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46_o 2_o medwish_a 47_o 2_o 47_o 4_o stephunople_n 47_o 1_o 49_o 1_o vasarl_n el_fw-es 47_o 3_o 49_o 2_o czyck_n 47_o 4_o 48_o 4_o kisdy_n 47_o 3_o 48_o 0_o newmark_n 47_o 3_o 47_o 2_o torda_n 47_o 2_o 46_o 5_o dees_n 43_o 3_o 46_o 2_o chiche_n 47_o 4_o 46_o 1_o zatmurbania_n 48_o 0_o 46_o 0_o rodna_n 48_o 0_o 46_o 2_o tekendorph_n 47_o 4_o 46_o 5_o rothmburn_n 46_o 4_o 48_o 2_o moldavia_n soczowa_o 47_o 3_o 50_o 3_o targor_v 46_o 5_o 50_o 3_o jassy_n 47_o 3_o 51_o 5_o sereth_n 46_o 5_o 50_o 0_o pudna_n 45_o 3_o 51_o 1_o burlach_n 46_o 2_o 51_o 4_o walachia_n orano_n 45_o 0_o 47_o 0_o zelatna_n 45_o 3_o 47_o 5_o tarvis_n 45_o 5_o 49_o 4_o ermistat_fw-la 45_o 0_o 50_o 1_o braislaw_n 46_o 3_o 49_o 3_o bessarabia_n tekyn_n 47_o 4_o 54_o 1_o bicelegrod_n 47_o 3_o 56_o 3_o kilia_fw-la nova_fw-la 46_o 0_o 55_o 2_o kiliastry_n 46_o 4_o 55_o 4_o tartar_n upon_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o nieper_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr gracow_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr kudack_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr stirlnicza_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr crim_n tartar_n near_o the_o lake_n maeotis_n or_o petlt_n tartary_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr tartary_n precop_n capha_n turk_n 47_o 1_o 64_o 4_o basiesara_n 47_o 5_o 63_o 5_o straight_a or_o precop_n 49_o 0_o 63_o 3_o kerci_n 47_o 5_o 66_o 5_o azow_n or_o asack_n turkish_n 51_o 2_o 73_o 0_o chap._n xii_o sclavonia_n bosnia_n servia_n bulgaria_n and_o romania_n liburnia_n and_o dalmatia_n be_v but_o a_o part_n of_o that_o which_o be_v ancient_o call_v illyria_n and_o since_o sclavonia_n from_o the_o sclavonian_n that_o seat_v themselves_o there_o it_o comprehend_v beside_o croatia_n stiria_n carinthia_n carniola_n and_o many_o other_o province_n border_v on_o the_o danube_n and_o adriatic_a sea_n dalmatia_n have_v to_o the_o west_n istria_n to_o the_o north_n croatia_n to_o the_o east_n albania_n and_o to_o the_o south_n the_o gulf_n of_o venice_n the_o most_o remarkable_a town_n of_o it_o be_v zara_n sebenieo_n spalatro_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o venetian_n and_o raguza_n which_o be_v take_v for_o the_o ancient_a epidaurus_n and_o be_v a_o small_a republic_n tributary_n to_o the_o turk_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o croatia_n be_v gradischia_n of_o bosnia_n belgrade_n servia_n have_v semandria_n and_o bulgaria_n sophia_n for_o its_o capital_a these_o two_o province_n be_v the_o ancient_a moesia_n romania_n heretofore_o call_v thrace_n have_v constantinople_n for_o its_o metropolis_n it_o be_v ancient_o call_v byzantium_n and_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o grecian_a emperor_n as_o it_o be_v at_o present_a of_o the_o ottoman_a it_o be_v situate_v on_o the_o bosphorus_n of_o thrace_n call_v now_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o black_a sea_n and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fair_a and_o large_a city_n in_o the_o world_n the_o stately_a remain_v of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n sophia_n build_v by_o justinian_n and_o now_o convert_v into_o a_o mosque_n be_v to_o be_v see_v there_o with_o the_o seraglio_n which_o be_v the_o palace_n of_o the_o grand_a signior_n and_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a in_o the_o world_n the_o other_o city_n of_o that_o country_n be_v adrianople_n philippopoli_fw-it philippi_n trajanopoli_fw-it gallipoli_n and_o sestos_n on_o the_o hellespont_n opposite_a to_o abydos_n in_o asia_n where_o be_v two_o castle_n call_v the_o dardanelli_n which_o defend_v the_o passage_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o marmora_fw-la and_o constantinople_n chap._n xiii_o greece_n under_o the_o name_n of_o greece_n be_v ancient_o comprehend_v macedonia_n epirus_n thessaly_n