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other_o extend_v the_o limit_n further_o bulach_n by_o some_o suppose_a babylon_n a_o port_n belong_v to_o cairo_n on_o the_o east_n bulach_n bulach_n have_v former_o four_o thousand_o house_n there_o dwell_v now_o artificer_n and_o tradesman_n especial_o such_o as_o deal_v in_o corn_n oil_n and_o sugar_n the_o stately_a church_n and_o palace_n front_v the_o nile_n yield_v a_o pleasant_a and_o delightful_a prospect_n although_o its_o beauty_n be_v much_o diminish_v and_o impair_v by_o the_o several_a war_n in_o which_o it_o have_v no_o mean_a share_n of_o suffer_v between_o bulach_n and_o grand_a cairo_n lesbrechi_n lesbrechi_n lie_v a_o great_a place_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n name_v lesbrechi_n frequent_o drown_v with_o the_o nile_n which_o a_o little_a below_o bulach_n divide_v into_o many_o branch_n whereof_o one_o run_v to_o alexandria_n another_o to_o damiata_n and_o other_o to_o several_a other_o place_n from_o bulach_n to_o grand_a cairo_n the_o land_n be_v all_o flat_a and_o the_o way_n very_o pleasant_a be_v much_o frequent_v with_o traveller_n but_o the_o most_o beautiful_a part_n be_v a_o place_n call_v usbechia_n in_o the_o suburb_n near_o the_o city_n gate_n this_o usbechia_n be_v a_o round_a piece_n of_o land_n encompass_v about_o with_o house_n which_o yield_v a_o prospect_n infinite_o pleasant_a not_o only_a when_o the_o field_n be_v deck_v with_o flower_n but_o also_o when_o by_o the_o recess_n of_o nile_n it_o seem_v like_o a_o drain_v pond_n full_a of_o various_a sort_n of_o live_a fish_n charaffa_n charaffa_n charaffa_n otherwise_o caraffar_n or_o massar_n another_o part_n of_o the_o suburb_n lie_v two_o mile_n from_o cairo_n it_o contain_v former_o two_o thousand_o house_n which_o extend_v seven_o mile_n in_o circuit_n but_o long_o since_o this_o place_n where_o former_o the_o sultan_n keep_v their_o court_n have_v lyen_fw-we waste_n here_o be_v many_o monument_n build_v with_o high_a and_o stately_a arch_n and_o within_o adorn_v with_o 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rare_o paint_v and_o rich_o gilt._n the_o window_n curious_o make_v with_o paint_a glass_n of_o several_a colour_n and_o the_o door_n of_o excellent_a wood_n carve_v and_o wrought_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o artificial_a work_n and_o gild_a here_o former_o reside_v the_o sultan_n wife_n child_n attendant_n waiter_n and_o lifeguard_n and_o in_o time_n of_o feast_v they_o show_v here_o their_o magnificence_n at_o the_o state-receipt_n and_o entertainment_n give_v to_o ambassador_n when_o bring_v to_o audience_n or_o otherwise_o admit_v to_o more_o private_a courtly_a invitation_n the_o great_a suburb_n gemethailon_n gemethailon_n the_o suburb_n gemethailon_n reach_v westward_o to_o some_o decay_a place_n of_o old_a cairo_n be_v found_v before_o the_o erect_n of_o cairo_n itself_o by_o one_o tailon_n a_o subject_a to_o the_o califfe_n or_o governor_n of_o bagdet_n a_o commander_n in_o egypt_n who_o leave_v the_o old_a city_n and_o come_v to_o dwell_v in_o this_o suburb_n where_o he_o 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go_v to_o to_o the_o north_n shape_v
