, PaIu, Queumyxt, 
PiyaUctmung, The threethd't iiaye nothing on them but ^ 
Wild Fowls, ^i-^^PiculAt^ ]dulAtxn^ PdgiA?i, Lxmurr'ec \s 
the moil confidefhbie of alPthefe Iflands : ‘It is there that 
the ®ng of the Country keeps his Court; the Gover- 
nors of all the otlier Iflands are fubjeG: to him. 'Amono- 
thefe Strangers there is one of tJiefe Governors, and iiis '* ' 
Wife, who is the King’s Daughter. I’ho’ they go half 
nak«d,'^ yet their Carriage, and a peculiar Air of Great-" 
nefs, fofficiently difhnguifhes thciri from the rdf. The - 
Husband has his Body painted ail over with certain T.ines, 
in fuch manner tha t they formTeveral* Figures : I'lie rdf 
|| of the Aden are alfo paintedin like manner, more or "Ids. ' ■ 
■ The Women and Childrcn-arc not painted at all. 'Fhere ‘ 
U are nineteen Men of them;' and ten Women, of different 
Ages. The Make and -Colour of riieir Face is much like ' 
ithac of the ■Philippinvis, The Men have no other Cioaths, 
ttham-a-fort of Safh, feveraf times wrapt about theirBo- ' 
(dy, that cover-s their- Reins and Thighs.-" They^ wear ^ 
-upon their Shoulders above an Ell and half of courle Li- " 
j ncii CIoath, like a Cowl, -tied' bdore, -and Banging loofe 
. behind. * Both Men and-^Woitien are drdfcd tiiuch alike, ' 
except that the Women have a piece of Cloath fomewhat 
.longer, that hangs from "their- Waffe down to their 
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