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A59140	A new systeme of geography, designed in a most plain and easy method for the better understanding of that science accommodated with new mapps of all the countreys, regions, empires, monarchis, kingdoms, principalities, dukedoms, marquesates, dominions, estates, republiques, Soveraignties, governments seignories, provinces, and countreys in the whole world with geographical tables, explaining the divisions in each mapp / John Seller ...	Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.	1685 (1685)	Wing S2477; ESTC R3904	48,442	207

and Judaism Mahometism possesses Barbary Biledulgerid Egypt Zaara the desart part of the Negroes and a good part of Zangubar Paganism holds part of the Negroes Nubia and Guinea and all the Lower Ethiopia with the Cafrees and some mixture otherwhere Christianity holds in Africa almost all the whole Empire of the Abissines and part of Egypt and by the Portugals in their several Factories and Colonies that they have upon the Coasts of Africa As for Judaism it is scattered in many Cities on the Coast of Barbary as at Morocco Fez Algier c. Likewise in Egypt and on the Confines of the Abassines CHAP. II. Of the Country of Africa in particular Of Barbary THe People in Barbary are of a duskish or blackish Complexion of Stature Tall and well proportioned they are of an Active Disposition for Horsemanship otherwise excessive idle they are very subtil close perfidious inconstant Proud much addicted to Luxury and therefore by consequence very jealous of their Wives whom they keep with great severity and that the more according to their handsomness Their Religon is Mahometism and are for the most part inclined to Literature and Arts. The Moores of Fez and Morocco are well disposed strong active and yet melancholly they may marry four Wives and as many Concubines as they can keep Here the women at the death of their friends assemble themselves together habit themselves in Sackeloath and Ashes and sing a Funeral Dirge to the praise of the deceased and at the end of every Verse howl and cry and this they do for seven days together Of Billedulgerid BIlledulgerid or Land of Dates hath Barbary on the North from whence it is separated by Mount Atlas on the south Zaara on the west the great Ocean Sea and on the East Egypt The Air is healthful they live long are deformed and are held base people ignorant of all things are addicted to Theft Murther and are very deceitful they feed grosly and are great hunters they acknowledge Mahomet Of Zaara ZAara is an Arabian name and signifie Desart The Country is generally hot and dry it hath but little water except some few wells and those salt if there falls great rains the Land is much better but besides the leanness of the soil there is sometimes such vast quantities of Grashoppers that they eat and ruine all that the earth produceth It is so barren and ill Inhabited that a man may travel a week together without seeing a tree or scarce any grass or water The People are Bereberes and Africans almost all follow Mahometism This great desart is divided into five principal parts as is shewed in the Table and Map Of the Land of Negroes THe Negroes are People about the River Niger which hath taken its name from these people and these people from their Colour In this Division are placed several Kingdoms as you will find marshall'd in the Table and what is remarkable in them we shall briefly touch Some of the Kingdoms are rich in Grain Cotton Cattle and Gold the Country of the Negroes is esteemed as fertile as those watred with the Nilo it bears twice a year and each time sufficient to furnish them with Corn for five whole years which makes them not sow the Lands but when they judge they shall have need they keep their Corn in Pits and Ditches under ground which they call Matamores The People are generally idle and ignorant but bear great respect to their Kings Of Guinea GVinea is that part of the Coast of Africa which is found between the River Niger and the Equinoctial Line This Coast from East to West is 7 or 800 Leagues long and not above 100 or 150 in breadth The Soil of Guinea very fertile and for the most part bears twice a year because they have two Summers and two winters The Comodities of the Country are Gold and Elephants Teeth in great abundance in Wax Hides Cotton and Ambergreese and for these Commodities they barter for course Cloath both Lannen and Woolen Red Caps Freez Mantles and Gowns and leather bags Guns Swords Copper Bars and Iron Knives Hammers Axes c. The Inhabitants go naked save about their Waste they tye a piece of Linnen yet very proud and stately in matters of Religion great Idolaters worshiping Beasts on this Coast are several Factories belonging to the Royal African Company Of Congo TO the southward of the Equinoctial Line and unto Cape Negroe lies the Kingdom of Congo and is said to be the fairest of the lower Ethiopia The Inhabitants are naturally very sweet and are able and strong of body but dull and idle their money is of grey shells their Grains Fruits Waters Fowl Sea and River Fish are excellent they have store of Elephants Mines of Silver Iron Chrystal Marble Jaspar Porphyre c. They know no History but by the Reigns of their Kings The most famous Rivers of this Kingdom are the Zaer the Lelunda the Zair descends from the Lane of Zair from whence also descends the Nile The Zaer hath 400 Leagues Course and is very Rapid by reason of the Cataracts or great falls which it hath from the Mountains Of Biafara BIafara is a Kingdom in the lower Ethiopia in the Gulf of St. Thomas by our English-Seamen called the Bight the people very Barbarous their habits made of Mats they adict themselves to Witchcraft and sometimes sacrificing their children to Devils Of Monomotapa THE Monomotapa that is the Emperor King or Soveraign of Motapa and possesses an Empire so great that it is 1000 Leagues Circuit this Prince deports himself with gravity and that there is no access to his person but with very great submissions he is alwayes adorned with Chains and precious stones like a woman The Inhabitants are all black of mean Stature and excellent good footmen that they are said to out-run horses The Woods have great store of Elephants as also other Beasts rich Pastures well surnished with Cattle plenty with Grains Fruits Fowl and is well watered with Rivers in which are abundance of Fish the Air temporate their summer is when we have our winter and their winter is when we have our Summer Of the Abissines THE Empire of the Abissines Heylin makes to be the Dominions of Prester John and saith he is of such great force that he is able to raise upon a sudden occasion a million of fighting men his Government is absolutely Tyrannical The people profess the Christian Religion which was first made known to them by the Eunuch of Queen Candace who was baptized by Philip the Evangelist and more generally by the Preaching of Saint Mathew the Apostle since which they have much swerved from the Purity of the true Religion by their many Corrupt Opinions they keep many of the Ceremonies of the old Law they keep the seventh day Sabbath according to the fourth Commandment they allow their Priests no yearly maintenance neither will they suffer them to beg they get their livelyhood by their own labour