phocis_n boeotia_n achaia_n peloponesus_fw-la and_o some_o other_o province_n which_o have_v now_o lose_v both_o name_n and_o their_o limit_n they_o be_v environ_v by_o the_o egean_a sea_n or_o archipelago_n on_o the_o east_n by_o the_o cretan_a or_o sea_n of_o candy_n on_o the_o south_n by_o the_o ionian_a and_o adriatic_a sea_n on_o the_o west_n and_o maesia_n on_o the_o north._n the_o chief_a town_n of_o macedonia_n be_v salonichi_n heretofore_o thessalonica_n pella_n famous_a for_o the_o birth_n of_o alexander_n and_o stagira_n for_o that_o of_o aristotle_n mount_v athos_n now_o call_v monte-santo_n and_o the_o river_n strimon_n be_v in_o this_o province_n croia_n be_v the_o capital_a of_o albania_n heretofore_o call_v epirus_n it_o be_v other_o town_n be_v durazzo_n la_fw-fr valona_n and_o scutari_n the_o city_n of_o thessaly_n be_v larissa_n and_o pharsalia_n who_o field_n be_v dye_v with_o the_o roman_a blood_n in_o that_o famous_a battle_n wherein_o caesar_n overcome_v pompey_n there_o be_v the_o river_n peneus_n and_o the_o valley_n of_o tempe_n the_o mount_v olympus_n ossa_n and_o pelion_n so_o celebrate_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o ancient_a poet_n phocis_n have_v in_o ancient_a time_n the_o city_n of_o delphos_n with_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n renown_v for_o its_o oracle_n all_o the_o world_n over_o there_o you_o may_v see_v the_o mount_n parnassus_n heretofore_o sacred_a to_o the_o muse_n and_o so_o celebrate_v by_o the_o poet_n now_o inhabit_v by_o nothing_o but_o ignorance_n and_o barbarism_n thebes_n be_v the_o capital_a of_o boeotia_n where_o bacchus_n hercules_n and_o pindaer_n be_v bear_v attica_n be_v the_o chief_a province_n of_o achaia_n and_o in_o it_o be_v athens_n the_o nursery_n of_o many_o great_a man_n it_o be_v the_o residence_n of_o the_o learned_a and_o the_o hero_n there_o remain_v in_o it_o now_o but_o some_o pitiful_a ruinous_a place_n which_o be_v call_v setines_n megara_n eleusis_n and_o some_o other_o pelopenesus_n call_v at_o present_a morea_n be_v almost_o and_o island_n join_v to_o achaia_n by_o a_o neck_n of_o land_n which_o be_v call_v the_o isthmus_n of_o corinth_n from_o the_o adjoin_a city_n of_o that_o name_n the_o other_o town_n be_v mycenae_n argos_n sycione_n pisa_n where_o the_o olympic_a game_n be_v celebrate_v and_o where_o that_o famous_a statue_n of_o jupiter_n olympus_n stand_v which_o be_v reckon_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o wonder_n of_o the_o world_n sparta_n or_o lacedaemon_n all_o famous_a and_o learned_a city_n but_o now_o bury_v under_o their_o own_o ruin_n and_o barbarity_n as_o all_o greece_n be_v which_o though_o heretofore_o the_o school_n of_o the_o liberal_a art_n and_o science_n be_v now_o plunge_v into_o a_o abyss_n of_o ignorance_n and_o groan_n under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o turk_n these_o follow_v the_o religion_n of_o their_o prophet_n mahomet_n and_o the_o native_a greek_n that_o of_o the_o greek_a church_n a_o table_n of_o the_o longitude_n and_o latitude_n of_o the_o principal_a place_n of_o turkey_n in_o europe_n in_o bosnia_n  _fw-fr lat._n long._n saraio_n 44_o 4_o 42_o 4_o jaicza_n 44_o 4_o 41_o 4_o bagnialuo_n 44_o 0_o 42_o 2_o ternouzza_n 44_o 2_o 43_o 2_o in_o servia_n pristina_fw-la 43_o 2_o 44_o 1_o novibazur_n 43_o 2_o 46_o 5_o drin_n 43_o 3_o 45_o 0_o semandrie_n 44_o 2_o 47_o 4_o in_o bulgaria_n nizza_fw-it 43_o 4_o 47_o 3_o guistadile_n 44_o 0_o 48_o 2_o viddin_n 44_o 5_o 47_o 4_o nigeboli_fw-la 44_o 0_o 51_o 3_o vzckub_n 43_o 0_o 48_o 0_o sosie_n 43_o 0_o 50_o 3_o haresgr_v 44_o 0_o 50_o 2_o axiopoli_fw-it 45_o 0_o 51_o 2_o silistra_n 43_o 3_o 50_o 3_o in_o romania_n constantinople_n or_o stamboli_n 43_o 0_o 56_o 2_o chiorkick_n 43_o 0_o 55_o 0_o gallipoli_n 41_o 4_o 55_o 4_o adrianople_n 43_o 1_o 53_o 0_o eschibaba_fw-la 44_o 1_o 53_o 2_o trajanople_n 42_o 3_o 53_o 2_o nicopoli_fw-it 