'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎10] (31/448)

jujvwivjtt *
amongft Chriftians, albeit with mom^go^^^e^
t aw Patrl in necefUtate (ilium -vel fiham vendere hcebat,Exod. 1 1. 7. exerciied ailo arnon to ic
rhp C entiles is appears by the example of Jofefhs bondage. Their Coin are a iort: ^
WamDom o? SheU Glafs, Beads, Stones, or like trafh : they marry not: bury thus', the
Wampora or sne is, ' ' and laid t0 n in a fp aC ious dormitory, his Armo-
fasf Bracelets, and voluntary Ihackles accompany himj they circle the Grave with nu-
mick aeftures and ejaculations, concluding with the Sacrifice of a lufty Goat.
But in Loanea (which fome put to the North of Congo, hut under the ^Equator) and
the Anzjgui (near which NU m draws his origin, even from 2^, ^Lakenrarthe
Mountains of the Moon in iz degrees South) the people (if Soza fay true) as
in colour fo in condition are little other than Devils incarnate i for not fatisfied with
Natures Treafures, as Gold, Precious Stones, flefh in variety, and the like , the del ru-
ftion of men and women neighbouring them better contents them, whofe dead carkaf-
fes thev devour with a Vultures appetitewhom if they mifs, they fei ye their friends
(fo they mif-cali them) fuch fcurvy lauce, butchering them, and thmking they excufe
all in a Complement, that they knew no better way to exprefs love, than in making
( not two fouls) two bodies one by fuch an union: yea fome, as fome report, (woinby
ag^ or^ worm-eaten by the Pox) 'protfcr tucmfeives to the Ihambles, and accordmgly
are dif-iointed and fet to fail upon the Stalls. Smtlts lactgca lahns. And J wend it feems
met with the relation of fuch Moniters *, for fays he
Afpidmus populos, quorum non fufficit ira* The jlaughter of a man doth not fujjice
Occidiffe aliquem; fed pedora, brachia 3 vultum Thej'e Canibals we fie : hut breaflsy amms-) eyes,
Crcdiderint genus efle cibi. Like dainty meat they eat.
And by which we fee that thefe fanguinary Barbarians by this leud and deteftable Cu-
ftom (to the infamy rather than honour of Religion) make mans fielh a common facri-
fice or offering, a diet fo injurious and loathfometoNaturejas requites the Eaters with
the Pox and Leprofie ^ which laft as Hippocrates libra de affett. /ays, eft mrpimdo magis quam
morbus. Nothing fo commendable in them as their Archery, in which they excel, ftioot-
ing (if true that fome report) a dozen fhafts ere the firft touch ground, their
nian Neighbours forcing their care and diligence. Their Other Arms be Clubs and Darts
long and imall, and barb'd with iron, verylharp and bright, but envenomed fbmetimes
with the juice of the Quacumburez,-, a Tree of Imall growth, that bears fevy leaves, but
tlioie very bro^id ^ the wood being foft and ealily pierced; the juice of it is not unlike
milk, but of a much different quality, for 'tis poifonous, and the Arrow heads they dip
therein very dangerous, and'no lefs perillpus to fit or fleep under the fhadow of it, as
feveral Europeans (not knowing the quality thereof) have fadly experienced. The
Mkonda is high and thick, 12 fathoms about, as fome have meafured*, yet fo porous
as renders itunferviccable for Canoes, or fuch ufes as Timber to build with, or the like.
The only ornament they have, is flafhing and pinking their skin and faces. The Sun
and Moon are reputed man and wife, the Stars their Children, in their Religion; the De-
v il is their Oracle. Thofe parts have ftore of Gold, and yet ufe they fhells for Coin (as
do th tAmerkansyCnsy call them Simbo j the belt fort are of a fhining black and gray colour,
and found near'the Ifle Loanda in 8 degrees South, a Shell of fmall value in other places,
but with thefe Negros highly reputed.
May 24. We h?.d 19 degrees and a half, from whence to the thirtieth the wind was
large and profperous, nothing in that great diftance obfervable, fave that on the 26.
day our Admiral the Mary (in which Captain Hall commanded) early defcryed a Sail,
which he made after with barge and Long-boat man'd with 80 men ^ at two Leagues di-
ftance they perceived her a Carrack of 1500 Tun, who not daring to adventure her hulk
againft our fhot made all her Sails draw, fo as that night ihe efcaped 5 to recover her
our fleet divided all night, yet faw her not till the 27. day, and but faw her, her veloci
ty fo much excelled ours 5 till the 7. of June fhe again deluded us, after two hours chafes
as a phantaima vaniihing from our fight, fteering towards Goa.
tropicus Upon May-day we crpft the Line, and on the laft of May the Tropick of Caprkorney the
Capricomi. utmoft limit of Apollo''s progrefs towards the Antartick; fo as 53 days we fweat within
Jmn j. the burning Zone, ere we paft under both the Tropiques. The fir ft of June our obfer-
vation was 24 degrees 42 minutes South latitude, the Sun then being in 2 3 degrees 8 min.
North, in the 20. degree of Gemini. In which height we had many ludden gufts and
ftorms contrary to our defires, as unable thereby to dired our courfe as fhould have been,
being driven to Lee-ward zoo Leagues upon the Coaft of Bra^eel to 25 degrees latitude