i% tanaofXapiobatta, 
fongs after their manner tofjcrefap thep are 
frondjed at, frbicb mafeetb tbempjoude, 
and bee tbatotoellethm/ndia, andcannot 
fpeaUe the Malayans fpeacb,fril baroip frith 
fes learne tb e JFremb tongue,their fozme arffi 
figures are beerefet dofrne, together frith 
tbofe of the glands of laua, frbereofbemfc 
ter toe frill fpealtemo?e. 
The x 9. Chapter. 
Of the Hand of Sumatra „ in times pad called Tapnbana. 
3 !gbt oner again® Malacca, 
&>outbeaff about z o. miles from 
tbe firme land bp Maiaccaifrbcr 
_the ffraigbt to at the narrofreft, 
fieri) ioe famous 3 lande of 7 *aprobana, 
note calico Sumatra, bpfome t£iffo?iogra* 
pbers named Chcrfoneio Aurca, others af» 
firme it to be Ophir ,from tobcncc Salomon 
baDbi0©oIde,astbe Scripture rebeatfetb, 
ano fap that in times paff it fras firme lanb, 
andiopned hntotbe Countrie of Malacca. 
SCbe 3Uand beginnetb from the firtt pointe 
frbicb Ipetb right agatntt the ©ulfe of £en- 
galafrtderfiue Degrees, ottthe j^o?th fide, 
anOffretchcth alfobefore Malacca, ^outh 
§>outbcaff, hntill it paffetb bp the 3iland cal* 
ieD laua Afaior, inhere it endetb bndcr 6.de* 
gras on the ^outb fioe,ano is in length > 7 0 
miles, anb inbjeabth 60. miles. SChelQo^ 
tingals ofrell not therein in anp place, but 
fcerpfefr,fo2 that the inhabitants tbemfelucs 
doefrtng manp of their commodities Onto 
Malacca. 
SThc SMand hath manp lungs, the pjinci- 
paUeftis theming of D.chem, frbicb Ipetb 
Upon a point of the Ian 0 ,hn 0 er ^degrees and 
a haife on the $otfb Clde, %W Dachem is 
Thei.Eooke* 
herp mighfie and a great encmie to the poj* 
tingals, he hath often befteged Malacca,an$ 
done it great mtfebtefe, as it happened in the 
time of mp biding in India, bp Copping the 
paffage of all Victuals and other ^archandife 
comming to Malacca, as alfo bp fcaping the 
paffage of the ffraigbt betframe Malacca 
and Sumatra, fotbat tbe ihippes of Chi* 
na , /apen, and the 3Um0e Of Molucco, 
fcere forced tofaple about, toberebp tbep 
paffed much danger, to the great Oifcom* 
moditieand hindrance oftrauelling spar* 
chants, and thep of Malacca and /ndia, had 
manp ©allies in the Ifraights of Malacca; 
frbicb fome accurfed Cfriffians that hane no 
refidencc, had taught them to make, Inhere* 
bp thep did great mifchiefe.and pet daplp doe, 
hutbp©ods helpeand the pojtingalsapde 
out of /ndia, all places lucre freed, and redo* 
ced into their pjiff inate eftaf e, as in another 
place tne (hall declare. 3t Inas long fithence 
concluded f determined hp tbe&mg of 
tfogale and his micerope, that the 3 le of Su* 
matra ftjould bee conquered, and at tbtspje* 
fent there are certaine Captaines,tbat to the 
fame end bane the tilings pap, frith the title 