42_o 2_o 51_o 2_o kirkliss_n 43_o 3_o 50_o 4_o caridio_n 41_o 3_o 55_o 0_o mesembria_n 44_o 4_o 54_o 4_o sost_n 41_o 1_o 55_o 2_o varna_n 45_o 0_o 54_o 4_o tomi_n 45_o 4_o 55_o 0_o silistria_n 45_o 2_o 52_o 3_o zelmi_n 44_o 4_o 52_o 2_o asperosa_fw-la 41_o 4_o 52_o 2_o in_o macedonia_n phillippi_n 41_o 4_o 51_o 5_o cavula_n 41_o 5_o 50_o 4_o strimon_n 42_o 2_o 50_o 2_o heraclia_n 42_o 2_o 40_o 2_o middle_a of_o mont_n sabo_n or_o mont_fw-fr athos_n 41_o 0_o 52_o 0_o cassandria_n 50_o 4_o 50_o 1_o saelonichi_n 41_o 2_o 49_o 0_o veria_n 41_o 0_o 48_o 0_o contessa_n 41_o 3_o 51_o 2_o acomania_n 40_o 4_o 50_o 1_o in_o thessaly_n larissa_n 39_o 3_o 48_o 4_o armiro_n 38_o 5_o 49_o 2_o tricca_n 39_o 1_o 47_o 5_o in_o achia_fw-la i._o negropont_n 38_o 1_o 51_o 0_o corone_n 38_o 0_o 50_o 0_o stives_n or_o old_a thebes_n 38_o 0_o 50_o 0_o marathron_n 37_o 4_o 50_o 5_o setines_n or_o athens_n 37_o 1_o 50_o 4_o megara_n 37_o 2_o 49_o 3_o solona_n or_o delft_n 37_o 5_o 48_o 2_o lepanto_n 37_o 3_o 47_o 5_o in_o morea_n or_o peloponesis_n patras_n 37_o 0_o 47_o 4_o coranio_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr pylos_n 36_o 3_o 47_o 0_o sangaenico_n 36_o 1_o 47_o 4_o arcadia_n 35_o 2_o 47_o 3_o coron_n 35_o 0_o 49_o 1_o modon_n 34_o 5_o 48_o 2_o in_o
convert_v many_o of_o they_o to_o christianity_n and_o be_v very_o active_a in_o make_v proselyte_n in_o those_o part_n chap._n vii_o tartary_n the_o great_a tartary_n be_v one_o of_o the_o vast_a region_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n it_o have_v to_o the_o west_n the_o state_n of_o muscovy_n the_o ocean_n to_o the_o north_n to_o the_o east_n the_o strait_n of_o anian_a or_o jesso_n according_a to_o some_o map_n and_o to_o the_o south_n persia_n india_n and_o china_n several_a prince_n have_v dominion_n in_o that_o great_a space_n of_o land_n and_o among_o other_o the_o prince_n of_o niuche_n on_o the_o east-side_n who_o invade_v and_o conquer_a china_n but_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o all_o be_v the_o great_a cham._n one_o of_o his_o chief_a province_n in_o cathay_n which_o some_o take_v for_o china_n and_o its_o city_n of_o cambalu_n for_o that_o of_o pequin_n so_o uncertain_a man_n be_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o distant_a country_n it_o be_v nevertheless_o sure_a that_o there_o be_v vagabond_n tartar_n divide_v into_o society_n call_v horde_n they_o inhabit_v that_o place_n which_o be_v call_v tartary_n desert_n near_o which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o astracan_a with_o a_o town_n on_o the_o same_o name_n on_o the_o volga_n in_o these_o country_n as_o it_o be_v report_v grow_v the_o boranetz_n which_o be_v a_o plant_n animal_n that_o be_v half_o a_o plant_n and_o half_a a_o animal_n it_o be_v in_o shape_n like_o a_o lamb_n and_o fasten_v to_o a_o stalk_n about_o which_o it_o nibble_v and_o eat_v the_o grass_n which_o once_o fail_v it_o wither_v and_o die_v the_o other_o part_n of_o tartary_n be_v turquestan_n and_o zagathy_n the_o chief_a city_n whereof_o be_v samarkand_fw-mi the_o imperial_a seat_n of_o the_o victorious_a tamerlan_n most_o part_n of_o the_o tartar_n be_v mahometans_n there_o be_v many_o idolater_n some_o jew_n and_o very_o few_o christian_n among_o they_o chap._n viii_o the_o isle_n of_o asia_n in_o the_o ocean_n in_o treat_v of_o the_o tetritory_n of_o the_o turk_n we_o speak_v of_o the_o isle_n of_o asia_n that_o be_v in_o the_o mediterranean_a we_o must_v now_o mention_v those_o in_o the_o ocean_n which_o belong_v to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n but_o see_v they_o be_v so_o numerous_a that_o a_o large_a volume_n will_v be_v too_o little_a to_o describe_v they_o all_o in_o we_o shall_v only_o touch_v at_o those_o which_o be_v the_o most_o considerable_a and_o of_o great_a note_n among_o they_o the_o maldives_n lie_v towards_o the_o cape_n of_o comorin_n to_o the_o south_n and_o west_n