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bitants of Guiam drove with each other who fhould enter- 
tain thefe Strangers at their Houfes, and furnifh them with 
Provifions and Cloaths, and other Neceffaries. Of thirty- 
five Perfons that embarqued there remained but thirty, five 
dying through Want of Provifions and other Hardfhips, 
In fo long a Voyage ; and fome time after their Arrival 
another died. 
They related, that their Country confided of thirty-two 
Wands, which cannot be far diftant from the Marianns , as 
may be judged by the Smallnefs of their Veffels, and the 
Form of their Sails, which are very like thofe of the Ma- 
rianefe. It is likely, that thefe Wands may be in eleven or 
twelve Degrees of North Latitude, more Southerly than 
the Marianns , and under the fame Degree of Longitude 
as Guivam ; for, failing direCtly from Eaft to Weft, they came 
afhore at this Town. It is likewife probable, that it was 
one of thefe Wands that was difcovered fome Years ago 
at a Diftance, when a Ship belonging to the Philippines 
leaving the common Courfe, which is from Eaft to Weft, 
under the third Degree of Longitude, and Tunning farther 
to the South-Eaft, firft perceived it. Some called this 
Wand Carolina Eland from Charles II. of Spain, and others 
the Eland of Saint Barnahy , becaufe difcovered on that 
Apoftle’s Day ; and it was again feen 1 69 5, by another 
Veffel, that a Storm had driven out of its Courfe in going 
from hence to Marianns. Thefe Strangers added, that of 
the thirty-two Illands three of them were uninhabited, 
unlefs with Wild-fowl, but all the reft were well peopled. 
Upon afking them the Number of Inhabitants, they pointed 
to a Heap of Sand, to fhew that their Number was very 
great. The Names of thefe Iflands are Pais Lamulututup , 
Sara on, Taropie , Valayyay , &c. 
The three Iflands that have nothing on them but Wild- 
fowl, are Piculet , Hulatan , Pagian. The moft confider- 
able of ail thefe Iflands is Lamurec , where the King of the 
Country keeps his Court, and to him the Governors of all 
the other Iflands are fubjeCt. Among thofe Strangers, 
there was one of the Governors and his Wife who was the 
King’s Daughter ; though they went half naked, yet their 
Carriage, and a peculiar Air of Greatnefs, fufficiently diftin- 
guifhed them from the reft. The Hufband had his Body 
painted all over with certain Lines, in fuch a manner, that 
they formed feveral Figures : The reft of the People were 
alfo painted in like manner more or lefs. The Women and 
Children were not painted at all j there were nineteen Men 
and ten Women of different Ages •, the Make and Colour 
of their Faces were much like that of the Philippine fe. The 
Men had no other fort of Cloaths than a Safli wrapped 
feveral times round their Bodies, and covering their Reins 
and Thighs ; they wore on their Shoulders about an Ell and 
an half of coarfe Linnen Cloth, like a Cowl, tied before, 
and hanging loofe behind. Both Men and Women dreffed 
much alike, only that the Women had a Piece of Cloth 
fomewhat longer, that hung from their Waift down to 
their Knees. Their Language is different from that of the 
Philippinefe and Marianefe their Manner of pronouncing 
comes neareft that of the Arabs , and fome who underftood 
the Language obferved the Women that feemed the moft 
eonfiderable amongft them, had feveral Rings and Neck- 
laces of Tortoife-fhells, called here Carey ; and others made 
of a Subftance much like Ambergreece, but not tranfparent. 
The Manner of their living at Sea, which was for feventy 
Days together, continually driven by the Wind, was thus : 
They eaft out a fort of Net made of a great many Twigs 
of Trees tied together, with a large Mouth for the Fifli to 
enter in at, and terminating in a Point, to prevent their get- 
ting out. The Fifli they took after this manner was all 
the Nourifhment they had, and Rain-Water faved in Cocoa- 
fhells, which is the Fruit of the Palm-trees, and of the Fi- 
gure and Size of a Human Skull. 
