"Their women are very licentious, and they lie with any man who pleases them, without shame."

"These people are idolaters, and they are very cruel, and practice many abominable customs."

"They take the bamboo and cut it into lengths, and then split each length into very thin strips."

"They have a kind of bird that is so small that it can sit on a man's finger, and it sings very sweetly."

"They are a very quarrelsome people, and they are always fighting among themselves, and they kill each other for trifles."