'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.' [‎14] (35/448)

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time to Cape Gmrdefa, Jromataototty in hear the Red-fea) being about 2000.
Xw"divides all into four, wx.. Barbary, Nnmidia, Libyay and Nigrttarum Terra, molt of
which is comprehended within the Tropiques. Howbeit, in old times, the whole World
was divided but into twO,w&. Afia^nd Europe *, in which laft Afrique was comprized *, for
proof whereof we have Vhilofirattu in Vita Jfocratlsj Luc an 1. 9. and Virgil *y£n. 1. 7.
In which hovo fates contrive^
To make both Worlds, Europe and Afia firhe.
Quibus adus uterque
JEuropse atque Afise fatis concun-erit orbis.
As alfo inhis 10. lib,
Qugc caufa fuit confuigere in arma Europaftiquc Afiamque,
Ovid likewife in that 12. Eleg. de art. amandi.
- In which alarmsy
Europe and Afia both were for ft to Arms,
But for which Queen
Europe^ Afia in firm pace had been.
By whichno doubtthe whole World was intimatedthofe quarrels drawing all parts in
to their ingagements. After which it was called Libya, per Synccdochen. Luc an, 1,6.
Eurofam miferi Lihyamque Afiamque timete 7
Of Europe, Libya, Alia ftand in fear.
Which few Inftances may ferve for manybut flnce America is thefourth, Afriquc for
grandeur has the fecond place. The name Jf-^e is as fome pretend from Afhcr? one
defcended out of the Loins of Abraham by Getura, who having ftrlt conquered Libya-,
there exercifed regal power *, others, from the Gr^word d and qeim which fignilies
without cold ^ agreeable to which is the of Ethiopia cuSv and ^ which is to
fcorch the Face-, albeit fome others feign from ^Ethiops Son of Vulcan, whom fome
think Cham, and the rather, for that by the Hebrews 'tis called Cham and Chm, which gives
the Nigro its name and Phutt. Ifrichia by Leo, Befecath by the Indians, At lamia per Synec-
dochen, and c&theria by the Poets i for the two laft properly comprized Ethiopia fuh
tAEgypto, and by Thevetus Alkebulan : Howbeit Pliny faith that Gracis tota Africa difta
eft Libya,
But concerning Ethiopia, albeit Laudinm will not grant that it any where exceeds the
Tropicks*, Geographers no lefs accurate allow it a much larger extent *, Supra dimidiam
totim Africa partem, cAZthiopia contineU fays a good Author, And Strabo avers that anci
ently the better, or greater part of the habitable World went under the name of
(ABthiopia. (./Ethiopia duplex eft, ZJna in Afia, altera in Africa. Qua in Africa eft, ho-
die India dicitur, fays Pliny, a definition difallowed of by others, having only VirriPs verfe
Garamdntas & Indos for authority,and fome Colonies from the Eaft Indies who here feated'
faith Herodotus: that in ^/wJ^which'is fuperior,ftretcheth from the TEquator, and is con
fined by Egypt to the North, the Red~fea to the Eaft, and Libya to the Weft *, the inferior
thrufts it leif from the Equinodial Southerly to this very Cape of good Hope, being to the
Weft and Eaft cirCumfcribed with the Ocean. ^£thiopes *y£therii & macrobii qui Afri-
cam ad auftrale mare habitant, faith Herodotm I. 3. admitting which, it needs muft tran-
fcend the Tropicks, with which agrees one of the moit ancient Poets, Od. 1$.
Extreraos hQminutn iEthiopes^geminifque dircmptos
Partibus —■
And albeit that expreffion in Lucan, lib. 3.
iEthiopumque folum, quod non premeretur ab ulU
,Signiferi regione-poli, nifi Ungula Tauri.
The utmoft fort of People known to Man
Is the divided %/Ethiopiatt.
The ^Ethiopian land fees not at aU
The Signs North from the tAEquinoEiialy
Excepting Taurm. —
Probably grounded Laudlmu in his opinion : To him I oppofe that of the Prince of
Poets, lib. 4. *y£n. Vltimus cy£thiopum locus. Explained by another of equal
authority whofe expreffion doubtlefs had reference to this moft remote place, in faying,
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