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in_o compass_n but_o rosaccio_n make_v it_o much_o less_o and_o divide_v it_o almost_o from_o the_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n beautify_v with_o many_o fair_a build_v house_n maginus_fw-la suppose_v the_o haven_n of_o this_o place_n to_o be_v the_o sebastian_n mouth_n mention_v by_o ptolemy_n over_o against_o adel_n in_o the_o red-sea_n lie_v the_o island_n barbora_n already_o mention_v about_o suez_n inhabit_v two_o sort_n of_o christian_n one_o circumcise_a name_v jacobite_n the_o other_o uncircumcised_a common_o call_v melaquiter_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o these_o island_n and_o the_o place_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o red-sea_n trade_n with_o the_o arabian_n over_o against_o it_o sanutus_n say_v that_o in_o the_o haven_n of_o chessir_n they_o have_v many_o hut_n make_v with_o mat_n wherein_o they_o stow_v the_o ware_n carry_v from_o cairo_n to_o mecha_n the_o moor_n of_o ziden_n convey_v to_o suez_n all_o sort_n of_o spicery_n drug_n precious_a ambergris_n which_o they_o 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where_o it_o end_v geminiano_n a_o jesuit_n aver_v that_o
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corisco_n the_o island_n amboise_n bisegos_n de_fw-fr los_fw-es idolos_n bravas_n etc._n etc._n the_o island_n of_o madagascar_n or_o st._n laurence_n the_o island_n common_o by_o geographer_n call_v madagascar_n and_o in_o the_o country_n language_n madecase_n by_o theuck_n albazgra_n by_o the_o persian_n and_o arabian_n sazandib_n by_o the_o portuguese_n ilha_n de_fw-fr same_o lourengo_n from_o the_o first_o discoverer_n laurence_n almeide_n son_n of_o francois_n almeide_n viceroy_n of_o the_o east-indies_n for_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n who_o in_o the_o year_n fifteen_o hundred_o and_o six_o put_v with_o eight_o ship_n first_o of_o all_o into_o this_o island_n of_o st._n laurence_n gaspar_n de_fw-fr st._n bernardino_n in_o his_o journey_n through_o india_n by_o land_n affirm_v that_o in_o the_o year_n fifteen_o hundred_o and_o eight_o with_o who_o agree_v damianas_n the_o goez_n it_o be_v discover_v on_o the_o outside_n and_o a_o little_a afterward_o the_o inside_n scarify_v 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see_v the_o
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high_a cliff_n seven_o mile_n east_n of_o akara_n on_o the_o shore_n sinko_n come_v in_o view_n from_o whence_o journey_v on_o still_o to_o the_o east_n you_o arrive_v at_o a_o village_n where_o the_o river_n rio_n volta_n run_v into_o the_o sea_n between_o these_o lie_v fisher_n town_n and_o not_o far_o distant_a cabo_n montego_n in_o a_o low-land_n with_o several_a small_a wood_n about_o it_o from_o thence_o eastward_o to_o the_o village_n popou_fw-mi the_o country_n be_v very_o plain_a and_o even_o four_o mile_n below_o popou_n begin_v the_o kingdom_n of_o ardez_fw-fr and_o end_n at_o the_o town_n aqua_fw-la within_o which_o tract_n be_v contain_v the_o hamlet_n of_o foulaen_n and_o ardre_n southward_o of_o which_o lie_v oo_v a_o tract_n of_o land_n eight_o mile_n long_o boast_v a_o handsome_a city_n call_v jackeyne_v three_o day_n journey_n from_o thence_o stand_v jojo_n another_o good_a town_n and_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n far_o a_o city_n name_v ba._n sixteen_o mile_n eastward_o of_o little_a arder_n rio_n lagas_n run_v into_o the_o ocean_n and_o eighteen_o mile_n far_a the_o river_n benin_n with_o a_o broad_a and_o wide_a mouth_n lose_v itself_o in_o the_o sea_n four_o and_o twenty_o mile_n beyond_o rio_n forcado_n have_v visit_v the_o eastern_a border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ouwerre_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n by_o cape_n formoso_n in_o four_o degree_n and_o eight_o minute_n north_n latitude_n fifteen_o mile_n from_o cape_n formoso_n run_v the_o river_n reael_n or_o calberine_n between_o which_o cape_n and_o river_n seven_o other_o have_v their_o course_n into_o the_o sea_n the_o first_o be_v call_v riotton_n half_o a_o mile_n eastward_o of_o formoso_n the_o second_o rio_n odi_fw-la in_o the_o latitude_n of_o four_o degree_n and_o ten_o minute_n the_o three_o four_o and_o five_o be_v call_v rio_n saint_n nicholas_n the_o six_o rio_n de_fw-fr tres_fw-fr irmaus_n the_o seven_o rio_n sambreiro_n a_o mile_n beyond_o which_o be_v the_o little_a 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monoka_n borba_n
