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Chap I. We advanc’d coniderably all Night, and on the Fifteenth in the Morning left Puli Saya o far a-tern that we could carce perceive the Top of one of its Mountains, remarkable for its great height. About Noon we made Puli Lingan, and cros’d afely the Æquinoctial Line. It now clear’d up, having rain’d pretty hard the Night before. We were almot becalm’d in the Afternoon advancing but little; about four we had a trong Turnado, the Wind blew hard out of N W. We run with incredible Swiftnes in thee dangerous Seas for about two Hours, when the Wind ceaing we came to an Anchor, having been cat pretty much out of our Coure.

We et ail again on the Sixteenth in the Morning, with low variable Wind, and clear Weather, after a rainy Night. We advanc’d but moderately, and could not get out of ight of Puli Lingan till Evening, when we cat Anchor.

On the Seventeenth of May we weigh’d Anchor two Hours before Sun-rie: We teer’d N. W. but aw no Land all Day long: The Currents carried us with great Violence N. and N.N.E. It blowing but little, we came to an Anchor towards Evening in Thirty Four Fathoms, and et ail again about Ten at Night.

The Wind was variable all the Eighteenth, and ometimes it blew hard. We teer’d to N. W. without Sight of Land, and reolv’d to pas by Puli Timon, where puruant to the Company’s Intructions our Ships commonly put in for Wood and Water, and with thee favourable Southerly Winds, to proceed directly North for Siam.

We were under Sail all Night, and on the Ninteenth in the Morning, perceiving the Top of a Mountain on our Larboard Side, we hop'd 'twould be the Iland Puli Thingi, and therefore tood in directly for it. We were not diappointed in our Hopes, and in the Afternoon got Sight of Puli Aur, or Puli Oor, and oon after of Puli Piang.

On the Twentieth of May about Eight in the Morning, we came to an Anchor before the Iland Puli Timon, bearing N. E. to E. I went on Shore with ome others, partly to view the Situation of the aid iland, partly to oberve what Plants and other Natural Things it produces, which hath been in all my Travels one of my chief Cares and Amuements.

Puli Timon is one of the larget Ilands ituate near the Eatern Coats of Malacca. It is ubject to the King of Johor, who reides at Siperka upon the Continent of Malacca. He governs it by Two Orang Kay's, one on each ide of the Iland. Orang Kay in the Malayan Language, ignifies a Woodman, or a Man entruted with the Care and Inpection of Woods and Forets. The Inhabitants are a ort of Banditto’s, who have been poes’d of this Iland a coniderable Time, and are of late grown o numerous, that ome Years ago one of their Orang Kay’s, who came on board one of our Ships, boated they were no les than Two Thouand in Number, tho’ perhaps not half.

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Puli Thingis

Puli Oor,

Puli Timon,