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it flandsconceired, the 


our whole Country, whereby 
things worthy of note here at home,to ſuch as 
pleaſure in reading of other mens. aduentures, 
delight in varicry of other nations,atc either 
Ictt out, or ſliced inſp "arine! 


ting each dayes particnlar,jn my.traualles,into'th. 
ent and Pos Country : whereot by Gods 
grace entend ro write ,. laying as it Were. a Com- 
mandevponme, net to-concealerhar,, which by 
publiſhing may firſt tend, vnto the aduancement of 
Gods glory , and next vndoubtedly the. honor, 
wealth, and preferment of our ownenation: Like- 
wiſe hauing beene ſtill earneſtly inuited by all ſorts 
of people, and eſpecially. by ſome of worthy note, 
(as occaſions hauc fallen out at. any time, whereby 
I baue beene :drawne. into. diſcourſe of theſ: tra» 
uailes) that ought nor,nor might not withourof- 
| fence leave vnpubliſhed:; that which dothproffer 
ſo apparant hopes of-ſo- ro a. golden Trade, 
which at-this time ſcemesſoneediull, that by the 
generall complant of ourgreatwant,the carth hath Þ} 
ſhut vp herrich-bowels toward vs in other places, 
therather to enuitevs to ſecke after that., which -. 
| liesas it werevndcrour noſes , inreſpe@& of other - 
trauailes;and hath beene left as a concealed:/bufi- © 
neſſe;vntell ourrime of ncede, thar then ir might | 
be more'effeQually followed; and more ſeriouſly WR 
regarded : For apparant proofes whereof , firks = | 
there is no Hiftorian but witl accord , that in all © 
ancient Hiſtories diſcourſing of the inward” parts © 
of Africa, aflurely alwayes called by rhe name.of 
Ethiopia, ithath beene noted for the goldewregion, | 
Cortina ſets it downe, he onely had great defive' toÞ 


- 


£ 


nf andy 


_. confines of Morecco,or Feſſe,at leaft that 
or-madevſe of,burrhar the great aboundance of: 

 tharrich goldrhey haue,is ferchr and brought into 
SPE RE edlnes 7 oo ous” 


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I 

writefor;my Countries FA 

cially require pil 
ces of. thoſe.noble. and worthy. Gentlemen; 
who.arethe grounds , and-originals of this hopes 
full worke,vnto whom theſe my-labours , as their: 
owne properrights are dedicated , whoſe yertues- 
ayming at g00d: ations, _in;this; our blefſed:and 
peaccfull time,and ceſſation from thoſe fea affaires;” 
they were wont to bebuficd in ſummond them vp, - 
toinquire and make ſearch after thegoldneſthopes,- 
and ypon good. grounded: conferances with ſuch: 
principall Merchants of zrbaryas their wiſdomes: 
could make choyſe of, attaine ſome better fatiſfas: 
Qion, totheir former knowledgeof: the Moore' of: 
Berbarzer Marchandizing, as Iightly-haue-toucht: . 7 
before, wherein-their praftiſe and trne vnderſtands: | 
gan Guranigues aflured them;the Moors: + 
vaknawne trauaile muſt bero the: Southweſtoif- os; + / 


rher wayes our Qyoridian trade, into all andeuerys 
part of the Mediterrane. ſea,my 


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theland, andthorough the kindnefle or IC: WAR ©" 
birants, worden + A where 'tp WHPPRATAn - 
tot, ſomeof the Engliſh who came downe from 2 
Thompſon , where ſafely conucighed many dayes © 
travaileouer land ;-vntill. they found -meanes, to 
meere with ſhipping to tranſport them home, 
with their wocfull ridings: Whereupon rhe noble. 
_ Adventurers,with all expedition ſer forth a Pin- | 
nace of fifty tunnes, called the'S. 0b», and in her - | 
Matelnz © new ſagply of. goods and direfion to Thompſon, 
voyage, . Citherfor his repaire, withall his Company home, 
| — orashedidaffc@his trade, or had hope of his dil- 
-conery , to make-vſeof thoſe goods, and abide 
there: He vtterly refuſed ro come away, and there- 
fore ſent away the S. /ohx, who for that they came 
in'an eaſtalboable time, which then experience # 
made them vnderſtand, and thorough ſome other |! 
abuſes, which more conuenicntly elſe where I ſhall 
{er downe , which lofle-of many of her men re-" -! 
turned, and as little comfort of gaine co the {| 
Aduenturers, onely hopefull letters from 7howp- 
ſen, inuiting them to a new ſupply , and by rhe 
next ſeaſon to ſend vnto him a ſhippe and-pin- 
nace, with ſome eſpeciall commodity hee made 
mention of , confidently affirming , they ſhould 
no wayes doubt of a hopefull diſconery, - where 
"the Moores of ' Barbary traded, and a valewable 
xeturne for their lofles ſuſtained , promiſing in 
the meane time, which ſuch company as he had . 
lefr with him, being in all onely eight perſons, in | 
hisfmall boare to ſearch vp the River; which hee _ 
_ attempted in a payre of Oares,, takeing onely 
two of his owne Company with him , the reſt | 


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Hhoures-aboue , how-be-it in that time; hee reaei- 
ued ſuch inte)ligenceof-the: trade hee look afrer, 
that ſuch anextaſicof joy poſſeſt him, asir is and 
hath beene alcadged againfi- him , that growing 
more peremptory.then hewas wont, and ſeeming 
to gouerne with more:cohtemprt;by agquarrelifal- _ 
ling out amongſt them; one+ of his!'\Company Cpraine 
flew him, rothevrteclofle of what hehad attaind 7***2** wee: 

-vato, who-in regard of emulation -iiriuin oi ai 
keepe others hee affeted-not inignorance 3'com- w_o 
aictednothing to paper, ſo.as-all his endeauours '__ 
and labours were loft with him: Theſe things/T 
_haue preſumed to write, that it may appeare, 
- whag rubs have becne inthe infancy of this diſco- 
uery, and may'partly make anſwere to the: queſtion 
- may bee propounded, by any thar'ſhalbce pleaſed: 
{ -roread ouer my infuing-diſcourfe, why ſo: hope- 
| ful and promiſing abulinefle ſhould bee neg--- 
And now Ireturne to.the worthy Aduenturers 
who little diftruſting this miſhap,norwithſtanding 
Thempſon was laine in March, whereof' they could - 
hauc.no .intelligence: In -ORober: after-beeing a - > 
.conucnient ſeaſon ſer forth: againe-a ſhipperand 7 
-Pinnace, theſhippecalled the Syom; burthens 200, The third-yoys 
tune, and the S. zobw a Pinnace: of 59. tuone: 3% 
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Trage, with a relation what we find living therein, 
which may ſeruefor ſuſtenance, and maintaine the  _ 

