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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64809	The history of the Sevarites or Sevarambi, a nation inhabiting part of the third continent commonly called Terræ australes incognitæ with an account of their admirable government, religion, customs, and language / written by one Captain Siden, a worthy person, who, together with many others, was cast upon those coasts, and lived many years in that country.; Histoire des Sevarambes. English	Allais, Denis Vairasse d', ca. 1630-1672.; Roberts, A., 17th cent.	1675 (1675)	Wing V20; ESTC R13659	118,902	302

Smuriamnas hath done mischief I restore thee not only to thy Fathers Estate but likewise to his Authority and Command Take heed that thou followest not thy Fathers Example let not thy Glory puff thee up with pride nor thy Power cause thee to act contrary to Reason and Law remember that there is a punishment for evil doers as there are rewards for the just behave thy self with that discretion and moderation that thou mayst have the commendation rather than the condemnation of thy Country-men that thou mayst deserve well from me and them This Clemency and Justice made Sevarminas to be praised in all parts amongst the Sevarites for thereby all persons were obliged and thereby secured from such like violences and the noble Family of Smuriamnas continued in its Splendour and Glory only a rotten Member was taken out of the way for the Publick good After this piece of Justice we remained there about a month which Sevarminas spent in regulating all those things-that were amiss in the Government of Smuriamnas through his ill Management of Affairs Afterwards he left there the new Governor Suricolis to do Justice in his absence commanding him to be impartial in all his publick Actions and to abstain from the Vices unto which his Father was inclinable which cast him into the dangerous precipice of destruction We departed from thence with the blessings and good wishes of all the Inhabitants and in three days we returned to Sevarinde where our coming was expected with much impatience for in the Kings absence that City could not be governed well by any other person Some disorders therefore had happened which the Viceroy could not pacifie without the Kings Authority and Presence The whole City met us at two miles from the place and in a most beautiful order marched along with us into Sevarinde I continued in the City about half a year which I spent in inquiring after the Conveniencies of the Country the Sea-Ports the Commodities and Riches that it brings forth that I might give that information to my Country-men which might benefit them in future Ages after my return to my own Country for we were in expectation of a Ship from Batavia whither we had again sent some of our men with a Vessel which we had recovered amongst the Sporvi to desire the Governor of Batavia to send a Ship that might convey away our Goods and persons But whiles I stayed there a young Lady of Sevarinde who had lost her Husband by death fell in love with Maurice and often treated us very nobly in her house Manrice was no Sevarite and could not refrain from some amorous embrances which the Lady gladly accepted of for it was not lawful by the Law of the Sevarites to match with any other generation But to cover their actions the Lady had made use of the skill of the Philosophers to keep down the Tumors in her skin and body and to paint Maurices face and hands which hindered their secret correspondency from being known abroad I must needs confess that Maurices happiness caused me to look abroad and see whether I could meet with the same Fortune For that purpose I walked about the City often early and late to see what I should by chance meet with About a month before our departure from Sevarinde a young Gentlewoman who had Father and Mother and never knew a man invited me into a Garden where she was alone in the Spanish Tongue I was glad of this opportunity we walked therefore several turns together talking of divers matters at last she opened her mind to me in this manner Sir I understand by your countenance that you are a Stranger our King Sevarminas hath a great esteem for you as well as my Father and Mother we have often talked of you and your religious behaviour since your coming into our Country we shall therefore be glad to be acquainted with you for in my Fathers name I will bid you welcome and will assure you that he will give you a kind reception for he is a Merchant and conveys Commodities from City to City amongst the Sevarites Sir modesty will not give me leave to tell you more of my mind but when we shall be better acquainted I hope With these words she broke off with a modest blush upon her Cheeks The young Woman was most beautiful and was cloathed in white Silk with a Girdle of pure Gold all beset with precious Stones about her middle She inquired whether I were not married in my own Country I assured her that I was not upon this she confessed her amorous inclinations for me but withal told me that every thing must be performed in due time and that she would not precipitate the business but wished me to ask her Fathers consent assuring me that she would willingly leave all to live and dye with a man of that sweet temper and disposition that I was of Her loving Complements I answered with Caresses and assured her that I should think my self happy in her injoyment We spent some time together to begin our acquaintance and to inform ourselves of one anothers Conditions and Estate but the night obliged me to leave her for that time and return to my Lodgings When I gave Maurice an account of all particulars he advised me not to neglect the offer but to visit her in her Fathers house for himself and his Lady he told me that he was resolved to carry her with him to Batavia where he intended to live and dye with her and though Women amongst the Sevarites are forbidden Goods and that it is not lawful to transport them to other Countries he was perswaded by the means of friends with Sevarminas to get that liberty and priviledge which was never granted to any before This discourse and his hopes made me conceive the same I went therefore often to see the young Lady who entertained me and my Companions very courteously as well as her Father and Mother After several Visits I opened the matter to the Parents in their Daughters absence they made some difficulty because of the Laws of the Country and my inclinations to return into my own Country But when I told them that we had Plantations in Batavia not far from thence and that I would live and dye with her there they began to yield to my request in case Sevarminas would dispense with the Law of the Land and suffer me to carry her away This I told them that I would endeavour to obtain from his goodness I cannot give an exact account of all our pleasant meetings of the rare things she discovered to me of the delightful Walks and other things which pass all imagination But certainly her company and sweet Conversation made me spend my time with great contentment In order to our Marriage when the Portion was agreed upon I caused Zidi Parabas and Ziribabdas my two intimate Friends to open the business to King Sevarminas that we might have his approbation

