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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

inner part of it to be like Cloysters vvith large Galleries on all sides and a large Green in the middle From thence vve vvere brought into a great Hall vvhere stood several Tables and Seats There the grave men in black stood round me and asked me several questions much like unto those Carshidà had asked me at the first to vvhich I ansvvered in the same manner A vvhile after they carried us to another Hall next unto that vvhere vve found several Tables full of meat much after our European fashion Then Sermodas for that is the name of the grave man vvho is novv in the Generals Hut asked me vvhether vve had any stomach to our Supper To vvhom I made ansvver That it vvas so long since we had seen such a Supper that I did not think any of us vvould vvant a stomach to eat it He smiled and taking me by the hand brought me to the chiefest Table and made me sit next to him then all the other grave men sate vvith us and Carshidà with Benoscar took all my men to another Table We had a very noble Supper after vvhich we were carried up into a great Room where we saw several Beds upon Iron Bedsteads There my men were ordered to lye two and two and I was carried to a Room by my self where Sermodas and his company wished me good night and so went away A while after Carshidà came in and told me that I and my men must prepare to appear the next day before Albicormas Governour of Sporundè and said he would give us directions how to behave our selves and so he bid me good night The next day about six of the clock in the morning we heard a great Bell ring and an hour after Carshidà and Benoscar came into my Chamber and asked me how I had taken my rest and if I wanted any thing I would have risen presently but he told me I must not till such time as I had new Cloaths to put on which would be brought immediately Upon that Benoscar went out and came a while after with some attendance who brought new Cloaths both Linnen and Woollen made after the manner of the Country Then came in others with a Tub which they filled with warm water and then Carshidà told me it was to wash my body in before I put on my new Cloaths and so went out with all the Company leaving only a Servant to wait upon me According to his directions I vvashed and then put on a fine Cotten Shirt and Dravvers vvith Stockings of the same I had also a nevv black Hat nevv Shooes a Govvn of several colours and a black Shash to put about my middle As soon as I vvas ready the Servant taking my old Cloaths vvith him vvent out and then came in again Carshidà and his company vvho told me that I and all my men vvere to attend Albicormas and his Council and gave me directions hovv to behave my self We vvent dovvn into the Yard vvhere I found all my men in nevv Apparel much like unto mine but not altogether so good and vvearing Caps on their heads instead of Hats Benoscar vvas vvith them and vvas giving them directions hovv to behave themselves before the Council We stood there a vvhile looking one upon another till Sermodas and his company came in He very kindly asked us all hovv vve did and then directing his speech to me he asked me vvhether I vvas ready to vvait upon the Council I ansvvered vve vvere all ready to obey his Commands vvhich said he took me by the hand and made me march on his left side into the Street Carshidà put himself at the head of my men vvhich vvere disposed tvvo and tvvo and marched in Rank and File like Souldiers Benoscar bringing up the Rear In that order vve marched through some Streets till we came to a great place in the middle of the City and in the Center of this place stood a large and magnificent Palace of a square Figure and built with white Freestone and black Marble all so clean and so well polished that we thought it was new though we heard afterwards it had been built a good while In the middle stood a great and stately Gate adorned with several brazen Statues and on each side thereof two long Files of Musquetteers all in blew Gowns We marched through them into the first Court where we found another Lane of men in red Gowns with Halberts in their hands As soon as we were come in we heard a great sound of many Trumpets and several other Instruments of War very sweet and pleasant which sounded all the time we stood in that Yard for a quarter of an hour From thence we proceeded into the next Court all built with well polished black Marble with Nitches round about and delicate Statues in them In the middle of the Yard stood about a hundred men in black most of them of riper years than those we had seen in the other Courts We stood a little in that place till two grave men such as stood in the Court with only this difference that they wore a piece of Gold coloured Silk hanging loose upon their left shoulder came down and bid Sermodas bring us all up We went up in the same order as we came upon a stately Stair-case gilt and painted very richly to a great Hall gilt and painted in the same manner and there we stood a while From that they brought us into another Hall richer than the first and then into a third far beyond either of them At the end of this Hall we saw a pretty high Throne and a little lower long Seats on each side of it Upon the Throne sate a grave Majestick Personage and upon the other Seats several venerable men on his right and left He that sate uppermost in the midst of them wore a Purple Gown and the others were habited like the two men who led us into the place who were Members of the Council We were told that he in the Purple Gown was Albicormas and the others the chiefest Officers of the City who together with him govern the whole Country of Sporumbè At our first coming into the Hall we made an inclination of our bodies then being come to the middle of it we bowed a little more but when we came to a Balister or Rail near to the Throne we bowed down to the very ground according to the directions given us before Then stood up all the Counsellors and made a small inclination of their bodies but Albicormas nodded only with his head Then did Sermodas take me by the hand and brought me as near the Rail as we could go and bowing down very profoundly spake to Albicormas and gave him partly an account of us in his own Language as we imagined and as we were told afterwards Methoughts their Speech sounded much like the Greek or Latine as I have sometimes heard it spoken in Holland and ran very smooth and