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SPUErAment, of _— fot rt, fn AC. 
courſe of theirReligion, and ſepera the 1 
reſt, and caunle of trading, a — ſpeaking 
of. their Ivliezragor Merchants, who Relating.; 
of wy meeting with"Backor. Sexo rear. blacks... 
Merchant,and: cammetce with bims 3: \: The heir Iuddies,. 
or Fidlers,and manner of. mecting., with the dif-. 
couſeof circumciſion , and repart. of their. diuell.; 
Ho-re,what manner oft radsareamonegſt1 the.coms. 
mon-people,thcirorder fortillingthe grouhd.and., 
ſcuerallſorts of graine., and.other plants-inyſe a- 
mongſ} rhem,andrherewithan ample Relagion' of, 
the-times. and ſeaſons of. the, yeare,. when thoſe: 
po reat ſtormes of thunder and 8 pg, With. .a-; 
undance of rainedo fal;thevnwholfomens of Mw 
ayreinthoſe times and what naturall. {6/5 s may 
de alledecd aſwellfor thoſc.contagioustimes,as 
10.2u0yde the inconneniences't art-baucf Cars. 
y by moſtof ourvationsbeenefallenvnto: Againe. 
what: vaticty. of wilde beaſts aſwell offenſiue , and 
raucnops, as alſo ſuch Ah 2 che ſuſtenance and 
GA thoſe agrrauaile, wefind the. Country: 
ba y WY thercunto, [es gat 
fre, 5 che CR ety BY of bot 
wayes AT hane 


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lags 


ariag; ;.cuen in the loweſt eafon of of ut 
rome s inallrivers,cunning into the ſea,, the 


[a of the inlandwaters occaſioned by raines, 


or ſhowes, doe abate of the'ſeas/in traught ;/{6- 


much more, in this great River, who'{wels vpri 
z0 foore, obſeruin _ onedue rime,and ſeaſon of the 
yeare foreucr, muſh rhe ſeas force-in thoſe ſwelling 


times;bemightely,driven backe; i whereby a-cer- 
taine knowledge is attaind, which are the ſerled 
times, to be followed eameſthy, to meete withno 


4 J impediment, 1 mn paſſing VP, W 


ich impediment , is 


= onely wanr of water to paſſe ouer flats, which in 


the loweſtſcaſon of the yeare, ins cettaine- places, 
are met-withall, as is commonly ſcene, in all ri 
uers, of ſuch wighty inlets, which bankes as it 


WS werc being paſt, preſently a ; hire paſſable River 
{ continues,for many leagues; and as we expe&our- 
ſeaſons of Winter,and Sommer , ſodo theſe inha- 


bitantstheſe dimogef floods,occaſioned by aboun 


of the South-caft, andhauctheir 


dance of raine, which raines alwa 9 6s rs | proceedforth 
egitn 


ngs,much 


ſooner in'the inbod ,thenart the Riners mourh , ſo 


| avin _—_—_ afts, where wehaue had aboade they 
| begiarolal in the latter end of May , and- at che 
| Rivers mouth; nor vatillthe end: of lune : Theſc 


Theſe are all 


more largly- 


written of, 


-raines continuevery violent , for three moneths, vheretheul- 


"Lage of the 


 rmganias 


_thunder;d | 


| comming ous vol 25) winds,and very much 


whereof being; oucrpafſed,”rhe/people-eurn 
theirlabour, as'whereT writeof their'm 


_ ag "AA ', Ws 7 £ 6 ©. | 1 OE | : 2% $2.22 4 - 
| - of + ow = d « oy #-*. --: IQ bb wY f&t5 Ry. ; wt 
ay, in ſuddaineg and , 


Tillage, is morelargelyſerdowne; asSalfoa more 


- PISS» £58 .* SN SET £46 i \Y...gf et = 
freediſcription” of rheſe'contagious times: The 


increaſe of theRiuer likewiſe, in the/beginning bf 
the ycare, betoreany: raine” is ſeenie tofallwhere 
weaboadc,did makeir po eons rr rainewastale 


len, within:theand;beforewe taſted any;all which 


affirmesthe grearinler of rhishopefull River:zand 
gives an aflurance, thar it is 'paſſable,if-rimes and 


ſeaſons be obſerued " and W ſt 'dilligence followed, 'I 


with boates.and veſſels fitted accordivgly;asexpe- 
rience intravcelling it already ſo farte;, may ſome 
Wayes warrant a ſufficient'direor. © 47,7273 

:Next to ſhew a continuance of this great ſireame, 


when we had rowed beyond the ebbing'iand flow= MM 


ing, and-12.dayes againftthecurrarie/ Which! wee 
trauailed in the moneth of Tanuary,when the water 
was at the loweſt of his ncuryhmenr, and:thenthe 


— 


(hole w emetiwithall;and Ropped/ou r fyrther: pro- 7 


16 ceeding, had'g, inches water, w hich (ballownefle 
our owne com. COMtinued notaboue 2o yards, wherein.if we had 


pany.tharwent Beenean able company together, being-onely'to. | 


x + mr of vs, and likewiſe had had prouiftory of tooles 
that] huredro Wherewithall, and beene! affiired- of a 'commodins 
Carty Vp a 
Canoe, 


trade, ando friendly .a people to'connerſewirhall, © 
as afterwe found,any cacouragement wouldbatie | 
 madevs wockea gut thorough thar little diftance,. # 
and being paſtthar place, th2 river (hewed him- © 
{elfeagaine, with faire promiſing, ſo farte” as wee | 
bal occaſtontolooke, neare'a ieague, ayd how far 


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| - conceaue' it'to be Gago;/i 
with commoditiesenough for chem, and:/likewiſe ©. 


knowne che ſeaſonable times for our paſſage inthe 15<* 2c 
F ; yi. eimorclatgy E.. 