They have no Cows in their Iflands, and at the Sight 
of them they run away, as they did likewife at the Bark- 
ing of a Dog 5 neither have they Cats, Stags, Horfes, nor, 
in general, any Quadruped, nor any Fowl, but Sea-fowl, 
excepting Hens, which they breed up, but never eat their 
Eggs. Notwithftanding this their Want of every thing, 
they are very chearful, and contented with their Condi- 
tion. Their Songs and Dances are exaft and regular ; 
when they fing it is all in Concert, every one obferving the 
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fame Humour and Geftures, which makes it very agreea- 
ble. They were furprized at the Government, Politenels, 
and Manners of the Europeans. They admired not only 
the Solemnities and Ceremonies of the Church in cele- 
brating the Divine Service, but alfo the Mu Pick, Inftm- 
ments. Dances, and Arms of the Spaniards , and Gun- 
powder was what furprized them moft. They wondered 
at the Whitenefs of the Europeans , in refpeft of whom 
they were perfectly tawney, as well as the Inhabitants of 
this Country. It did not then appear, that they had any 
Knowledge either of a Deity, or that they worfliipped 
Idols. Their Life is perfectly favage, minding nothing 
but eating and drinking, in which they obferve no fet Time 
or Place, when hungry or dry, and when they can find 
any thing to fatisfy Nature : Yet they eat but little at a 
Time, and never enough to fatisfy for a whole Day. 
They fhew much RefpeCt and Deference for their King, 
and the Governors of Towns, and obey them very punc- 
tually. Their Civility and RefpeCt confifts in taking hold 
of the Hand or Foot of the Perfon they would honour,, 
and gently rubbing his Face. 
Amongft their Utenfils they had fome Saws, not made 
of Iron, but of a large Shell, called here Toulobo, which 
they rub and whet upon a certain kind of Stone. They 
were furprized to fee the Number of Carpenters Tools 
ufed in building a Merchant-Ship at Guivam . They have 
no Metals in their Country. The Father-Miffionary made 
each of them a Prefent of a large Piece of Iron, which 
they received with as much Joy as if it had been fo much 
Gold •, and for fear it fhould be ftole from them, they 
laid it under their Heads, when they went to fleep. They 
have no other Arms than Lances or Darts, made of human 
Bones, very well fharpened, and fixed on. They are 
naturally very peaceable *, but if any Quarrel happens 
amongft them, it is decided with fome fifty Cuffs on the 
Head, which yet very rarely happens ; for when they 
would come to a clofe Fight, they feparate them, and 
they are foon reconciled again. They are not dull and 
heavy, but, on the contrary, have a great deal of Liveli- 
nefs and Courage. They are not fo lufty as the Inhabitants 
of the Marianns \ yet they are well proportioned, and 
lhaped much like thofe of the Philippines : Both the Men 
and Women let their Hair grow long, and hang loofe on 
their Shoulders. When they underftood that they were 
to be conduced to the Prefence of the Father-Miffionary y 
they painted their Bodies all over with a yellow Colour,, 
which is looked upon by them as a great Ornament. 
The oldeft of thefe Strangers was once before call: on 
the Coaft of Caragan. They are very expert at diving, and 
they faid, that in fifhing they took two large Pearls in their 
Shells, but threw them into the Sea again, not knowing 
their Value. The New Philippines are eighty- feven in 
Number, and form one of the tineft Archipelago’s in the 
Eaft, being enclofed on the North and South between the 
Line and the Tropic of Cancer ; on the Eaft and Weft 
between the Marianns and Philippines. The Natives of 
the Iflands never offer any Violence to each other: Mur- 
der and Homicide are unknown to them j and they have 
a Proverb amongft them, viz. That one Man never kills 
another. It is probable, thefe Iflands may abound in 
Gold, Amber, and Drugs, being fituated nearly under the' 
fame Degree of Longitude as the Moluccas 5 whence we 
have Nutmegs, and other valuable Spices. 
Though thefe People feem barbarous, yet they have 
amongft them a fort of Politenefs and regular Governments 
every Eland obeys his Chief, who is himfelf fubjeCt to the 
King of the Country. This Prince holds his Court in the 
Eland of Fain, called likewife Lamurec. Though thefe 
Iflands were never heard of in Europe till within thefe very 
few Years, it is a long Time fince, from the high Moun- 
tains of Samal, thick Smoaks were difcovered on that 
Coaft, which commonly happen in Summer, when thefe 
Iflanders fet Fire to their Woods and Forefts, to clear up 
the Ground : Thefe Smoaks the Fifhermen of Minda- 
nao, and other Iflands, had alfo obferved when far out at 
Sea. 
There have been fome Objections made to this Ac- 
count by fome of our Writers, who have reported it too 
fuccinCtly, and thereby embarraffed themfelves by con- 
founding 
The HISTORY of the 
