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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
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But all sorts of Money is here very scarce: And they frequently buy and sell by exchanging Commodities.
[Of their Play.] Pass we now from their Business to their Pastimes and Diversions.

They have but few Sports, neither do they delight in Play.

Only at their New year, they will sport and be merry one with another.

Their chief Play is to bowl Coker-nuts one against the other, to try which is the hardest.

At this time none will work, until their Astrolagers tell them, it is a good hour to handle their Tools.


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