Þ wicen of when 


| - River , and-conuenient: Harborough for our lafc "EA 
{. aboadez and why tay.not the rowne . rhey .call u Hier downetne oY 
E220 F 5% » >< to” a | % W*:; _ _ DACVIcr Ct Cur 
 ' Munbar 5 which they ſay is bur 6:;dayes ioutney ,... E 
| from the place we ſtayed at, according to their (F4; hiyh il WEWEers 4 
| -..najle, which jn thediſcourſeof rhe: people Laites ® © Hom 


i-, 47 mE 


mo 


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is for gold, bin whar quantity they have here, 


what people it is; they trade withall), we areas yer 
ignorant, and chis-aduenture vp, the river, "would 
vndoubredly-diſcauer, thac the gold is there, wee: 
areaflured of, hauingbattered,/ and hadrrade for 

tiall the ſamein 'goodneſſe,, that 


fome, and ypontria 
Barbary affords our Countries, hauing-the riuer to 


* 


defend our-ſelues, from the rage. of che B47; 


friend, we ſhould beable, chough bur | ew.of. 5h Pa 


Moore, if he ſhould atkmpt any thing agaiaſt VS, 6 
for vndoubrtedly, when he (ball ſec vs catered into 7 


his trade, he will appoſe what: may be, to. affront 
vs; Andalthongh Lbaue/beene promiſed ſafe de; 


retreate, and cheRiuer a conſtant friend, to truſt 
VntLO. - Wh 


Againe, what know we, whither the Riucc may / 
bring vs-withiathe confines of thoſe people, who. 
will notbeſcene, andare thoſero whom our ſalte. 


docth pafle; of whom in the relation of the Coun- 
try, inhis place, as it followeth I write,and if it be 
as in all deſcriprious that areſer-out,, it is layd 
downe, thar/theRiuer of Seregs, and this Riuer do 
' meete, yer caunor be inany probability, but a few 
dayes journey, aboue the place, and heigh,we haue 
already beencar, muſt necdes reach to it., and no 


doubr afterwards, that which affordes two. ſuch | _ 
branches, muſt. containe within himſclic , a-faire- ; 


A - 
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| The L—— 
n0-:ra-evſe no * a0 y/ people haue mow 
es and flowes, fo 7 rel 
_ aSWE TAR Wt yan whichis aboat- 330, ebbing and 
| leagues, or 360. miles, which we: weve -trauclling; fone. | 
| ay haue fayd betore, onely r2.:dayes wherein is 
| tobevnderſtood, we  laboumd corthewholc day; 
orwardſoſoone as iewas day light;We yy. Lpouredeo 
eo ernting vmill'g; or. roi..of theclocke;get vp the Ri- 
'the heate nh) and/againe from 34 peroney 4 
ſhurin,andnovar allinrhenight 
v,for auoydimge 
| reoes ſunke, rockes, and ſholes., which inrhe.days 
| timewe could ſee, and hane now: Taken nocicevof; 


| downward, forthofe 2; dayes tranaile, was: in:&. 
| andGddbepraiſcd, borh-going, comming; and- 
ROI fickneſſe, orloſſe of:any.one-- 

rear. comforr wee 


Nie continue; fac:from: Bir acomde, © 
—— 


{amerof the people * 
had made ſhift £6paſſetheriuervpon,ſo/as our paſ-- | 
fa gethenmuſtneedes afford" more difcouragement 
rothe Actors;/thenanythat-can, (by: Gods grace) 
_ | happenhereafter;forwewerediſcouraged,thar the | 
- people abouewere of:abad condition, it- MON 
paſleyntotherw, whichthe inhabirants held,asim*+ | 
. poſſible, inregard they did'affirme, the.riuer was . 
- tyllof:rrces ſuncke,and drifts, wee ſhould. meete 
withall, and our time:in paſſing, being vacerralne, 
our prouifion which was{mall; might/faile vs; and . 
 poorely (God knowes)wewere prouided of thoſe - 
.-:-2Mmarerials,that would hauichelprt to-maintaine that 
©-principall;in reſpe& rhe place, )and:way affordey 
Rt zandwhar.cxperiencehereaſter,can dixe&imithat _ 
kindto doe, which being good:comforts,. and ens 
couragers tothe Aduentarer 1 will not;by any 
meanes leaue vnwritten:: > 10.0: 


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3. HIDE SW SENT 7 

- Thereis\abounding inthisRiver, whoargbired _ 
and live therein, twoforts eſpeciall;as I mayterme 
them monſtrous, the one deuouring: as the people 
_ _. Teport, andtheorher daungerous,asI have found; _ 
ng he devouring is the Cyocoaile or Alegathez becauſe 
on of the ©... FEY cart y.one,, and the ſame reſemblance;;; but _ 
codile,whom doubtleſle, I am perſwaded, there is no other Cro» 
an omry codile,: bur ſuch as wee haue ſeene-in this River, 
Pats whom the people call-by the name of Bawho ſundry 
. times: when we haue driuen:them from: the: ſhone; - 


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h cagnot receine a line 


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W we found alt gar ro reſift'ys, 3, 


D era andr more. al $,0ur men Vent int. 
th water,and] ayin tral Hineone the one fide: 
of the boate', and fome Wewile) on "the other, 
waded along, py ledher through,which'we found 
a good refreſhing; 3 the River being ſweere and 
clcare, was comforta Een the heate by no-meancs 
tcould not make any of my blacke people, 'go'out 
| of the boate, denyi ne flat tlyr ro go. into the warer,” 
The Bock ſaying that Bubowould haue them; after fone 
bs ep ewo.of theſe pall* ges, there WaS%anothe?® Freight, 
where was #neceſhry © ofmore| ands.ſothat ſiriping 
my ſelfe, Heapr into the warer, -the Blackes ſeem 
me prepare, ſceme ratthto difivade' me, burwhen 
they law me inthe water they} preſently conſulting 
bf echer rj themlelues; andcamelikewifet?, the- 
eſſe ended, and weal! aboord': againe, T askt'of 
ef cauſe age them > | ome 1 in, han 7 fo'car-. 
they had 
Theiranfece COnfidered”; Song chemleſues; the- ehite 1 man, 
mo ſhine-more-in the watef , then they "did, and 
'* thercforemf/ Bram Feome'; heewould farely take 
firſt; ſo tharafter they ncuer tefiiſed! T0 go in;' Yet 
in all out'whole paſſage; did we neuer' recettie fs y 
aflult, bur rothe contrary , where \ we have” ſeen 
bay compa atlies of them" "lying ; vpon- thi e 


ly joydeeys) With "(Heir 


people,do not ſiicke ro ſay,” 
men haue had ro doe inc] wk 


not ſo: png 4ibewnd ; 
who y ir dorh 


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TC 5-for! they-/are: ſome-' 