or_o boura_n rio_n de_fw-fr campo_n rio_n sante_n benito_n and_o rio_n danger_n five_o mile_n from_o thence_o be_v a_o great_a bay_n or_o haven_n from_o which_o six_o mile_n southward_o lie_v a_o prominent_a point_n call_v st._n john_n cape_n front_v with_o a_o ledge_n of_o rock_n about_o three_o or_o four_o mile_n southward_o of_o st._n john_n cape_n lie_v the_o island_n near_o the_o main_a land_n call_v ilhas_n des_fw-fr korisko_n that_o be_v the_o island_n of_o lightning_n fifteen_o mile_n more_o southerly_a under_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n run_v the_o river_n gabon_n or_o gaba_n as_o linschot_n call_v it_o and_o not_o far_o off_o point_v santa_n clare_n and_o eight_o mile_n southward_o the_o cape_n of_o lopes_n gonzalvez_n in_o six_o and_o forty_o minute_n of_o south_n latitude_n last_o the_o river_n olibatta_n with_o the_o cape_n of_o st._n katherine_n and_o ferdinando_n vaz_n peter_n davity_n rotiere_n jarrik_n samuel_n bruno_n linschoten_n and_o other_o geographer_n limit_v this_o coast_n of_o guinee_n in_o this_o manner_n from_o the_o river_n zenega_n to_o cape_n verde_n the_o east_n reach_v with_o its_o creek_n about_o four_o and_o twenty_o mile_n near_o to_o the_o cape_n verde_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jalof_n rio_n de_fw-fr barbazin_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n adjacent_a to_o which_o be_v the_o barbasin_n or_o berbisin_n country_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ale_n and_o brokallo_n the_o last_o of_o which_o lie_v by_o the_o river_n gambea_n fifteen_o mile_n from_o cape_n verde_n about_o which_o kadamu_v and_o sanutus_n place_n the_o small_a kingdom_n of_o gambea_n and_o mandinga_n and_o southward_o of_o these_o appear_v cape_n st._n marry_o from_o whence_o to_o the_o river_n sant_n domingo_n it_o be_v reckon_v seventeen_o mile_n all_o which_o place_n be_v inhabit_v by_o two_o sort_n of_o people_n call_v arriareos_n and_o faluppo_n through_o who_o country_n the_o river_n kaza_n mancha_n take_v its_o course_n till_o mingle_v with_o the_o sea_n have_v 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das_n gamboas_n with_o three_o island_n call_v de_n bravas_n and_o the_o cape_n of_o st._n anne_n lie_v in_o seven_o degree_n north_n latitude_n from_o cabo_n ledo_n to_o cape_n st._n anne_n be_v about_o ten_o mile_n after_o which_o follow_v the_o river_n das_n palm_n and_o somewhat_o far_o rio_n das_fw-la gallinas_fw-la hen-river_n from_o serre-lion_n to_o this_o place_n it_o be_v forty_o mile_n from_o hence_o to_o cape_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr eighteen_o and_o from_o that_o to_o cape_n mesurado_n sixteen_o and_o within_o two_o mile_n thereof_o mata_n st._n marry_o where_o the_o grain-coast_n do_v begin_v from_o mata_n st._n marry_o to_o the_o river_n st._n paul_n be_v six_o mile_n where_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o same_o name_n very_o high_a and_o craggy_a stretch_v themselves_o six_o or_o seven_o mile_n along_o the_o coast_n from_o rio_n de_fw-fr st._n paulo_n to_o