nd pleasant,
but They regarding it not sling it away. If you bite this fruit,
it sticks to the Teeth like wax or pitch. But their chief use of it,
is to boyl it with other things to make them tast sower. They gather
them at the time of year, and break the cloves assunder by their
fingers, for they, if they be pulled, will part at the creases. And
then they lay them in the Sun and dry them, being dryed they look
like mens ears. And so they keep them for their use. Two or three of
these will give a pleasant sower relish unto a large vessel of any
liquid thing. This Goraca is in great use among them.

[Excellent at the cure of Poyson.] As there are in this Countrey very
many Poysonous Plants, and Creatures, so the People have excellent
skill in the healing thereof. There is one plant among the rest so
strong a venom, that no creature will eat or touch it; and this is the
leaf, that the People sometimes carry with them when they go to demand
their debts, and threaten their debtors, they will poyson themselves
before them, unless they will pay them. It is called Neiingala,
a sprig that springs out of the ground almost like an Hony-suckle,
but not so big: and bears a curious Flower much like an Hony-suckle.

[They easily heal the biting of Serpents, by herbs.] They are
oftentimes stung with venomous Serpents, upon which sudden death
follows without speedy help: But if the bite be taken in time, they
can certainly cure themselves, and make nothing of it. Which they
perform both by Herbs and Charms. Tho upon the sting they presently
vomit blood. The knowledg of these antidotal Herbs they have learned
from the Mounggoutia a kind of Ferret. This creature when the Noya and
he meets always fight. If he chanceth to be bitten by the Serpent,
which is very venomous, he runs away to a certain herb and eats it
and so is cured, and then comes back and fights again. The Chingulays
when they see these two creatures fighting, do diligently observe them,
and when they see the Mounggouttia goes away, they take notice of the
herbs he eats, and thereby have learned what herbs are proper to cure
such venoms.

[And charms.] They are skilful also in the use of Charms, to cure
the stings of Serpents or to prevent them, the Noyas they can charm
to that pass, that they will take them up in their hands and carry
them in baskets and handle them and kiss them without any harm. But
the Polonga will not hear a charm. They charm other wild and venomous