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= from thegreat Foders NIE : 
the Sexhorſe,wef mdereatetrore:when we were 
_  Iikewiſep; theflowingot:chetide,and continu d 
| The Coun a2 higheſt placewe were,which ſill argues, 
wy 
peopic eftecme alarge and conſtantRiuer: Thepeopledo accaunt 
Frexcckne” of ig. = ancxcellent meate;nor reſuſing.co.cate 
meme. +... thew;it they be rakenvpdead inthe River, as they 
En, Yekindy found/fwimming,y howſoeucr they. 
come killed.) how 'howbeit Iconceiue ; the Crocodile. | 
and they agree, for rhat I-haue Rood vpon.the. 
re and Sel eiene;pes wy another vi he 
- Kh ealOthes VET 7 "IMTRES RT 
ken of chele,[ ngw-returneto matter, 
naice, which the: River/afforderh., rhere, is * 
variety 000g fiſh, ; AMO h owe: af © 


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low this Trade, with the like carneſtneſſe, will p 

pare toleauetheRiuer,: which preparations as. I 

O EO FAG A” ws. tly in our. - 
| Countries behalfc be ynder gone, and followed, ſo: 
an his preparation I would be no hinderer, bur. 
thinke ita faire riddance, of afalſe friend, and ſo I 


| The wandering Fulbre. 


THere is je 66 g's more, dwelling and: abiding 
{ among :thele- Maudingos ,: and. vnder : their 
ubieQion,of whom ir is neceſſary for me to peaks 
bcforeI come to the principall. Thele are called 
| wlbics \beinga Tawny people 8 and haue a reſeme 
dlanceright- vato thoſe we call Egiptians: the wo- 
Mmen:amon gft them, are fire1 gh t,vpri ght,and excel; 
ently well bodied, hauing very good. features, 
thalong blacke haire,much more looſe chenrhe TS 
blacks women hane ,, wherewith. they arzire chem. 
oh es veryncatly, but ad Ion apperell, EY zac 


- a 


ly handſome, as t :im-.' | 
- xr to heir courſe ; whereof I'proceede 


ro tell you; Their profeſſion is keeping"of Cattle, 
© ſome Goatsthey hauc;but the Heards they tendare |. | 
Beefes,wherof they arc aboundantly ſtored:Inſome + i 
places they haue ſerled Townes , but for the-moſt x 
part theyarefHll wandering, vniting rhemſelues | 
in kindredand families; and ſo driuetheir heards 
rogether; where” they find the ground and ſoyle: 
moſt fittefor their Cartle, there, with the Kings» = 
allowance-of the Country, they fit downe, buil-' 
ding themiſelues houſes as the ſeaſon :of the yeare| Þ 
ſerues ; and ih ſuch places as ies: moſt conuenient,) 3 
for preſeruation of their Heards they looke vato;*, 
during the times of the raines, rhey:retire ro the} | 
mountaines , and higher.grounds:,- and againe $$! } 
they grow dric, and barraine to the low:plaines| | 
and bottomes, euentothe Riuer fide; that in.the- 
timesof our chiefeft Trade, their cattle are feeding* 
by vs., and the: women with their commodities WM 
daily cuſtomers to 'vs. - Theſe; mens {abour: and” | 
royle is'continuall, forinthe day time, theyawatch) 
and keepe them together, from ſtraying, and cſpe= | 
cially from comming to nearethe Riuer,wherethe! | 
Crocodile doth haunt, and:in the night rime,they | 
bring themhomeabour rheirhowſes,; and+parring 
them in ſcuers!] Heards; they tiake fires roundas 
bout fhem, and likewiſe in the mide-of them ja | 
ths ready vppon/anY | 
1Their rormg/ients. 


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E pobre Fulbs whereunto he is ſo 


| This's th 
etured_.that in atrannerheis becomebeſtiall; for 
7 Thaite noted diverſerimes, when wehaue come vy 
==> in themorning ; 'before his Cartle had beene gif 
== pcrſt, or gone to feede, when! we haue called-for 
== che Mr, orchicfeof chem, ro make a'bargainefor 
Za becfe; orbeenies,as we had occaſion, *hee: would 
XX come vnto vs; from forth che middle of the heard, 
XX and thoſe parts'of him which were bare,as his face 
and hands, bur eſpecially his face, would ſtand/ſo 
' thicke of flyes,, as 'they vſc ro fitin thehorSum- 
| mer timevpon aut horſes, and reemeShere/inBng- 
Eand, and they were the fame'manner of flyewee 
hauc,which the Fu/bie would ler alone;nor offring 
"ro pur vp his hand, co drive themaway,thereinſee- 
_ ming more ſenſlefle, then our Country'beaſts,who 
will wiskewith theirtayles,and ſeekeany-orher de- 
fence, to auoyde-orbe rid of them,” but forour 
EZowne parts we were faine,, during/ourparley with 
EZthem,ro ho'd a greene bow, ro beate of rheflie, fin- - "+ 
ding his ſtay neucrſolittle; very offenſine.: Theſe i 
rpeople liucin'great ſubieAion'to the Zandimgo;vn- The miſery ot ©} 
f der which they ſeeme togroane; for hecannot/at ScFulkis __ © 22 
any time kill aberfe bur'if theyknow it, the þlack- nit." 
men will haue the greateſt ſhare; neithericat hee Fe; 
ſell or barter withys for any commbdity: hee hath, . 
but if it be knowne'theorher will be his partner, 
in ſo much as when the meti'come vntovs, they 
will watch the blacke-mans abſence-,' or” hiding 
their commodities; draw'vscouertly to ſec it, that 
they may haue their returne private, andnor Ricke = 
Kia F a many ' 