thereof_o there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o and_o they_o reach_v to_o the_o line_n be_v divide_v into_o certain_a parcel_n which_o be_v call_v attollon_n and_o contain_v many_o small_a island_n separate_v by_o very_o narrow_a channel_n they_o be_v full_a of_o coco-tree_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v mahometans_n and_o subject_a to_o a_o king_n zeilan_n or_o zeilon_n be_v near_a cape_n comorin_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o league_n in_o circumference_n the_o indian_n call_v it_o tenasirim_n that_o be_v a_o paradise_n of_o delight_n there_o grow_v the_o tree_n whereof_o cinnamon_n be_v but_o the_o bark_n and_o that_o in_o such_o plenty_n that_o there_o be_v whole_a forest_n of_o they_o fair_a emerald_n and_o fair_a elephant_n be_v likewise_o to_o be_v have_v there_o some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v the_o taprobane_n of_o the_o ancient_n which_o other_o think_v to_o be_v sumatra_n one_o of_o its_o chief_a town_n be_v sitavaca_n the_o residence_n of_o a_o prince_n who_o take_v the_o title_n of_o emperor_n of_o zeilan_n to_o who_o the_o other_o king_n be_v tributary_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a kingdom_n of_o which_o candy_n that_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o rest_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a the_o portuguese_n have_v former_o some_o place_n there_o of_o which_o columbo_n be_v the_o most_o important_a but_o at_o present_a the_o hollander_n be_v possess_v of_o that_o and_o much_o more_o than_o ever_o the_o portuguese_n have_v the_o native_n be_v either_o mahometans_n or_o idolater_n sumatra_n be_v divide_v by_o the_o strait_n of_o sincapura_n from_o the_o peninsula_n of_o malaccra_n most_o part_n of_o the_o modern_a geographer_n take_v it_o for_o taprobane_n the_o equinoctial_a cut_v it_o almost_o in_o the_o middle_n it_o be_v very_o large_a and_o some_o assign_n to_o it_o thirty_o kingdom_n it_o be_v chief_a town_n be_v achein_n pedar_n and_o batham_n the_o inhabitant_n profess_v mahumetanism_n and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v still_o idolater_n great_a java_n be_v near_o to_o sumatra_n and_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o but_o by_o a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n call_v the_o strait_n of_o sonda_n this_o island_n be_v about_o two_o hundred_o league_n in_o length_n but_o not_o above_o forty_o in_o breadth_n it_o be_v subject_a to_o several_a prince_n who_o be_v tributary_n to_o another_o by_o they_o call_v mataram_n that_o be_v to_o say_v emperor_n it_o have_v considerable_a town_n such_o as_o bantam_n palambuam_fw-la japara_n and_o batavia_n call_v so_o by_o the_o hollander_n be_v former_o call_v jacatra_n they_o take_v it_o in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o and_o have_v strong_o fortify_v it_o and_o make_v it_o the_o residence_n of_o their_o general_n and_o principal_a seat_n of_o their_o great_a east-india_n trade_n the_o inhabitans_fw-la of_o the_o island_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n mahumetan_n little_a java_n be_v now_o call_v cumbava_n and_o but_o little_o know_v some_o of_o its_o inhabitans_fw-la be_v idolator_n borneo_n lie_v to_o east_n of_o malacca_n and_o sumatra_n and_o to_o the_o north_n of_o java_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a island_n in_o the_o ocean_n it_o be_v almost_o round_o and_o have_v above_o 200_o league_n in_o diameter_n it_o be_v principle_n town_n carry_v its_o name_n most_o part_n of_o the_o inhabitans_fw-la profess_v mahumetanisme_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v plunge_v in_o idolatry_n celebe_n be_v to_o the_o east_n of_o borneo_n and_o be_v much_o less_o than_o it_o the_o chief_a town_n thereof_o be_v one_o that_o go_v by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o durate_n gilolo_n be_v to_o the_o east_n of_o