rio_n junk_n be_v six_o and_o from_o that_o to_o rio_n cestos_fw-la two_o mile_n whereto_o neighbour_n the_o kingdom_n of_o bitonin_n a_o member_n and_o subject_a to_o that_o of_o melli._n opposite_a to_o these_o appear_v the_o little_a island_n of_o palm_n close_o by_o which_o be_v ilhas_n blancos_fw-la the_o two_o white_a isle_n from_o which_o to_o cabo_n formoso_n be_v common_o reckon_v five_o mile_n then_o go_v forward_o you_o arrive_v at_o the_o cape_n de_fw-fr baixas_n where_o rio_n do_v genueveses_n and_o st._n vincents_n stream_n flow_v into_o the_o sea_n next_o which_o lie_v rio_n do_v escalvos_n that_o be_v the_o river_n of_o slave_n close_o by_o st._n vincents_n cape_n then_o cabo_n do_v palmas_n in_o four_o degree_n of_o north_n latitude_n and_o twelve_o mile_n from_o the_o cape_n of_o clement_n next_o we_o come_v to_o the_o river_n of_o maio_n sueryo_n de_fw-fr costa_n rio_n bobra_n or_o cobra_n and_o mancum_fw-la upon_o this_o last_o stand_v fort_n agem_n or_o axiem_n near_o akombene_n ville_n at_o who_o side_n lie_v the_o cape_n of_o tres_fw-la puntas_fw-la in_o north_n latitude_n of_o four_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a the_o ivory_n coast_n reach_v from_o cabo_n de_fw-fr palmas_n to_o the_o cape_n tres_fw-fr puntas_fw-la where_o the_o gold_n coast_n begin_v comprehend_v many_o kingdom_n and_o extend_v to_o rio_n volta_n wherein_o first_o appear_v anten_n a_o place_n rich_a in_o merchandise_n next_o jabbe_v chama_fw-la former_o a_o castle_n of_o the_o portugal_n then_o the_o village_n agitaki_n by_o other_o call_v little_o commendo_fw-la and_o not_o far_o off_o the_o castle_n of_o st._n george_n de_fw-fr mine_n build_v by_o the_o portugal_n as_o upon_o the_o point_n of_o cape_n de_fw-fr curso_fw-la the_o hollander_n have_v erect_v nassau_n fort_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o worthy_a family_n of_o aurange_a so_o famous_o instrumental_a in_o raise_v they_o from_o the_o mean_a degree_n of_o distress_n to_o make_v they_o capable_a of_o assume_v the_o high_a and_o mighty_a title_n they_o now_o use_v not_o far_o from_o thence_o lie_v moree_n or_o morre_n the_o chief_a place_n of_o trade_n in_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o sabou_n then_o come_v the_o great_a and_o famous_a fort_n of_o kormentine_n or_o karmandin_n with_o the_o place_n and_o kingdom_n thereunto_o belong_v viz._n first_o biamba_n then_o berku_v next_o akara_n or_o akkra_fw-mi the_o principal_a town_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o that_o name_n have_v in_o the_o north_n the_o kingdom_n of_o akanie_n who_o inhabitant_n go_v to_o trade_n for_o gold_n with_o other_o black_n far_o up_o into_o the_o inland_n rio_n lagos_n come_v next_o in_o order_n beyond_o which_o to_o landward_o lie_v the_o kingdom_n of_o dauma_n from_o rio_n lagos_n to_o that_o of_o benin_n be_v about_o twenty_o and_o five_o mile_n and_o thence_o to_o cape_n formoso_n as_o much_o afterward_o in_o five_o degree_n north_n latitude_n you_o come_v to_o the_o royal_a river_n vulgar_o rio_n reeal_n from_o whence_o to_o rio_n do_v kamarones_n be_v thirty_o mile_n near_o neighbour_n to_o which_o be_v place_v the_o territory_n of_o ambosine_n whereon_o abut_v the_o kingdom_n of_o capon_n that_o reach_v far_o into_o the_o south_n and_o lie_v one_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a in_o south_n latitude_n then_o the_o coast_n shoot_v from_o the_o east_n to_o the_o south_n to_o the_o river_n angra_n from_o which_o to_o the_o stream_n of_o gabon_n or_o gaba_n lie_v at_o the_o equinoctial_a line_n be_v nine_o mile_n from_o the_o