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fromitheblack-men  't eſt * 
_cuſtomiets, forin-moſt places, within the. cbbing 
 andflowing, whetewedid lic for Trade, we ſhould © } 

befureto hauctheir cuſtome everyday, whichwas | 

*tobririg vs new: milke; ſowre milke,and curdes, and Þ 

ewoſores ot-butter;the one newand white,,, the.0-. 
ther hardand of/an excellent colour which weeal- 
lcd refincd'burter,apd is withour, gu eſtion, butfor ; 

a lirtlefreſhnes,as good asanywehayeat home: all 

' which they. broyghr'vnto! vs,, -n,greatand-ſmall- 


- ” + 


*gourds like diſhes; made vp very-hand{omely, and 

-onething1erme not forgert/to-giue rhem:idue prajle. 
=  ' nj tharinwhatſomoucryou received from-themy: 
1..." youſhouldhaveit ſo-ncateand <leanc:that inyour! 
Theleane: * miltkeyouſhold:nor percciuiea moreqnor in her buts* 


© lncofthe teranypyncleanlines:nay.chegourds,ord thes,they 
= . Fulby women. -hrought 4t/in, on the very-ourſides would ſhine” 


with cleanlincfleandone rheinward parts,without | 
anyinaſtineſſe,andit atanytimebyany- miſchance, | 
there hadbecnca more. 4; orhaize;, which youhad 
ſhewedvntoher; ſhe wouldhaye-feemed. ro-bluſh, : 
| Indllengeof fieneleelyoneanigg: .. 4) 
+ > Jnnoringobwhich ;1;haue- di 


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ifezburwith clcanlinefſe:your! 
noacquaintance , __ Kd chracioreFoaturns backe ro 


ge they: called Reme:Dians, t 
hing<ould ſowellpleaferbem;: although 
:neucr1o little; we found TY by 

manytimesagrtecable: 

uefaire recourſe vnto the phopled 

utone dayrtobuyofthem., ve 

'cormpany/awcekeafi PR—_— 

-eucrwehadro vic them 


preleruingot:Cartle; -bur leaves, ir to 
likewiſe caue looking -.. 


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endwomen.Themen for their paresColiuea moſt: | 
idlekindeof life, imploying themſelues'(Imeant * 
the greaterpart) tono kinde of tradenor exerciſe, - - 
except it be 'onely ſome two monethsof theyeate, 
which is incilling, and bringing home their coun- 
trey corne, and graine, wherein the: preſcruation 
of their lives conlifts, and in thartimetheirlabour 
is fore, as whenI cometo ſhew the manner, you 
-may calily conceiue; All other times of rhe yeare, 
'rheyliue wandrinig vp anddowne; from one to an 
other, having lirtle vnderſtanding, cither tohunt 
inthewoods, or fiſh inthe waters; notwithſtand- 
ing, boththe one and theother,intheirkindes,ate 
infinitcly repleniſhed , that to their very doores 
wilde beaſts doe reſort, and:about their houſes.in 
euery corner, abundanceof Gzaxyhennes, and ex- 
ccllenc partridges.: In the heat of cheday, the men 
-willcome forth, and fit rhemſclues in. companies, 
-ynder the ſhady trees, to receiue the irefh aire, and 
there paſlethe time in communication;haning on- 
ly one kind of 'game to recreate themſclues withall, 
:andrhat is ina peece ofwood, certaine great holes 
-cut, which they fet vpon the ground betwixt:/two 
-of them , and with a numberof ſome thirtie pibble | 
Nones , afrer a manner ofcounting, they take! one 
from the other, vntill one is poſſeſſed of all, where- 
at ſome of them arc wondrous nimble : we do pCr- 
celtueamongſt them,thar the ordinary people eate 
| The time-and DUC One meale a day, and elpeciallythe younger. . 
4 = ley oy of wo kinde ſocuer 3 their houre of feeding” | 
| ding. deing oneiyaſtertheday light is in; and then with 
4  hres of Reedes, without thedoore , they fic them 
round, and fall:to their viand S, which forthe moſt. 6 
| part, 


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OY 3 6 I , a ©. * x"; & ww. 71 Sad | ; 
; . . | PT x x.» @.-. ; 
| which brought vnto.them by the women in , 


 goardes, hot, putting in their hands, they rowle vp: 
| 1nto balies,, andcaftinto their mourhes , and this: 
* is their mannerof feeding: they doe feldome cate 
= cirher flcQorfiſh; the'rarher becauſe they cannor : 
RX gcrit,then out ofany wiilro refuſe it:and although 
EE they are groat breeders of-ſuch very poultry, as are . 
= our Cockes and Hennes., and haucvn ding: 
# tocur Capons, yot. ax ar great ſparers here, 
and preſeruethem tofellvntovs, for ſmall pecces: 
| of Iron; beades, and ſuch like commodities, wher-- 
_ of ifwe be furniſhed, we can want none of that pro-- 
CE Cr oh ENT 
They will aytheirizeding ſo ſeldome; is agreav 
preſeruation-oftheir healths, &at that time, when 
theSunne is downe, a-fitteſt time fornouriſhment; 
auoyding cipecially, to cate in-the heate-of the 
day;"aSa thing,wonderfuil vnwholeſome, wherein 
it.may pleaſe you'to-giue melcaue ro virer myo. 
pinion, which happly.'comming/to be ſcanned by bs 
7 men of knowledge, may produce ſomerules of bet- for the'berter }; 
XX terorder;then hath hither-untobeene kept amon> Preſeruing.of = y 
| , os wr, mens liucsand.. 
geſt our Nation, which hath» cauſed the lofle' of j..1te. We 
o-many liues, and: the dangerous ſickeneſſe 'of-o-: * 
thers; therewithall laying.a generallſcandallvpon 
the countrey itſeHe,rto be-both infeQious,and yn- 
wholeſome for our bodies, whereas indeede itiis 
our ewne' diſorders: Forthe-cuſtome that Hath 
beene hicher-untoheld,. eſpecially intothis River, . 
bath beenc without any diligence ,-to make choiſe- 
of ſuch: Sea-men- for gouernours;/:as weremen'of | 
empaance,; and-commannd z'whobeingablets - 


