'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎333] (356/448)

Mangalore. %are
they call Cacaroch, a name agreeable to its bad condition: for, living it vext our flelli •
and being kill'd, fmelt as loathfomely as the French Punaife, whole fmell is odious'.
This extremity continued not above a week: for then we had a frelhgale, by help where
of the three and twentieth day we came to an Anchor at Mangalore, a City that obeys the
Mallahar. In the road we found towards forty Mallabar Men of War riding, who not-
withftanding their numbers and appetite to do us mifchief hoifed fail towards^ j one
onely mifcarrying, that fufFeredthe Jonas's Barge to come up with her: but after vari
able ftrife by rowing and making more fail got away, yet not without fome fhot in her
fide which ihe unwillingly received. That night we came to an Anchor in,Mount E/ly or
Delyns Bay, a Port under the valfalage of the Mallabar ,: we rode in nine fathom not above
three being near the Ihore, and gladly would have landed, but durll not be too prodigal
of our belief-, for albeit the Natives feerned willing to have us come a(hore,we knew them to
be treacherous: feeing we would not truft them, they came aboard our Ships, daring to
truft us *, anfl in their Canoos brought us Cocoes, Mangoes, Jacks, green Pepper, Cara-
vance, BufTols, Hens, Eggs, and other things which we were glad to buy though not at ve
ry eafie prices: but for every tun of Water lefs than a Ryal would not content them^ al
beit they had plenty, bythat barbarifm infringing the very Law of Nature and Nations.
Accordingly the Poet brings in his Goddefs blaming the Ruilicks for their immanity.
Why are thefe waters flop ? vphofe life is free ) Quid pi-ohibctis Aquas ? ufus communis aquarum eft *
The Sun and Air dijperfl to all we fee : Nec Sokm proprium Natura, ncc Aera fecit.
Why not thofe Brooks ? J crave community. Nec tennes Undas j in publica munefa veni.
Neverthelefs, what was wanting in Water was fupplied in Fruit and other rarities; for
here we had the Wood called Calambuco, a Tree much valued and ufed at Funerals:' the
richer fort have gums and odours of Arabia put in flames, wherein the dead body being
laid isconfumed ^ but firit involved in Linen which is pure, white, fweet and fine *, or in
Taffataes of tranfparent finenefs- Of all forts of Wood they molt affed that called Ami-
U\ and next that, or Calambuca, which fomztlimk Lignum Aloes much burnt in
thefe parts at Funerals, Trees very rare^ growing but in few Regions. It is very fweet
and delightful to the fmell jgrows high and even, and is found commonly in theiofty Moun
tain of Chamoys in Cochin-chyna •, and being rare and hardly got, the people fell at exceffive
rates; both in regard the Bannyans delight to have this wood in their Obfequies,and that
the Japonians lb much value it for ornament in their Houfes. They imagine no Pillow
wholfomer, nothing more conducing to health than that to fleepupon-, extremely hating
what isfoft, for they find that fuch both heats the blood and perturbs the fancy, eipeci-
ally where the Countreys are torrid. Of old they ufed to wrap thofe dead bodies that
were to be burnt or purified in the fire in that kind of Linen called Linumvimm or Asbe-
ftos, of w T h ich I have formerly fpoken: 1 fhall but add the defcription out of Hi erodes treat
ing de vefte Bracman. Indorum utmtur vefle linea ex lapidibm, quod quidem texunt • mollia
fnntlapidum flam in a & membrana ex qnibm pdnni flunt, qui neq\ igne neq\ aqua expurgantur, fed
cumfordes & macula* contraxerunt jn flammisinjelii^alhefcunt & lucidifmnt.
_ Here we had the faireft Lemons I eves faw. It is an old faying, Omnls vitagufluducitur;
Life is upheld by the tafte of fome fweetnefs: give me leave therefore to name fome Fruit
may be worth the notice. Pappaes, Cocoes, Bananaes, and Plantains, all very fweet and
delicious: Orenges we had alio ftore of •, which may well be remembred they were fo fuc-
culent and dainty, and of fo curious a relifh as afFeds the eater beyond meafure-, the rind
alfo was no lefs pleafant than the juice, feeming to have dulcity and acrimony mixed to
gether. The tree has not only bloffoms, but green and ripe Fruit all at once , the root
where the fap lies conftantly conveying vegetation to the tree in thofe warm Regions.
The Bananaes were no lefs delightful; the tree is but low, yet Ipreads gracefully; the
fruit is not unlike a Soffage for ihape, but in tafte is moft pleafant: they ripen though
you crop them immaturely h and from a dark green,turn into a bright yellow: the rind peels
ofFeafily, and the fruit being put into the mouth,diffolves and yields an incomparable relifh.
The Jack grows upon a tree which is very low, yet not eafie to be afcended: for fhape
it refembles a Pompion: without, 'tis of a yellow colour mixed with veins *, but within
fiilkof golden coloured cloves, each of them being full of kernels, not unlike the largeft
fort of French Bean, but fomewhat more globous: the fruit hath in it a ftone, which be
ing boiled the Buffols eat. the fruit is fomewhat unpleafant at the firft guft, which as. I
fuppofe the heat and rarenefs caufes*, and 'tis glutinous in the mouth,-but of double
benefit in the flomach being reftorative and good for the back, of fingular ufe againft that
French Difeafe was brought firft from the Wars at Naples ? and in tafte has fome refem-
blance with that the Africans call Cola,
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