river_n gabon_n to_o the_o cape_n of_o lopez_n gonzalvez_n lie_v one_o degree_n southward_o of_o the_o equinoctial_a be_v about_o five_o mile_n and_o a_o little_a southerly_a rio_n de_fw-fr pero_n diaz_n or_o poeradia_n wherein_o breed_v sea-horse_n and_o crocodile_n and_o last_o rio_n de_fw-fr ferdinando_n vaz_n in_o short_a the_o coast_n of_o guiny_n as_o peter_n davity_n hold_v reach_v to_o the_o cape_n of_o st._n katherine_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o two_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a south_n latitude_n to_o the_o border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o lovango_n thus_o have_v in_o brief_a run_v over_o the_o coast_n of_o negro-land_n we_o shall_v hereafter_o describe_v at_o large_a the_o kingdom_n country_n and_o place_n lie_v more_o into_o the_o land_n the_o kingdom_n of_o zenega_n or_o country_n of_o jalof_n together_o with_o the_o dominion_n belong_v to_o it_o of_o cayor_n baool_n ivala_n ale_n etc._n etc._n marmol_n name_v this_o country_n gelofe_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o gelof_n zenega_n lib._n 9_o jarric_n l._n 5._o c._n 44._o marmol_n 9_o border_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o zenega_n but_o other_o call_v it_o the_o kingdom_n of_o zenega_n by_o which_o name_n in_o the_o common_a map_n or_o chart_n it_o be_v set_v down_o this_o kingdom_n reach_v far_o into_o the_o main-land_n and_o border_v to_o the_o north_n on_o guinee_n lie_v between_o the_o two_o arm_n of_o the_o river_n niger_n the_o one_o call_v zenega_n the_o other_o gambea_n but_o by_o ptolemy_n darade_n and_o stachiris_n it_o border_v eastward_o on_o the_o
country_n of_o tuchusor_n who_o inhabitant_n jarrik_n make_v the_o negro-jalofs_a to_o the_o west_n side_n on_o the_o ocean_n the_o north_n bound_v by_o the_o river_n zenega_n and_o the_o south_n by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o gambea_n ala_n 44._o the_o bigness_n jarric_n l._n c._n 44._o and_o brokallo_n the_o length_n be_v from_o east_n to_o west_n seventy_o six_o mile_n and_o upon_o the_o sea-coast_n forty_o under_o the_o name_n of_o gelof_n marmol_n comprise_v many_o people_n gelof_n what_o people_n by_o marmol_n be_v comprise_v under_o the_o name_n of_o gelof_n the_o chief_a whereof_o which_o dwell_v on_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o river_n zenega_n be_v the_o barbasin_n by_o jarrik_n call_v berbesin_n tukuron_n karagols_n baganosen_n the_o people_n of_o mani-inga_a mossen_n and_o other_o beside_o ¶_o the_o kingdom_n of_o zenega_n zenega_n the_o subordinate_a kingdom_n under_o zenega_n or_o great_a joalof_n hold_v several_a other_o inferior_a state_n subject_v as_o baool_n cayor_n ivala_n and_o ale_n although_o other_o repute_v they_o for_o several_a and_o free_a kingdom_n because_o most_o of_o the_o king_n rule_n with_o absolute_a power_n and_o no_o less_o than_o the_o great_a jalof_n himself_o without_o acknowledge_v any_o above_o they_o though_o in_o ancient_a time_n they_o pay_v tribute_n and_o not_o only_o these_o but_o also_o all_o the_o place_n from_o cape_n de_fw-fr verde_n to_o kassan_n the_o great_a jalof_n write_v himself_o king_n over_o thirteen_o or_o fourteen_o kingdom_n among_o which_o also_o the_o barbasin_n be_v number_v ¶_o the_o country_n of_o the_o king_n of_o baool_n baool_n the_o kingdom_n of_o baool_n call_v louchi_n four_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n begin_v on_o the_o east-side_n of_o the_o village_n kamino_n lie_v from_o porto_n d'_fw-fr ale_n about_o sixteen_o mile_n the_o king_n keep_v his_o court_n two_o day_n