35$ %Mwmk ttottgft Wt&tts tf Sumatra to &mm 
and bu <22Itff, and fouth anD bp CDaff: it bath 
on the fea fide;. oj 6 , Handes, about a mplc 
ano a Ijalfe Diffant from ftjc land bnDer tiijiie 
Degras,tobtcb is the bright tbat 3 founD,but 
fbep are Diffant from the firmelandeofSu* 
luatra 8. 0 ?<>.mpleS s tbcHiuerof Manan* 
cabo lying on the lanD of Sumatra right otier 
againff this countrie, 31 tfjtnh it to be a berie 
great riuer -fo? from thence there runneth a 
great ffreame, an& much to®D anD other 
traih Djiueth from it at the leaft io. oj 12 . 
miles into the fea, 2 Dbe belt marke toe founD 
bpon this coaff of Sumatra toas, that toenc* 
ucr left the fight of land, but ran along bp it, 
fojbptbatcourfcpou cometotbe3lanD II- 
ha de Ouro, fcarceto 3. and 3 .degras anD 
i. 3 bbite this becaufcpou fhall not fruft 
to the running of the ffreame, that Djatoetb 
^>cutbtoeff toarD, as 3 faiD bcfoje .* from the 
31lanD Ilha de Ouro pou run to the ffraight 
of Sundafouthealtj anD £>outbeaffandbp 
fouth, anD being paff U ha dc Ouro there Ip* 
etbttoo liandcs, tobicb reach #o?tbanD 
fouth one from the other, inthefamecourfe 
toitb the Jflano of ©old about s ♦ oj 6 ,miles: 
notoctorunnetctbc mouth o? entrpof the 
ffraight of Sunda, pou muff not leaue the 
coaft of the firme lanD, hauing graD refpeff to 
the^lanDesaiiD cltffes, tobereof there are 
berp manp Iping bp it, that pou can hacDlp 
knoto tohere to fino p mouth of the ffraight, 
but onelp bp the knotolcdge of the 3iflanDc, 
tobttb is berp high, Iping right ouer againff 
a point of the Hand of Sumatra, on the nojth 
fidettbis firme lanD of Sumatra endetb there, 
inhere toitb the llano of laua Major, tt rna- 
ketb the ff raight: it hath on the $o?tbtoeff 
fide of this ffraight ttoo 0 ? tb?a llanos,Iping 
about a mile (torn the lane, anD bpon the 31* 
landcs that lie nareff to the lanoe there bias 
once afijippe taken bulb ifrench men, the 
great Ibotte being kept bp the kinges of 
the31fianoc of Banda, anD Cal j pa, anD 
a? mile fouthtoarde from the lanoe Ipeth the 
llano that hath a high ffjarpe pointed hill, as 
3 faidc before, ano on the #Q 2 tb fioe of this 
high fijarp hil oj |lanD,are 4 .3Iands,tobere* 
of one is berie high, reaching $ oztbeaff anD 
foutbtoeff: thep lie fometobat further from 
it, that is bp the afojefaid 3 lanos clofe bp the 
point on the #otfbeaff fiDe:bettoane al thefe 
llanos d the lano there is a great crake, of 
manp hiDDeit cliffes Iping bnDer the toater, 
tobereoffome are bncoueted, ano thtnke not 
to enter into this crake, bnleffe it be boitl) a 
ifuffe, 0 ? a berp fmall flip, foj it is better to 
runtte totoarDcs the 3lano Iping on the fouth 
fioe thereof, along bp the point, iohichpou 
naoe hoffeare, foa it hath nothing that can 
hurt pou, ano then pou ffjall pjefentlp fa Ip* 
The 3iBooks, 
ing befoje pou on the # 03 tbcaff fioe a popnt 
of lanoe, tohich fhetoeth to haue 2. 02 3, 
lands at the eno thereof .• along hp this point 
Ipeth the mouth oa entrie of the ffraight of 
Sunda,bobere pou muff paffe through : this 
point rcachcth j^oath ano fouth, hauing in 
the j^ojth a high houell, the fouth fioe being 
the ende of the fame lanD: clofe bp the mouth 
of the ffraight,fo? a better marked^ojtbeaff* 
toarD from pou, pou fee a long 3 lanD, anD on 
the foutbeaff part a high lanD,tohich lanD Ip¬ 
eth aboue B.mram, a baucu in the llande of 
laua , tohere the ^ojtingalles laoe pepper, 
tohich grotoeth 1 is gathereD in that llanoe, 
and behind the afojefaise high IanDe Ipeth the 
totone of Bantam , anD before pou come to 
the faiD lanD that Ipeth aboue Bantam, pou 
(bail in the (£aff£to?tbeaff percefuettoo 0? 
th?a 3 lanDs, anD if pou Defire to go to Ban* 
tarr^ pou map paffe bettoeene thefe Hands, 
but 3 once againe aDuife pou of the 3 lanD Ip* 
ing in the mouth 0? cbannell oj ffraight of 
Sunda afojefaide, tohich is fo? a marfee of 
the faiD ffraight, being berp high, anD Deep® 
toithall, anD hath this token, that toben pots 
are paff 0; about the firff point 0? brake, pots 
map then anker at 2 o, and 2 ;, faDome Deep® 
as pou haue occafion, bnleffe it be clofe to the 
lanD, tohere there Ipeth manp tohiteff ones, 
anD rockes, anD further to featoarde it is al* 
togethermuDDtegrounde,at 20. anD 2;. fa* 
Dome, hut it is heff fo? pou to anker as necre 
the lanoe as pou map fo? pour befffecuritie, 
fo? there are manp ffiffe blaffes that com® 
out of the lanD; this high Ifland 0? popnteD 
hill Ipeth bnDer fine Degrees anD f.foi there 
3 haue often taken the height of the funne as 
31 lap at anker jano the mouth ojenfrp of the 
ffraight of Sunda ipeth bnDer £ fame height r 
to featoarDe pon bane thefe llanDes as pou 
paffe to the month 0? entrp of the ffraight, 
the firff |lanDes Iping Well to featoarD, 
from the afojefaiD pointeD high hiU,oj 3 lanD, 
anDMleft^outhtoeff, oj feuen miles from 
thence there is a rotoe of 3 lanDes, toith cer- 
taineCUffes Iping about them, anb&outb* 
toarD other fire oj feuen miles there Ipeth 0* 
ther high and great Hands, anD alfo £>outb* 
toefftoarD from thence there are other ~P 
lanoes, bettoeene all thefe 3 lanDes there are 
manp channellcs, tohich are fo narroto, that 
mencan harDlp getoutof them: the bed 
cbannell to runne through 31 founbe bp the a* 
fo:efaiDe high pointed hill 0? 3 fiandeonthe 
§)outh # <l£aff fide, reaching ^ojtheaff and 
fouthtoeff: in all thefe channels pou need® 
feare nothing but that tohich Ipeth befoi® 
pour ctes. 
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