the_o former_a and_o be_v not_o so_o great_a it_o have_v a_o town_n of_o its_o own_o name_n and_o another_o call_v tolo_n the_o molucca_n so_o famous_a for_o the_o clove_n nutmeg_n and_o mace_n which_o they_o disperse_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n lie_v under_o the_o equinoctial_a betwixt_o celebe_n and_o gilolo_n the_o chief_a be_v ternate_a tidor_n motir_v machian_n and_o bachian_n the_o portuguese_n have_v have_v some_o place_n there_o which_o have_v be_v dispute_v by_o the_o english_a and_o dutch_a and_o final_o carry_v by_o the_o latter_a who_o have_v ingross_v the_o trade_n of_o those_o rich_a spice_n banda_n be_v to_o the_o south_n of_o gilolo_n and_o furnish_v also_o nutmeg_n the_o hollander_n have_v the_o possession_n thereof_o the_o philippine_n island_n call_v so_o by_o the_o spaniard_n in_o honour_n of_o their_o king_n philip_n the_o second_o be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n that_o some_o author_n reckon_v above_o ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o they_o lie_v northward_o from_o the_o mollucca_n and_o eastward_o from_o cochinchina_n the_o great_a and_o most_o considerable_a of_o they_o be_v luconia_n where_o the_o town_n of_o manilha_n be_v the_o other_o that_o be_v remarkable_a be_v those_o of_o mindanao_n which_o have_v a_o town_n of_o its_o name_n the_o isle_n of_o st._n juan_n of_o cebu_n matan_n and_o tandayo_n betwixt_o this_o last_o and_o the_o isle_n of_o lucon_n be_v the_o strait_n of_o manilha_n famous_a among_o navigator_n amacao_n or_o macao_n be_v a_o small_a island_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o china_n where_o the_o portguese_n have_v a_o town_n of_o the_o same_o name_n the_o isle_n formosa_fw-la the_o lucaios_n and_o some_o other_o be_v to_o the_o east_n of_o china_n the_o empire_n of_o jappan_n be_v compose_v of_o several_a great_a island_n on_o the_o the_o east_n of_o china_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v call_v niphon_n and_o its_o capital_a town_n meaco_n though_o this_o present_a emperor_n have_v his_o court_n at_o jedo_n in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o island_n many_o jesuit_n have_v here_o lose_v their_o life_n for_o preach_a christ_n to_o that_o idolatrous_a people_n to_o the_o north_n of_o this_o country_n the_o land_n of_o jesso_n have_v be_v late_o discover_v divide_v from_o it_o by_o the_o strait_n of_o sangar_n the_o chief_a mountain_n of_o asia_n be_v taurus_n libanus_n caucasus_n and_o imaus_n it_o be_v chief_a cape_n be_v that_o of_o comorin_n in_o the_o indies_n liampo_n in_o china_n fartach_n razalgate_n and_o monzandaon_n in_o arabia_n the_o happy_a and_o the_o promontory_n of_o tabin_n in_o tartary_n it_o be_v principal_a river_n be_v the_o volga_n araxez_n
we_o can_v say_v nothing_o with_o any_o certainty_n of_o they_o these_o people_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o biledulgerid_n be_v mahumetan_n and_o some_o of_o they_o idolater_n chap._n xiii_o the_o country_n of_o negres_n and_o guinea_n that_o country_n which_o be_v call_v the_o country_n of_o negres_n or_o nigritia_n have_v on_o the_o west_n the_o atlantic_a ocean_n on_o the_o north_n the_o desert_n of_o lybia_n on_o the_o east_n egypt_n nubia_n and_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o abysin_n and_o on_o the_o south_n guinea_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n it_o be_v about_o a_o thousand_o league_n in_o length_n and_o of_o a_o very_a considerable_a breadth_n the_o river_n niger_n water_v it_o and_o overflow_n like_o the_o nile_n render_v it_o fruitful_a it_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a branch_n whereof_o the_o two_o chief_a be_v senega_n gambao_n or_o riogrande_n which_o fall_v into_o the_o ocean_n near_o cape_n de_fw-fr verd._n that_o great_a country_n be_v divide_v into_o several_a kingdom_n of_o which_o the_o most_o remarkable_a be_v genehoa_n tombut_n