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e of ours; The... 

for an excellent Art(-:. 

wan, but inthe gouernement of himſelfe, {o farre> ©; 

from knowledge, that after our paſſage from Dert-1 

month; which was in October, vntill the middle of: _ 
March after, about which time he dyed, itwill be). 

rin which: 


aSa ſpoylewit 
ſclues,and the 
that ofthoſe 
ther died befor 


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ome oft my olde men bein 

INrec 1ell 1wbcit(with comfort: 
there was' not onetnan died that went 
nd t9r my owne part;chrough the w 
{Was neuer one quarter of athoui 
c the name of God) | 

Now for my opinion concerning ourdiet,I hold 
fell with the'Blacks;tharto feed atnoone,is ani vn- 
oleſome thing , 

Its extremiric of 


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- Vsthat haucable,, and working bodies; and'in'our A 
occaſions are ſtirring, and labouring-inthe mort. 38 
in carcly L and afterthe heate ofthe ay,are rhe fit> 3 

tek &conuenjentſt times to receiue ourſuſtenance, Þ 
wherin I ſhal cuer ſubmic my ſelte ro thoſe of mare 
able judgement; and returningtothe Blackes, 


you know, that their viuall and ordinary drinke, is, | 
either theRiuerwater, orfrom ſome Spring, how: # 
beit they haue growne fromtrees , ſeuerall ſorrs df | 
wine, ordrinkes, as alſo the making ofa kindegl | 
liquor they call Bu/7o, made and compounded:of 
their countrey corne 'Whereof more conuenicntly 
el{e-where I ſhall effeQually farisfie you ;-and now =» 
goce. on to ſhew you, rhemanneroftheir building, 


4. 
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and fortifications, * TIRE? 
- They place themſclues in theirhabirations round 3 
together,and for themoſt part hauea wall, rhough © 
it be but ofReede, platted and made vp together, | 
ſome ſixe foot.in height , circling and gojng-:raund 
their Towne, with doores ofthe ſame, inthe yieht 
time rope order ly (hue; {i omeof the. houſes | wit } | | 
their wales, likewiſe arerhade of the ſameRecdes 
burthe better ſort do huild the walles of their ou-. 
les, ofloame, which afteritis tempered, and Jayde | 


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- nerwhereof wee have ſecne- in ſome two: oxthree | 
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© mens dares,wich heads all bubed -faltofs alto The armiezor 
S to the receivers. cachi man likewiſe; ;abburdionccke moons 
= dothwearc;n 2 Bandelecreofred or yellow'eloth, FF ANUTE 
XX aſhore-Sword of fome two foo longgwithan open | 
XX handle, which Swords they -make: of the-Iron is 
er” brought vnto them,as you ſhall heate when Iſpeak 
'- ot their Trades , and alſo the better -ſorrof them, _ 
- doe: carry: their. bowe iarheir: hands ,- and at theie 
XX - backeacaſeyvery artificially: madeywhichmay hold 
=== within it ome rwenty foure of their arrowes;,/ it is 
==: the ſmalleſt-arrowvſed by. any Nation; made ot a 
28 Reed,about thebigneſle of a Swans: rill,and ſome 
© ewo footein lengrh-, thereisfaſtned inthe end; a,_. 
Ex Foe end: head, Yer - hich loan 6 
_ danger ! s2he arrow: neither nock 
: NOT | FOSSA is ſhot from the bowe,which is alſo 
| mnadecf a Reede, byaflar ſtring ;: or rather ticke 
| ſmoorthedand madeeien! 5-andfafined-torhe bow. 
| fothat the boweandthe fiting;;/are one; and the 
{ ſelfe-ſame wood,whole force is "all; andtherefore 
| the offencelies in tho poyſon whi neare hand vp- 
- onitheir;c; Catten garments, may make:an entry.biur 
| 20a Buffe Jerkin orany other ſleigh garment of 
(defence. <xceptkit be Ty neare , canbe irtle of TEld> 
+ fue: wehaue zen olrhetn likewiſconhorſebacke, 
ie horſes:beingof'a ſmall Nature, bridled and/fad- 
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04046 cough hoping , ſinging, | 
andvſmgtheirvoyces, but when ir happens nav- - | 
fickeis amongſt them, thenisthe hotrible din bas 
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betrertodiſtinguiſh of-their gouernments, lmuft 


= deuidetheCountry by the Riuer,, thathowfo 
FE theRivertrends wh chi in his windings i is ſurely all 
= points of tho compaſſe, Lhall alwayes call that 
= parrt,whichlies to che ſouthward in our intrance, 
theſouthſide, and the otherthe- northſide, of- both 
| which Glas, although wehaue ſcene diners petty 
| ,and other Commanders, towhom'we | 
| þ kind of poore cuſiome, whichin the mouth ofthe-_ 
| Riuer, where the Portingel hath viced ,, is not onely 
greater, but perremptorily demaunded,, whereas 
| -aboutitislefle, and rather raken/az a curteſie pre» 
| ſented, which morall kindnefſe requires all firan- 
| ger cemming! inthe way of amity, to begin with-. 
| allroa pranejpoli arias then any manner of cuſt- 
1 ome, thatis(as weſay)exaQted ; Jon howfomeuer 
| bothbelow gnd eſpecially aboue,i itis efthat poore 
| quantity, it hardlydeſcrues the: paiges of fo-long: 
; | areherfal] ,whercby you maybe {945 to-conceir 
| of a: greater valuation: Thoſe perty Kings I ſay, 
Pepe I both ſaw,had conference, and did eate 
| anddrinkewithin fixe ſeuerall places, who! had-the 
\ title of 274/24, which in their anguage ,is'the- 
| Proper name for the King, haue allretercnce. to 
| their | greater: Kings-.,,\.who line farther: from rok: 
| hoſe laces; on the fourhfide,chewhole Country Kingof Cato 
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-downe, and hee fals ro: praying, — he bfta: 
© his prayec, being for the preſeruation: of. the King 
1 ' and nar. ſame. _ him, to: bets piig: 1 lf | 
© croffinghis armes;, a i he: hand .ouer. 
 hisletctboulder, and rey [ / tans ouer his right, 
| ' ſhoulder, victh the word Amena., Amens., many 
times ouer, which ſignifies the ſameas we layi,: As 
| men,orſo beit:Nay more even amorig:the-com-: 
; mon-people,when that mecteinthe high, way,and 
© arcot acquantance, hauing becve abſcnt.fromone 
= another anydiſianceof time, if. there be a Mary- 
© bucke an=agh them, they pur chemſelues inco-a, 
{ round ring, and before any @lurarivs fall on th 
| knees co: prayer: The Kings reſpeG vneo. them. a+ 
gaine, is onely nodding of hi $ head,which is acccp- 
| wc eng; how beitin mgnnge of habne.there. 
* manner of Ab——— which may 
rhe neceffiry of the Country , becaule ir. yeeldcrh- 
but one onelymareriall,to makeapparell of, which 
roars er » whereof rhey plane grear-fields, - 
andir growes vpas it weregur roſe buſhes, yee 
ding a cod,that in his full maturiry,breakesin form 
part, and ſhewesaperſeR white corten; of which * 

