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Some account of Batavia

many of whoom have such relations left behind in their own countrey, make a kind of Ceremonial feast in memory of their relations, a large party of them go in a boat furnish'd with plenty of provisions of all kinds &musick, in this they row about in places where crocodiles or allegators are most common, singing & crying by turns, each invoking their relation, in this manner they go on till they are fortunate enough to see or fancy at least that they see one, when at once their musick stops & they throw overboard Provisions  Betele Tobacco &c., imagining I suppose that their civility to the species will induce their kindred at home to think well of them, tho unable to pay their proper offerings

[Margin note] Chinese
Next come the Chinese, who in this place are very numerous, but seem to be people of small substance to a man, many of them live within the walls & keep shops, some few of which are furnishd with a pretty rich shew of European as well as Chinese goods; but far the greatest number live in a Quarter by themselves without the walls calld Campon China, besides

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