senega_n gago_n gualata_n melli_fw-la canon_n agadez_n and_o betwixt_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o niger_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jaloffe_n and_o gambea_n they_o have_v general_o either_o give_v or_o take_v their_o name_n from_o their_o chief_a to_n the_o people_n be_v of_o different_a religion_n a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o be_v idolater_n and_o some_o few_o be_v mahometans_n they_o be_v subject_a also_o to_o different_a prince_n guinea_n have_v to_o the_o east_n and_o north_n the_o country_n of_o negres_n in_o which_o some_o geographer_n also_o place_v it_o towards_o the_o west_n and_o south_n the_o ethiopic_a ocean_n it_o contain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o sierra_n leona_n sabon_n and_o benin_n it_o have_v no_o town_n of_o any_o note_n the_o coast_n there_o be_v call_v by_o several_a name_n as_o the_o grain_n coast_n the_o quaqua_fw-la coast_n and_o the_o gold_n coast_n upon_o which_o the_o english_a dutch_a and_o some_o other_o nation_n have_v their_o fort_n and_o factory_n the_o native_n drive_v a_o great_a trade_n with_o the_o european_n who_o transport_v yearly_a into_o the_o west-indies_n several_a thousand_o of_o these_o wretched_a animal_n sell_v to_o they_o by_o their_o inhuman_a lord_n and_o sometime_o by_o their_o own_o parent_n into_o perpetual_a slavery_n this_o country_n abound_v in_o gold_n the_o native_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v idolater_n and_o some_o of_o they_o worship_n their_o king_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n cacongo_n angola_n malemba_n and_o mataman_a these_o kingdom_n be_v by_o some_o geographer_n place_v in_o ethiopia_n but_o we_o distinguish_v they_o because_o under_o that_o name_n the_o country_n of_o the_o abyssins_n be_v chief_o understand_v the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n have_v to_o the_o east_n the_o empire_n of_o prester_n john_n to_o the_o north_n the_o country_n of_o negres_n to_o the_o west_n the_o ocean_n of_o ethiopia_n and_o to_o the_o south_n the_o kingdom_n of_o angola_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a province_n and_o its_o chief_a town_n be_v call_v st._n salvador_n next_o to_o that_o the_o most_o remarkable_a be_v panho_n batta_n sanho_n sunde_n pemba_n which_o take_v or_o give_v their_o name_n to_o their_o province_n the_o river_n zaire_n that_o come_v from_o a_o lake_n of_o the_o same_o name_n run_v through_o this_o kingdom_n with_o a_o stream_n famous_a for_o its_o swiftness_n and_o breadth_n that_o of_o coanza_n make_v the_o isle_n of_o loanda_n at_o its_o mouth_n there_o be_v another_o river_n likewise_o call_v lelunde_v in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o this_o country_n there_o be_v people_n call_v anzicains_n who_o be_v report_v to_o eat_v man_n flesh_n which_o be_v sell_v in_o the_o shambles_n as_o beef_n and_o mutton_n with_o we_o coast_n of_o barbary_n from_o tanger_n to_o cape_n bonner_n coast_n of_o barbary_n from_o cape_n bon_fw-fr to_o damieta_n malta_n leeward_n island_n siam_n malacca_n and_o the_o indian_a island_n the_o molucca_n isle_n isle_n of_o japan_n the_o philippine_n island_n franche_fw-mi connty_fw-mi savoy_n tercera_n island_n canary_n island_n island_n of_o cape_n verd_fw-mi peru_n chili_n and_o magellanica_fw-la zanguebar_v monomotapa_n the_o kingdom_n of_o caconga_n be_v to_o the_o eastward_o of_o the_o former_a and_o there_o be_v no_o town_n observe_v in_o it_o that_o of_o angola_n be_v to_o the_o south_n of_o congo_n its_o chief_a town_n be_v dongo_n here_o be_v the_o mountain_n of_o cambambe_n rich_a in_o silver_n mine_n and_o cape_n st._n marry_o the_o kingdom_n of_o malemba_n be_v to_o the_o east_n of_o angola_n and_o near_o the_o lake_n zambre_fw-fr that_o of_o mataman_a be_v to_o the_o south_n of_o it_o the_o people_n of_o these_o kingdom_n be_v idolater_n but_o the_o