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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90869	A compendious view, or Cosmographical, and geographical description of the whole world. With more plain general rules, touching the use of the globe, then bave been yet published. Wherein is shewed the situation of the several countries, and islands: their particular governments, manners, commodities, and religions. Also a chronology of the most eminent persons, and things that have been since the creation, to this present: wherein you have a brief of the gospel, or a plain, and easie table, directing readily where to find the several things, that were taught, spoke, done and suffered, by Jesus Christ, throughout the said gospel. The which is not onely pleasant, and delightful; but very useful, and profitable; for all. But cheifly for those who want, either time, to read, or money to buy, many books. / By Tho. Porter.	Porter, Thomas, fl. 1654-1668.	1659 (1659)	Wing P2998A; Thomason E1863_2; ESTC R210226	74,944	154

are so many Kingdoms and Provinces The River of Niger spoken of before is found to have its Rise from a great Lake some two degrees from the Equinoctial or Line of the Sun whence running forward for a good space he hideth himself under ground for about 60 miles together then rising up again maketh a Lake called Borneo as you may see in the Map and then bendeth his course directly towards the West taking in many lesser Channels or Rivers and at last falleth into the Sea Of a much like length and of the same wonderful nature as the River Nilus for from the 15 of June it over-flowes all the adjoyning fields for the space of 40 days and in so many more recollecteth his Waters into their proper Channels The whole Countrey is indebted to these inundations for its fruitfulness which otherwise would be but little for the dryness of the Soil can afford no Exhalations whereby Clouds may be generated and the Earth refreshed with moistures or enlivened and revived with Dews The chief Commodities are Sanders Civet Ivory Sugar Mines of Gold and other Mettals Aethiopia-Superior or The Higher otherwise called Abissines is bounded on the East with the Red Sea and the Sea called Barbar●●● on the West with the River Nilus which parts it from the Land of Negroes on the South with the Mountains of the Moon and on the North with some part of Egypt It is situated on both sides the Equator and is governed by one of the greatest Emperors in the World who is by us called Prester John His Court remains not long in one place for some say it consists of 6000 Tents only which encompass 12 or 13 miles He is said by some to have 70 Kings under him who have their several Laws and Customs But Historians do much differ herein so as I am not satisfied The chief Kingdoms are 1 Dangali 2 Dobas 3 Adel 4 Tigremnon 5 Barnagasso 6 Guagere 7 Bagamedrum 8 Damut 9 Amara 10 Angote 11 Goiamy 12 Adea 13 Fatigar 14 Xoa And 15 Barus There are many others in the Imperial style but of little note and therefore we shall forbear to name them The Title which the chief Ruler or Emperour claims and takes to himself because both strange and arrogant I will here set down N. N. Supream of his Kingdoms and the Beloved of God the Pillar of Faith sprung from the Stock of Judah the son of David the son of Solomon the son of the Columne of Sion the son of the Seed of Jacob the sonne of the Hand of Mary the sonne of Nahu after the Flesh the son of St. Peter and St. Paul after the Spirit Emperour of the Higher and Lower Ethiopia of the most mighty Kingdoms Dominions and Countries of Xoa Goa Caffares Adea Vangne Balignazo c. and Lord of all the Regions to the Confines of Egypt The Air of this Countrey is very hot and the ground so parcht that the people are said to roast their meat in the Sun And therefore 〈◊〉 populous except in the Northern part and Sea-Coasts they have not much Wheat but plenty of Rice Barley Pease Sugar Orenges Lemmons Citrons Honey Minerals of all sorts and many Heards of Cattle as Oxen Sheep and Goats It is a good Countrey for increase were not the Inhabitants idle for they have plenty of Vines but make little Wine Flax but make no Cloth and Woods full of Venison which they trouble not themselves to catch being destitute of Learning and very base in Religion for though there be some Christians which are said to be first planted by St. Philip who baptized the Eunuch of Queen Candace yet now they much differ from their antient purity They circumcise both Sexes and after baptize them and keep the Saturday for Jewish Sabbath equal with the Lords Day They baptize themselves every Epiphany Day in Lakes and Ponds because they say that Christ was that day baptized of John in Jordan Aethiopia Inferior or Lower is on all sides begirt on the Sea except towards the North and there it is separated from the Abissines or Aethiopia Superior by the Mountains of the Moon It is so called because o● its lower situation and is governed by five chief Rulers or Kings each having a several Province belonging to him As first Monomotapa whose Air is temperate and Soil good and though it be full of Forrests yet are they well watered with Rivers that carry Gold in their Sands It hath also good store of Corn and Pasture wherein are many Heards of very large Cattle and such plenty of Elephants that they are said to kill 5000 yearly for their Teeth and herein are reported to be 3000 Mines of Gold The people are black of Complexion couragious strong active and so extream swift of foot that some say they will out-run Horses They may have as many Wives as they please but the first is chief and her Children only are Heirs In punishing offendors they use no Prisons but execute them as soon as apprehended and they use most severity to Witchcraft Theft and Adutery 2 Manicongo the Air is so temperate in Winter that they neither change their Garments nor make more fire than at other times The Day and Night for the greatest part of the year little differ The Soil is very fruitful and doth not only produce Fruits Plants and Hearbs but hath good Pasture also in which are bred many Herds of Cattle large Flocks of Sheep Stags Goats Conies Hares and Elephants so large that their Teeth weigh 200 pounds and Serpents of that bigness that they eat a whole Deer at once Here are Fowl also in great plenty both Tame and Wild. The people are said to have Shambles of mans flesh as we have for meat and they kill their Children in the birth to avoid the trouble of breeding them preserving their Nation with stollen brats from the adjacent Countries 4 Zanguebar is low and Fenny and much overflown with unruly Rivers and so full of Forrests and Woods that for want of Air it is very pestilent The people are black of Complexion very much given to South-saying indeed Witchcraft 4 Cafraia so much of it as is discovered is said to be plentifully stored with Heards of Cattle Flocks of Sheep great store of Foxes Deers Pheasants Partridges Geese Ducks and other Beasts and Fowl Also the Hills are as it were mingled with grassie Vallies stored with Forrests and Woods and in brief all things necessary for the use of man were it better stored with Corn. And pitty it is that the people of so good a Countrey should be so base and brutish that men can hardly say whether the people generally may be thought to be men in the Skins of Beasts or Beasts in the shapeand likeness of men In this Countrey stands the Cape of Good-Hope about which the Sea is alwayes dangerous it hath been so especially to the Spaniard in omuch that one was angry with God that he suffered the English