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5". Silver is there in its highest Perfection, but nor üsed in Trades ia-which is seen nothing bat Geld, and some small Coyn of Brass j which Lat*ter they spoil by Rtfining it too much. Steel also is there very Good..

6 . The Tempcr of their Metals was formerly better than 'lis now: but*yet they malte Courtelas' s, or (hört Swords, exceeding Good.

7. The great Mountain of Japan is Higher than the Pico in Teneriff, sincebeing above 18 Leagues Distant rrom the Sea Side, it may be seen abova40 Leagues off at Sea. There are 8 Vulcans , or Fire-Spitting Mountains,.in Japan ; and you cannOt go into the Campagne, but you diseover one opother of them.

8. There are many Medicinal JVaters , and Hot-Springs, which the In-habitants Use in their Distempers. They have particular Medicines j buothey Let no Blood. They makc much use of Causticks, by applying nporvforne Nerve or other the Powder of Artemisia, or Mugwort,andi Le/fa»,whichthey set on Pire. They always Drink their Liquors Warm.

9. There is se great a störe of Ventson in Japan, that they care little fccCattle ; though thtre be not Want of them. They employ most Qxen for-Ploughing : and they make no Butter nor Cheese; nor are they Lovers of *Milk. They have great Plenty of Corn and Rtce.

l o. The JapeneJe are Proper enough of Stature, and not uncomely in F*»tutes ; They have somewhat prominent Bellys; They are exceeding Activeand want no Judgment; they are also Military and Valiant.

11. No Art s are to be met with amongst them, that are not known inEurope, except that of making Lacca ; of which there is some so fine andCurious, that whereas in this Country one may buy an ordinary smallBox for 3 or 4 Crowns, one of the fame fize, when made in Japan of Ex-quisite Lacca, will seil for more than 80 Crowns. The Author of this -Accompt hath 4 Qabinets of this Workmanfbip, which he Affirms to»have Cost him above 40000 Crowns, which he will not Seil under 80000Crowns.

11. The Colours, with which they Dye their Stuffs, neverFade: Ihavaseen one of them, which our Vermilion and Couleur de seu come not nearto. It is Extracted out of a Flower, like to Sajsron, and one pound of itCosts an incredible Price. To try whether the Colour will not Change byLixivium, or Lye, they apply an Hot Iron to it: and if there it holds, theyaffitre themselves of the Durablenesi of the Colour.

13. They have Alathemattcians amongft them, and believe Judiciary A-strology, in so much that the Grandees undertake nothing without Precon»fulting those that make Profeslion of the fame.

14. Japan Yields Divers sons of good Merchantable Commodities; butchiefly ali sorts of Stlken-Stuffs , Unwrought Stlk , Amber, PrtciousStones,Musk ,.Copper, Steel, Lack work.

1 y. The Country is very well Peopled and exceeding Rieh: but exceed-ingly stored wich Gold- Mines: and 1 have seen some of the Gold Ore, whichof 10 Ounces yields 8 of the Highest Emeness, and pieces of the Weight ofI io Marks.

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