Du ſhallfind more written , when. 1 come-to. re > | 
hearſe I rroes: hows ad pgs wer-hode, amonglt'  9omny 
them.” //: 153 pe 292351 $105 eat coeds R 

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| Meir apparrell. Arg wmes, 


 whichword 1 will prefently cxpoundwnto.you, but = 
1. - -rftrellyoutheironely garments arca ſhire, and a | 
_ © "*paireof breeches.rheir ſhirts made downe toe-their - Z 
heed, wide in. manner of a Sirplace., and with ® 
preat fleanes, the whichwhen he commeth ro. vie 
is'bowe orarmes; he rowleth vp and. it continue 7 
e&th faſt at'the ſhoulder, his breeches are. niade (2 
withfo much ſtuffegarthered juſt on! his burtockes, 7 
that he ſeemeth'to carry acuſhion, and after a |? 
manner makeshimſtradle as he goes, bare-legged;, © 
and withour ſhooes,exceprt tbe fome ſew ofthem,, 
who haue apeece of leather vader theirfoot , cur 7 
like a ſhooe-ſole,butacd abour the great. toe, and © 
againe-abour the! inftoppe.. The: Gregories, bee: 7 
things of great eſtceime/ amongſt 'them.,, for. the * 
moſtpartthey aremadeof Jeather of ſeucrall faſhis = 
ons, wounderous nearly, they archollow,and with. = 
m them'is'placed:; 3nd:ſowed. vp. cloſe, cerraing 
writings';'orfpes which-thepaccciue from: cher BY 
Mary-buckes whprevf they-conceine'fach a:veligir i 
ons reſped, thatrhey do" confidently betcene $35 3 
tran betide thm;whillcheleGregovcs 01042 
bout themt,} and icfeomesto /encreaſe/ their ſimer: 
ſirion;theMary-buckes' do deuide 1heſc-bleffings © 
The deſcripri- for eutery feucrall and parcicular:parc d, for-vppoi : b 
evotcheir their "heads they weare them, in-\ manner of W 
+. Jing a, coſe”, afwell” from the forcchead: ro. the 
« _ "cond! as" from" dncearets ancrher j likewiſe 2+ | 
|” fromdheir de- OUT Their neckes , and crofle both ſhoulders Þ 
79-buckes, aÞOur titir botlits row} their-mriddies // great | 


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burthen of religious bleflings ; 
none ſo throughly laden'as/ the- 
of all ſorts they are furniſhed wich 
and weomen; and this mart! I: have take | 
f: that if any of chem be -poſleſ of any 
ady, ot haucany ſwelling or fore. v 
"rhe remedy they'haue ,: 
bf theſebleſſed Gregorics, where the 
which they conteire- will: helpe them? +, 
| oughrTcanperceiue, this isall the Phyſ 
© Haueamongſt them, and. they do not. 
| ferue this: for herſelues , -bur- their: ; 
vſually weare of theſe abou their-neckes, -ax 
moft of their bowes arc banged and. furniſhed 


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han uſe T haue named rwo-of hiswiues,! 
| proceed ro any thing clſe, I will  - 


| the manner of their women, the m city.of 
| their wiucs, and"-the' wond cfull great ſubieion 
-chey live ener; The King hath an ordexlyallon 
anceot ſegen women, Which are —_ 

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al being called bythe names of che rwo, ... 

_< Sifers: -iAhtleband-Abolibeh ; being cha ed with 

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| x for the chaſtitic of care; theiclwesand 5 puniſh. 

endimct arein-that kinde very fcuere , for, being mencfor m- 

1 takenorfoundan offcador 4borhfheand theman — 

=” ſhec ſhall offend withall, } arewithovt redemption 

= fold away,-inthis fort they puniſhall great offen- 

© ces, putting none at alltodcath, and ſuch a5 theſe 

are” Fn cpleade Porting ls buy and. tranſport 

| forcheweſk -Jndies j\a3: before] ({hewed:: you; 5 and 

[chs/is + rhe: courſs:held atnongſt:themall., how; The wen buy | 

© beir enerymancanner haveſoinany wines, but ac, © mie 

cordipgashehathmeansto opt 9 1, 20d wher- 

| withall:co-buy ny) them 3-for- firſt; every, man-muſt 

{compound or: have; the -Kirgs or: chieſs Coucr- 

'-nors conſent, >forany wife orwiyes heſhall take, to 

whom he miſt giue am gratificationzand acxt he, 

.dorh: buy; with, ſorme commoditie., the. woman of The' From 

therfricnds, and what hee giuerh, doth remayne as bogs _ 
neefayinbarke, iſhe ſhould die ;,which ſhechath 

| 2x better maintenance, , or if ſhee plcaſe to b 

| ba lbaltnt ta av.eucry man when hc rakes; 

