"There is also a sort of black stone, which is dug from the mountains and burns like wood."

"They have a kind of bird that has a head like a man and a body like a bird, and it speaks like a man."

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

"They are a very filthy people, and they never wash themselves, and they eat all manner of unclean things."

"The men are very warlike and are all horsemen. They have no cities or towns, but live in tents."