s white, and that they use sometimes. They employ no
Carpenters, or house-builders, unless some few noble-men, but each one
buildeth his own dwelling. In building whereof there is not so much as
a nail used; but instead of them every thing which might be nailed,
is tyed with rattans and other strings, which grow in the woods in
abundance; whence the builder hath his Timber for cutting. The Country
being warm, many of them will not take pains to clay their walls,
but make them of boughs and leaves of Trees. The poorest sort have
not above one room in their houses, few above two, unless they be
great men. Neither doth the King allow them to build better.

[No chimneys.] They are not nice nor curious in their houses. They
have no Chimneys in them, but make their fires in one corner, so that
the roof is all blacked with the smoak.

[The houses of the better sort.] The great people have handsom and
commodious houses. They have commonly two buildings one opposit to
the other, joined together on each side with a wall, which makes a
square Court-yard in the middle. Round about against the walls of
their houses are banks of clay to sit on; which they often daub over
with soft Cow-dung, to keep them smooth and clean. Their Slaves and
Servants dwell round about without in other houses with their wives
and children.

[Their Furniture.] Their Furniture is but small. A few earthen pots
which hang up in slings made of Canes in the middle of their houses,
having no shelves; one or two brass Basons to eat in, a stool or
two without backs. For none but the King may sit upon a stool with a
back. There are also some baskets to put corn in, some mats to spread
upon the ground to sleep on: which is the bedding both for themselves
and friends when they come to their houses. Also some Ebeny pestels
about four foot long to beat rice out of the husk, and a wooden Morter
to beat it in afterwards to make it white, a Hirimony or Grater to
grate their Coker-nuts with, a flat stone upon which they grind their
Pepper and Turmeric, &c. With another stone which they hold in their
hands at the same time. They have also in their houses Axes, Bills,
Houghs, Atches Chissels, and other Tools for their use. Tables they
have none, but sit and eat on the ground.

[How they eat.] And now we are mentioning eating, let us take a
view of this people at their meals. Their Dyet and ordinary fare is
but very mean, as to our account. If they have but Rice and Salt