journey_n from_o the_o sea-coast_n in_o lambaya_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n take_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o 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by_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o arabic_a adhamet_n jerome_n of_o alexandria_n in_o his_o siege_n of_o malta_n compute_v to_o be_v about_o five_o and_o forty_o bosio_n to_o forty_o other_o scarce_o to_o six_o and_o thirty_o but_o the_o knight_n themselves_o according_a to_o davity_n reckon_v they_o sixty_o the_o parish_n nasciaro_n parish_n or_o nasciaro_n naxarro_n for_o this_o island_n the_o knight_n have_v divide_v into_o several_a parish_n have_v under_o it_o according_a to_o bosio_n the_o town_n of_o gregoor_a mossa_n gregoor_a or_o mossa_n mustaffa_n and_o muslimet_n the_o parish_n bircarcara_n the_o town_n tard_fw-fr lia_n balsan_n bordi_n and_o man_n then_o follow_v the_o parish_n of_o cordi_fw-la but_o without_o any_o annexions_n the_o parish_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o loreto_n of_o or_o diego_n loreto_n birmiftuch_o contain_v the_o town_n luka_n tarcien_n gudia_n percop_n or_o corcap_n saf_n corcap_n or_o saf_n saphi_n mechabib_fw-la saphi_n or_o mechabib_fw-la mikabiba_n and_o farrugh_n that_o of_o siggo_n of_o or_o siggo_n siguiau_n the_o town_n gighibir_n town_n or_o gighibir_n quibir_n scilia_n quibir_n or_o scilia_n siluch_v and_o cidere_fw-la that_o of_o sabbug_n of_o or_o sabbug_n st._n catherine_n the_o town_n biscatia_n zakar_n asciak_n gioanni_n and_o bisbu_n the_o parish_n of_o zarrik_n take_v in_o grendi_n in_o or_o grendi_n crendi_n leu_n miliers_n leu_n or_o miliers_n meleri_fw-la bukkaro_n meleri_fw-la or_o bukkaro_n bukakra_fw-mi and_o maim_v then_o the_o parochial_a town_n of_o zabugi_n muxi_fw-la and_o alduvi_n and_o last_o that_o of_o dingli_fw-la comprehend_v some_o small_a village_n two_o or_o three_o mile_n northward_o of_o valetta_n appear_v nasciaro_n grace_v with_o a_o very_a fine_a church_n to_o which_o adjoin_v a_o garden_n of_o pleasure_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o grand_a master_n st._n anthony_n be_v very_o large_a and_o divide_v into_o several_a quarter_n all_o full_a of_o vine_n orange_n lemon_n pomegranate_n citron_n olive_n and_o other_o
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malta_n and_o tunis_n two_o or_o three_o mile_n from_o the_o city_n mahometa_n right_o over_o against_o susa_n a_o city_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tunis_n in_o five_o and_o thirty_o degree_n north_n latitude_n according_a to_o hues_n it_o comprehend_v in_o circuit_n about_o seven_o or_o eight_o mile_n and_o in_o breadth_n three_o or_o four_o on_o the_o seashore_n towards_o the_o north_n side_n lie_v a_o city_n of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o the_o island_n fortify_v with_o a_o unaccessible_a castle_n build_v upon_o a_o steep_a and_o point_a rock_n the_o most_o part_n of_o it_o appear_v mountainous_a full_a of_o great_a rock_n and_o cliff_n yield_v a_o glitter_a black_a stone_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o island_n may_v be_v see_v a_o abyss_n or_o bottomless-pit_n call_v fossa_n the_o dryness_n of_o the_o soil_n make_v it_o uncapable_a to_o bring_v forth_o rain_n but_o it_o afford_v variety_n of_o potherb_n abundance_n of_o cotton_n annise_v caper_n fig_n melon_n and_o excellent_a grape_n there_o grow_v also_o little_a tree_n by_o the_o moor_n call_v ver_n and_o by_o those_o of_o sicily_n sinko_n which_o bear_v a_o round_a sharp_a and_o red_a fruit_n but_o become_v black_a in_o