be cold this Fountain is hot and of an excellent virtue for the Water cleanseth not only the filth of the body but it hath that influence upon the humors of men that they are freed from all those extravagant desires of Lust and Lechery which agrees not with the Air and Manners of the Sevarambi Before we went to sleep Sermodas led me and my Companions out to this rare Fountain Now Captain said he to me strip your self naked and wash your self in this Water with these words he shewed me several corners which seemed to be made purposely for men to bathe themselves and wash their bodies from the irregular inclinations of these other Regions After we had well cleansed our selves we returned to our Lodging and after supper Sermodas gave me this account of this Custom Captain said he to me we are entring into a Climate where men are forced to be abstemious against their wills where if they harboured those amorous affections which other men have they meet with so many and such powerful temptations that they would be far more extravagant than the rest of men and be more deformed than any people for the Air and nature of this Country is such that it sets a mark upon all men that touch any other women than their own And such Virgins as forget themselves are spotted visibly to the eyes of all beholders as you shall see when you come amongst them For the prevention therefore of this and all other inconveniencies which proceed from lustful appetites we have a custom to wash our selves in this admirable Fountain whereof the water hath that virtue to free us from those lecherous inclinations as well as our bodies from filth and to oblige us to appear amongst the Sevarambi with a quiet and calm spirit so that none or few dare joyn with any other female but his own I inquired whether they had not a plurality allowed them No answered Sermodas we in our Country have that allowance and this causeth us all to be so crooked in our bodies for this shape proceeds from the crookedness of our reason which carries us to act and perform such things as agree not I confess with the excellency of our humane nature but only with those natural propensities which we either by Art or resolution should restrain within the compass of a moderate appetite But you are entring amongst the soberest people of the World free from all those wild passions which cause so much disturbance in other Lands They are the perfectest and most beautiful Ladies that ever you beheld all their Country and all things therein are stately glorious pleasant rich and noble and so extraordinarily full of innocent delights that you would be content to abide there for ever This short account with the many relations that we had already of this Country inflamed our desires to be Eye-witnesses of these rare things and to injoy the stately advantages that this place and Country afford Therefore the next morning early we washed and prepared our selves for our Journey But there happened an accident which retarded our Journey for a while As soon as our Unicorns were loose and ready to be loaded a Jaccal happened to run by in sight of these Animals As soon as they perceived it they ran after it so swiftly that one of the foremost caught the Jaccal and killed it for there is a natural Antipathy between these two creatures as there is between a Hare and a Grey-hound At the first sight of a Jaccal it is not possible to keep in the Unicorn who is naturally carried to pursue this ravenous Beast This gave us the trouble to run about a mile after them to the declive of the Hill where the Unicorns were all dividing the spoils of the dead Jaccal one was tearing the tail another was busie about the Head another was devouring the guts they had all shared it amongst them When we had brought them back we all mounted and went on in our Journey About ten miles in our way at the top of a very high steep Hill we saw the great City of Sevarinde and the beautiful Country where it is situate Here the Sporvi are wont to perform certain Ceremonies before they dare venture farther for they imagine that if they neglected or contemned them the Great Spirit of the Air which governs in that Climate would punish them with some signal token of his displeasure as he doth such as are given to Debauchery and Lechery I and my Comrades were all obliged to follow the same Customs and Manners for fear of giving offence and for avoiding those deformities and marks which are said to be inflicted upon all Contemners of the Laws of the Land In our Travelling we had the sight of many strange Creatures Animals Birds and Insects whereof I knew not so much as the name The Trees in our Road were hung with Apes and Monkies the Woods full of aromatick Trees and sweet Perfumes the Mountains and Wildernesses were inriched with Diamant Rocks and Banks of Crystal the Rivers and Streams of Water are full of sandy Gold and precious Stones transparent When I considered how rich and delightful a place the descent of these Mountains was I judged that the Country beyond and the Bottoms and Vallies must consequently exceed all that I ever beheld on Earth One thing I cannot omit we saw in our travelling a Beaver pursued and hunted by a Creature not much unlike in shape to our Rabbets but of another nature more ravenous and fierce For Eagles and Vultures of all kinds and sorts they were here in such numbers that the Sky was sometimes darkned with them In the way Sermodas gave me and my Companions several precautions how we should behave our selves amongst the Sevarites First he advised us to talk but little For said he they are the wisest of all men If therefore you will gain any esteem or hinder your selves from being despised abstain from too much discourse for if they perceive by a multiplicity of words any indiscretion in you they will contemn you and not think you worthy to abide in the Land much less to be honoured by them Again take heed of swearing cursing or damning for such irregularities in language were never yet admitted into that Land They spue or banish out all disorderly persons and confine them to the Borders Observe next to do as you see other men and take heed you be not singular in any practices but when once you are admonished by them imitate them and follow their good advices for in so doing you will preserve your selves in their esteem and shew them respect Obstinacy and singularity are vices not known amongst them as they are amongst you Europeans Take heed that you drink not too much of the delicious Wines of the Country but use all things with abstinence and moderation Refuse not any gifts which they will bestow upon you for they are all noble and generous in their behaviour and actions