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Septr. 1770    Savu

the fresh & unfermented juice of the tree it promisd antescorbutick virtues.

19. In the morn we went ashore & proceeded immediately to the house of assembly a large house which we had yesterday mistaken for the Kings Palace  this as well as 2 or 3 more in the Town or Negree as the Indians call it have been built by the Duch East Indian Company  they are distinguishd from the rest by 2 peices of wood one at each end of the ridge of the house resembling cows horns  undoubtedly the thing designd by the Indian who on the 17th. made a sign of the mark by which we were to know the town by crossing his fingers  which our Catholick Portugese interpreted into a cross from whence cheifly we were assur'd that the settlement was originaly portugese. in this house of Assembly we met My heer Lange & the Radja A Madocho Lomi Djara attended by many of the Principal people  we told them that we had in the boat an assortment of what few goods we had to
truck with & desird leave to bring them ashore which was immediately granted & orders given accordingly  we then attempted to settle the Price of Buffaloes  Sheep  hogs &c. which were to be payd in money  but here Mynheer Lange left us & told us that we must settle that with

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