ripen_v of_o which_o the_o inhabitant_n make_v oil_n useful_a not_o only_o to_o burn_v in_o lamp_n but_o to_o eat_v wherewith_o the_o woman_n anoint_v their_o head_n and_o hair_n both_o for_o ornament_n and_o to_o make_v it_o grow_v thick_a there_o be_v no_o horse_n but_o ox_n in_o great_a number_n with_o which_o they_o till_o the_o ground_n these_o islander_n live_v hardy_o and_o be_v dexterous_a in_o swim_v and_o although_o they_o use_v both_o the_o arabic_a habit_n and_o language_n yet_o they_o have_v approve_v themselves_o to_o be_v good_a christian_n thus_o have_v penetrate_v the_o centre_n and_o inmost_a part_n of_o africa_n till_o of_o late_a altogether_o unknown_a and_o accurate_o set_v forth_o the_o circumference_n and_o coast_n of_o its_o vast_a dominion_n describe_v exact_o and_o by_o good_a authority_n large_a tract_n of_o land_n hitherto_o not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o hear_v of_o or_o in_o the_o least_o survey_v by_o the_o most_o modern_a author_n our_o next_o voyage_n by_o god_n conduct_n we_o intend_v for_o america_n hope_v to_o receive_v that_o good_a encouragement_n that_o shall_v enable_v we_o to_o lead_v you_o through_o that_o new_a and_o golden_a world_n where_o you_o shall_v meet_v with_o the_o like_a or_o more_o variety_n of_o wonder_n than_o hitherto_o have_v pierce_v any_o english_a ear._n finis_fw-la direction_n for_o place_v the_o map_n and_o sculp_n in_o africa_n the_o map_n of_o africa_n fol._n 2_o egypt_n fol._n 35_o alexandria_n fol._n 55_o cairo_n fol._n 65_o the_o caravan_n fol._n 69_o balzom_n boome_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 74_o the_o egyptian_a pyramid_n a_o whole_a sheet_n fol._n 77_o another_o half_a sheet_n of_o the_o pyramid_n ibid._n the_o inside_n of_o the_o great_a pyramid_n ibid._n a_o half_a sheet_n of_o the_o mummy_n fol._n 84_o datura_fw-la cassia_n plant_n fol._n 101_o the_o map_n of_o barbary_n fol._n 146_o fez_n and_o morocco_n fol._n 158_o the_o royal_a palace_n with_o part_n of_o the_o city_n morocco_n fol._n 164_o salee_n fol._n 178_o la_fw-fr rache_fw-la fol._n 195_o arzilla_n fol._n 196_o tangier_n fol._n 197_o the_o fight_n and_o relation_n of_o it_o fol._n 219_o algiers_n or_o alzier_n ibid._n gigeri_fw-la or_o gigel_n fol._n 244_o tunis_n fol._n 251_o tripoli_n fol._n 273_o nigritarum_fw-la regio_fw-la fol._n 315_o guinee_n fol._n 376_o the_o fort_n tacaray_n fol._n 416_o castel_n del_o mina_n fol._n 424_o castel_n del_o mina_n as_o in_o the_o portuguese_n time_n fol._n 425_o castle_n cormantine_a fol._n 431_o the_o city_n of_o benyn_n fol._n 470_o aethiopia_n inferior_n fol._n 489_o the_o city_n of_o lovango_n fol._n 491_o regna_fw-la congo_n &_o angola_n fol._n 522_o bansa_n or_o the_o city_n salvador_n fol._n 524_o lovando_fw-la st._n paulo_n fol._n 552_o cabo_n de_fw-fr bona_n esperanza_n fol._n 584_o the_o hottentot_n and_o their_o clothing_n fol._n 590_o aethiopia_n superior_n vel_fw-la interior_n fol._n 632_o in_o the_o island_n insula_fw-la st._n laurentii_fw-la vulgo_fw-la madagascar_n fol._n 660_o st._n helena_n fol._n 727_o insula_fw-la promontorii_fw-la fol._n 728_o the_o fort_n orange_n and_o nassau_n upon_o the_o island_n goree_n the_o fort_n nassau_n within_o fol._n 732_o insula_fw-la canaria_n fol._n 733_o the_o pico_n of_o teneriff_n fol._n 736_o melete_n insula_fw-la vulg_n malta_n fol._n 745_o disegno_fw-la della_fw-it citta_n valette_n fol._n 746_o the_o half_a sheet_n whereon_o be_v two_o plate_n be_v to_o be_v place_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o first_o
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