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with_o butter_n other-while_n they_o eat_v boil_v flesh_n sometime_o divers_a sort_n of_o meat_n together_o which_o they_o call_v couscous_a ¶_o the_o most_o people_n wear_v only_o a_o piece_n of_o woollen_a hea._n apparel_n of_o the_o people_n of_o hea._n by_o they_o call_v elchise_v make_v like_o a_o sheet_n and_o tie_v about_o the_o body_n so_o round_o about_o the_o head_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o same_o die_v black_a with_o the_o bark_n of_o a_o nut-tree_n but_o the_o elder_a and_o such_o as_o be_v in_o any_o esteem_n for_o learning_n wear_v round_o double_a bonnet_n their_o mat_n which_o they_o sit_v on_o house_n furniture_n for_o their_o house_n be_v make_v of_o hair_n plait_v through_o with_o reed_n so_o also_o be_v their_o bed_n and_o cover_v with_o hair-cloth_n from_o five_o to_o ten_o yard_n long_o serve_v both_o for_o blanket_n sheet_n and_o coverlid_n in_o winter_n they_o put_v up_o their_o hair_n under_o a_o cap_n but_o let_v it_o hang_v down_o about_o their_o ear_n 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trench_n eight_o hundred_o well_o build_v house_n ¶_o this_o dominion_n have_v eight_o eminent_a mountain_n viz._n rahone_n habat_n the_o mountaint_v of_o habat_n benefensecare_n beni_n aroz_n chebib_fw-la angera_fw-mi quadres_n beniguedarf_v rahone_n or_o arahone_n rise_v close_o by_o ezagen_n extend_v in_o length_n ten_o mile_n and_o in_o breadth_n four_o beni_n aroz_n by_o marmol_n style_v beni_n maras_n close_o to_o kasar_n elkabir_n seven_o mile_n long_o and_o only_o three_o broad_a chebib_fw-la or_o beni_n telit_fw-la eight_o mile_n from_o tangier_n note_v for_o six_o or_o seven_o small_a wall_a village_n there_o stand_v beni_n hassen_n a_o very_a high_a mountain_n angera_fw-mi about_o eight_o mile_n south_n of_o little_a kasar_n be_v three_o mile_n long_o and_o one_o mile_n broad_a quadres_n otherwise_o huat_a idris_n and_o vateres_n border_n on_o beni_n aroz_n lie_v between_o ceute_n and_o tituan_n and_o last_o beniguedarf_v adjoin_v to_o tetevain_n ¶_o this_o province_n be_v well_o water_v and_o exceed_v fertile_a habat_n the_o condition_n of_o habat_n especial_o from_o ezaggen_n to_o the_o river_n guarga_n be_v ten_o mile_n wherein_o lie_n nothing_o but_o garden_n then_o from_o beniteude_a to_o the_o mountain_n gumere_n contain_v forty_o mile_n as_o also_o round_o about_o homam_fw-la be_v abundance_n of_o cornfield_n and_o pasture_n well_o stock_v with_o cattle_n rabone_n yield_v plenty_n of_o grape_n out_o of_o which_o they_o press_v both_o white_a and_o red_a wine_n homar_n and_o angere_fw-la afford_v flax._fw-la benefensecare_fw-la great_a quantity_n of_o excellent_a honey_n tansor_n feed_v great_a cattle_n sufficient_a to_o supply_v their_o neighbour_n lion_n also_o breed_v there_o but_o so_o fainthearted_a that_o upon_o the_o noise_n of_o woman_n or_o child_n they_o fly_v so_o that_o they_o have_v a_o proverb_n in_o this_o country_n concern_v coward_n that_o they_o give_v their_o tail_n to_o the_o cow_n to_o eat_v ¶_o the_o people_n of_o mergo_fw-la 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libidinous_a inhabitant_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n delight_v much_o in_o dalliance_n and_o wanton_a amour_n have_v no_o law_n or_o custom_n prohibit_v such_o venerean_n course_n nor_o ought_v else_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o what_o they_o be_v most_o inclinable_a to_o betwixt_o those_o that_o follow_v cattle_n rove_a up_o and_o down_o and_o those_o that_o live_v settle_v in_o hamlet_n and_o village_n the_o disparity_n be_v great_a the_o last_o be_v natural_o affable_a affectionate_a in_o friendship_n never_o fail_v those_o who_o they_o profess_v kindness_n to_o extreme_o hospitable_a to_o all_o stranger_n still_o strive_v to_o endear_v they_o also_o valiant_a and_o faithful_a to_o their_o trust_n whereas_o those_o shift_a drover_n relish_v altogether_o of_o their_o own_o beastial_a employment_n worse_o than_o the_o cattle_n which_o they_o feed_v for_o what_o nature_n have_v deny_v they_o viz._n science_n they_o though_o not_o 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eastward_o of_o lahou_a lie_v a_o place_n call_v kerbe_n lahou_a in_o the_o bants-coast_n before_o which_o place_n the_o sea_n be_v very_o deep_a for_o a_o stones-throw_a from_o the_o shore_n they_o have_v forty_o or_o fifty_o fathom_n water_n eight_o and_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o mile_n from_o cape_n lahou_a lie_v assine_n where_o the_o guinee_n goldcoast_n begin_v be_v twelve_o mile_n eastward_o of_o kerbe_n lahou_a and_o end_n at_o the_o plentiful_a golden_a village_n akera_n make_v in_o all_o a_o tract_n of_o fifty_o mile_n the_o kingdom_n upon_o the_o sea-coast_n be_v atzin_n little_a inkassan_n anten_n guaffo_n fetu_fw-la sabou_n fantin_n aghwana_n akara_n labbede_n and_o ningo_fw-la in_o atzin_n be_v three_o village_n one_o of_o which_o be_v call_v akombene_n but_o the_o chief_a be_v atzin_n little_a inkassan_n contain_v no_o place_n worthy_a remark_n save_v cabo-das-tres-puntas_a anten_n reckon_v within_o itself_o these_o follow_a village_n bothrom_n poyera_n pando_n takorary_a 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