jesuit_n daily_o endeavour_v their_o conversion_n chap._n xv._o caffreria_n sofala_n zanguebar_v and_o some_o other_o country_n the_o country_n of_o the_o caffres_n or_o hottentot_n name_v caffreria_n have_v to_o the_o east_n and_o north_n monomotapa_n to_o the_o west_n and_o south_n the_o ocean_n and_o reach_n to_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n along_o the_o coast_n of_o it_o be_v good_a port_n no_o town_n be_v to_o be_v see_v here_o the_o people_n be_v altogether_o barbarous_a have_v neither_o law_n king_n or_o religion_n near_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n the_o hollander_n have_v plant_v a_o very_a noble_a colony_n which_o supply_v in_o great_a abundance_n all_o necessary_n to_o their_o ship_n as_o they_o go_v and_o come_v from_o the_o east-indies_n the_o kingdom_n of_o sofala_n be_v upon_o the_o indian_a ocean_n its_o chief_a town_n bear_v its_o name_n and_o be_v build_v in_o a_o island_n make_v by_o the_o river_n of_o cuama_n some_o author_n take_v this_o country_n for_o the_o land_n of_o ophir_n whither_o solomon_n send_v to_o fetch_v gold_n for_o adorn_v of_o that_o stately_a temple_n which_o he_o build_v zanguebar_v be_v to_o the_o north_n of_o it_o and_o extend_v itself_o upon_o the_o indian_a ocean_n which_o it_o have_v to_o the_o east_n as_o far_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o adea_n which_o it_o have_v on_o the_o north_n side_n and_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o abyssins_n to_o the_o west_n it_o comprehend_v six_o kingdom_n to_o wit_n mongalo_n mozambique_n angothe_n quiloa_o mombaza_n and_o melinde_a each_o of_o they_o have_v a_o capital_a town_n bear_v its_o name_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v idolater_n or_o mahometans_n with_o some_o few_o christian_n the_o portuguese_n possess_v mozambique_n and_o mombaza_n with_o some_o other_o place_n continue_v still_o northward_o and_o along_o the_o indian_a sea_n we_o find_v the_o republic_n of_o brave_a consist_v only_o in_o one_o maritime_a town_n of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o be_v pretty_a rich_a before_o it_o be_v sack_v by_o the_o portugese_n next_o we_o find_v the_o kingdom_n of_o magadoxo_fw-la and_o adel_n with_o their_o capital_n of_o the_o same_o name_n the_o latter_a reach_n to_o the_o cape_n guardafuy_n and_o the_o strait_n of_o babel_n mandel_n which_o joyns_n the_o ocean_n to_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o kingdom_n of_o abex_n be_v upon_o that_o sea_n and_o under_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n it_o be_v chief_a town_n be_v arguico_n doncale_n and_o suguam_fw-la all_o three_o maritime_a if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o little_a state_n they_o be_v so_o inconsiderable_a that_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a our_o while_n to_o stop_v and_o view_v they_o just_o when_o we_o be_v about_o to_o consider_v large_a and_o more_o famous_a territory_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o africa_n whereof_o we_o have_v now_o survey_v the_o confine_n chap._n xvi_o nubia_n nubia_n have_v the_o nile_n on_o the_o east_n which_o divide_v it_o from_o ethiophia_n that_o be_v likewise_o to_o the_o south_n of_o it_o the_o country_n of_o negro_n on_o the_o west_n and_o egypt_n on_o the_o north._n its_o metropolis_n of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v upon_o the_o nile_n and_o the_o other_o deserve_v not_o the_o name_n of_o town_n be_v but_o pitiful_a village_n the_o inhabitant_n have_v be_v christian_n and_o according_a to_o some_o author_n be_v so_o still_o but_o without_o any_o exercise_n of_o religio_fw-la of_o which_o they_o retain_v nothing_o but_o the_o shadow_n and_o confuse_a knowledge_n chap._n xvii_o ethiopia_n or_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o abyssins_n some_o geographer_n divide_v ethiopia_n into_o the_o upper_a and_o low_a and_o under_o this_o comprehend_v the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n angola_n and_o some_o other_o whereof_o we_o have_v treat_v and_o those_o of_o monomotapa_n and_o monoemugi_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v and_o under_o the_o other_o they_o place_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o abyssins_n but_o because_o this_o retain_v particular_o the_o name_n of_o ethiophia_n we_o shall_v use_v the_o same_o without_o perplex_v ourselves_o about_o that_o division_n ethiopia_n have_v to_o the_o north_n nubia_n and_o egypt_n to_o the_o
