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487.
Some account of Batavia

Hair dress'd in a manner different from that us'd by the Indians

[Margin note] Slaves
The Duch, Portugese, & Indians here, are intirely waited upon by Slaves, whoom they purchase from Sumatra, Malacca, & almost all their Eastern Islands, the natives of Java only have an exemption from slavery, enforc'd here by strong penal laws, which I beleive are very seldom broke through  the price of these slaves is from 10 to 20 pound Sterling apeice, excepting young girls who are sold on account of their beauty, these sometimes go as high as 100, but I beleive never higher, they are a most lazy set of people, but contented with a little boild rice, with a little of the cheapest fish, is the food which they prefer to all others, they differ immensily in form of Body & disposition, consequently in Value according to the countries they come from, African negroes calld here Papua are the cheapest, & worst disposd of any being, given up to stealing & almost incorrigible by stripes, next to them are the Bougis, & the Macassars, Both inhabitants of the Island of Celebes, they are lazy and revengefull in the highest degree, Easily giving up their lives to satisfie their revenge, the Island of Bali sends the honestest & most faithful, consequently the dearest slaves,

 

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