The  men  faued  themfelues,and  of  the  wood  of  the  old  fhip  built  a  Caniall,  wherein  to
get  the  Continent,  but  in  the  meane  while  were  forced  to  make  a  fconfe.and  by  good
watch  to  defend  themfcUies  from  certaine  Crabs  of  exceeding  greatncfle,  and  in  as
great  numbers,  and  of  fuch  force,  that  whofoeucrthey  got  vnder  their  clawes,  it  coft

him  his  life,  as  two  Martinets  of  the  ftiip  told  Lwfehaten.
Crabbcs


C H  A  P.I2.    ASIA.         The  fift  <Booke.  5o  j

Crabbes  hccrc  with  vs  haiie  a  fyinpathy  with  the Moonc,and  are  fullcft  with  her  ful=
DCS :  in  India  there  is  a  contrary  antipathy,  for  at  full  Moone  they  arc  empiicft.
They  haueOylterSjin  which  thePcarlesarcfoundjwhich  arehfliedforbyduckcrsj
thatdiuc  into  the  water.at  lead  tcn,twcnty,or  thirty  fathom.Thefe  men  are  nakcd.and
haue  a  basket  bound  at  their  backes,  whichbeingat  the  bottomc,  they  rake  full  of
Oyftcrs  and  durt  together,  and  then  i  ifc  vp  and  put  them  into  boats.  They  lay  them
after  on  the  ]and,whcre  the  Sunnc  caufcth  them  to  opcn,and  then  they  take  out  fomc-
b^  timcmany,fometimefewPearles,ascachOyfteryeeldeth, 'which  is  fometimes two
P  hundred  graines  and  more.  The  King  hath  one  part;  the  fouldiers,  a  fecond;  the  le-
fuits,  a  third ;  and  thefifhers  themielues  the  fourth :  a  fmalJ  recompencc  for  fo  great  ^
danger,  in  which  many  men  euery  fifhing-time  lofc  their  liues.The  Hollanders  found
Tortoifes  fo  great  that  ten  men  might  fit  and  dine  within  one  of  the  fliells.
Of  the  Indian  Plants  diners  haue  written,  both  in  their  generall  Herbalis,  as  Ten*
and  Lohel,  gcrard,  with  other  Herbarifis ;  and  in  peculiar  workcs  of  this  {uh\e6i,Ciu.-.
