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this_o island_n yield_v yearly_o great_a abundance_n of_o camphora_n which_o they_o say_v to_o be_v the_o gum_n of_o a_o tree_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o affirm_v it_o camphora_fw-it because_o i_o have_v not_o see_v it_o here_o my_o companion_n hire_v a_o light_n ship_n or_o bark_n for_o a_o hundred_o piece_n of_o gold_n of_o the_o observation_n use_v in_o the_o navigation_n to_o the_o island_n of_o giava_n cap._n 26._o after_o that_o we_o have_v make_v provision_n of_o vittayle_n sufficient_a for_o the_o voyage_n we_o direct_v our_o journey_n to_o the_o island_n of_o gyava_n and_o come_v thither_o in_o the_o space_n of_o fyve_o day_n sail_a ever_o toward_o the_o south_n our_o pilot_n use_v the_o mariner_n box_n or_o compass_n with_o also_o the_o load_n stone_n and_o sea_n care_v star_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o we_o therefore_o when_o my_o companion_n see_v that_o the_o septentrion_n or_o north_n star_n can_v not_o be_v see_v there_o he_o ask_v the_o christian_n how_o they_o can_v 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