east_n the_o kingdom_n of_o abex_n and_o zanguebar_v to_o the_o south_n monoemugi_n and_o to_o the_o west_n the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n and_o the_o country_n of_o negro_n that_o vast_a tract_n of_o land_n which_o make_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o abyssins_n be_v all_o in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n and_o reach_v almost_o from_o the_o one_o tropic_a to_o the_o other_o it_o be_v length_n from_o north_n to_o south_n be_v six_o hundred_o league_n the_o nile_n cross_v it_o and_o form_n therein_o a_o famous_a island_n which_o the_o ancient_n name_v meroe_n and_o the_o modern_n gueguerre_n this_o great_a state_n be_v divide_v into_o a_o great_a many_o kingdom_n or_o province_n which_o bear_v that_o name_n the_o next_o to_o egypt_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o cansila_n then_o streatch_v southward_o these_o follow_a be_v to_o be_v see_v barnagasso_n tigremahon_n bagamidri_n amara_fw-la roxa_n narea_n zet_z and_z several_z other_o which_o i_o mention_v not_o as_o judge_v it_o useless_a to_o fill_v this_o description_n with_o barbarous_a name_n that_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o the_o town_n here_o be_v mean_a and_o inconsiderable_a have_v neither_o beauty_n nor_o extent_n with_o pitiful_a house_n build_v of_o mud_n or_o clay_n and_o straw_n because_o there_o be_v but_o very_o little_a wood_n or_o lime_n in_o the_o country_n nor_o have_v the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n fix_v upon_o any_o town_n for_o his_o usual_a residence_n but_o go_v from_o province_n to_o province_n have_v all_o his_o court_n lodging_n in_o tent_n of_o which_o he_o have_v always_o five_o or_o six_o thousand_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o in_o his_o retinue_n this_o be_v a_o odd_a way_n of_o live_v and_o yet_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a prince_n in_o the_o world_n he_o have_v vast_a and_o large_a dominion_n great_a treasure_n rich_a furniture_n and_o can_v send_v numerous_a and_o strong_a army_n into_o the_o field_n he_o be_v abusive_o call_v prester_n john_n his_o subject_n call_v he_o adubvegue_n which_o signify_v emperor_n and_o some_o modern_n negus_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v monarch_n that_o powerful_a prince_n and_o all_o his_o subject_n profess_v christianity_n but_o with_o some_o mixture_n of_o jewish_a ceremony_n for_o they_o retain_v both_o circumcision_n and_o baptism_n their_o priest_n marry_o but_o yet_o they_o have_v monk_n they_o have_v a_o patriarch_n who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o their_o church_n who_o they_o call_v the_o abuna_n and_o their_o country_n be_v full_a of_o monastery_n chap._n xviii_o the_o kingdom_n of_o monoemugi_n and_o monomotapa_n the_o kingdom_n of_o monoemugy_a have_v to_o the_o north_n the_o empire_n of_o the_o abyssins_n to_o the_o east_n zanguebar_v and_o sofala_n to_o the_o south_n monomotapa_n and_o to_o the_o west_n congo_n sofala_n whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v depend_v on_o it_o and_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o prince_n his_o other_o country_n be_v inconsiderable_a and_o the_o town_n that_o be_v more_o so_o be_v beif_n agag_n camar_n to_o 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