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.  bevndermoreſeruicude; forfirſt th, 
” The ſubietion res; wich ſuch preattaues'weecall Qovlecdtatier; 
þ. "che warn, here and eleanſeboth theRice, andallmannerof 
b orher graine they care,” which'is onely- womens | 
worke , andvery paincfull : next, chey drefleboch = 
that and all other mamnerof viRuall the 'mendos 3 
tate; and when it is ſo ordered, —_ bringardd 7 
ſer it downe vpoh the Marte betorerhem; preſently - 
withdrawing themſclues , atzd are never admicted = 
tolir and eatewiththem; nay I can confidently af 
firme, that notwithſtanding 1 hauc'eacenfundry * 
times, both ar the Kings, andother menshoafes 
where the men and wee hane put our hands ins 
goutd and fed together , yer nener could Iſee.any | 
womanallowed to eate, albeit I hauerarneſily en» 
treated the'ſame, for among their\niary wiucy, | 
there isnone of them, bur hautenceſpecially as 
counted of, which hatha greater riuiledge by be = 
ingabouthim, and more conuerſant then the reſt, © 
which by vs (thoughſtranpers) is caſily diſcerned, IY 
and therefore amonpft vs « call herhis hand-wife, 3 
No euard © Whom wee vie alwayes to bemoreftee, in thoſe © 
mongtnten. Þ ev deſton yer this wiſeis norallowed ro cate | 
©. Infight,but inanorher houſc, although ſhe be pri» | 
niked ged of many other labours : neicherareche © 
meneuer ſcene'to vſc any manner of familiar dalli- 
ance with them, inſomuchas thinke,chere is hard- 
1y avyEngliſhinan can ſay , heeuer faw-theBl 


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AASTELEG rit otp 5 Lo ari{cold, or fall 
out among theraſclues,bawbeitir way bechoughs | 
in matter that neate.coneemesthem, .they cannot. 
| chmiſe but haue many aggreeuances,contraty £9. Ours -.,,» _ © 
Engliſh prouctb that ſaycy,Twewomen in one bogſe,, ib, 
ec: bur there indeede Te, Peet's anſwer, That al- _- | 
0 -6les they hauerecourſeall dayrogerher, in bis 
XX grcarormore ſpacious haunt, yer forthe vight e- 
Tvucry woman hath a ſeuerall houſe, whether the rc- 
= ciresherſchec, to giue attendance as his defires ſhall 
FF tcade him: and as they appeare beforchim, .in-cbe 
morniog, their falutations.are yppontheir knees, 
par theirhands A eggs Andlaftly,. for 
4f I 67" it is clathes-party-colonred, 


Ss | blew and white , of the famecotron iyfte the men 
Eo Wearc | whereof rhe wamen commoniy weare: bur 


procacts ao ans TOE we _ om waſte 
1 re,inregard they atc,torthe molt pare, 
by root, or rather printed vpon the packe , eipe- 
cially m the-highcr parts we were at, inſony yk 
ih. ehancfcene ſome/vithem, with workes. allk 
Wy = eirbackes,): reſembling right the printed daans 
Leoucrs poo wee ſcelaydand ſer yppon our baked 
| | mcates: whereof ir appeares they, take extiaordina-- . 
ric pride, becauſe they will turne thenſclues, wee-. 
ſhouldrake noticeof it , andbe very well picaled, 
\ x ſhould conch. othandlc.it,as a pore &-- 
zenwed evſerdy: otherwiſe hey caſt anocherlike 
c clorh a5 chey weare below, vppon their. ſhoulders, 
whit Cn gon © Sug par. yg: 


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| 4orh co wrnngneenras while ſhe is © 
+ > ong * oung; and not of a I A OETERYE C57 "2 
or Moon tocdogrntSone von yiier! ee NUI 
pion of her ſull'agei5 come,or afrervvards,as hey:agre E 

onglt them, rhe man getting kis friends, which 
are all the youth; and younger fort of, meirhee cal 
procure come'ro the Towne where the Maide {g'" 
dwelling , in the beginning ofthenighr, when tha” 


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rhe modefty by the other young maides of th=place,; and there,” 
wh acw mare upon'the younger forr'of men that are drvellers in. 
| the place gather themſclues teigether |; and:(asit - 

were) inreskew of her, vvhile the other withgreat” / 

ſhouts and cries of reioycing,carry her quite away. 

' . 3 ©O his place of abode, where ſhe remaines vaſcene_ 
foracertainetime , andvvhenſheedoth come firl} | 

forth, for certaine Moones, ſhe doth not ſhew het 

opefiface, but wirha cloth caſt ouer herhead, cov 

uersall but oneeye, after the maneroſ the Spaniſh 

"IPL vatle, obſeruing herein a ſhamecfaſt modeſtie not. 
and ub tobe looked for, among fuch a kindeof blacke of. 
ypen their digebarbarous people. \ of * © 76. 
- EST 
pon their any . 
foancs, vader whole goucrgemcar we kabk eds 


cc , who 


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hand firoke the otherin gn "oa an 

heir 'WEapO! s weredrawne,and parties 

both fides, dar was like toenſue, 'bur cali 
n poregt my com Dany , with a ſmall} unne Tit 


\erwiXxt them, and made them ſcuer z ho 


Kings ſonne promiſed to rerurnethe next morning, 
and take reuenge if he durſt abide him, which the 


phe Hos I todoe, and accot ordingly .norwith- 
anding all the entreatics I could vic; Fould not 
depart, 


bur wichall ſent our for more pe | ple, wh 
all ofc 


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n che morning betimes came into him, | 
y armes.. And the Kings' 


ted 3, wich their countre | 
» formed his word. for in the morr 


yuan ro the Riuers fide, and called for a boate' 


D d paſſe over,brin ing; a live biefe withhim;as ato-. 
£ n vnto me from. his father, as he was many times . 


ecuſtomed toſend ; and there came likewi 
iucrſe people, andall witharmes. I was vi 
oubciull ſome hurt would ariſe, and up Boo 


th» to goe away: butallT could gaine © 


would only fir downe in out yard,vn 
of ouchouſ, wth is cople'abour him, at 
ered him, hee wouldhor ftirre | 


re 
ence; and by meanes I Teague 
nne, carry m and his comps: 


foure carba , the + Uoeſt whetol was Ye 48 eg | 
King of Caxtore ,, whom y we neuer ſavy, the fecong - 
was Summary King of the text place, 2nd he can \ 
downe and vvas aboard our boate;.the third bros 
therwas King of the place whereour Land-dwel 
ling vas, being, a blinde man, at yvhoſe houſeT F 
have ſundey times bene; and che fourth brother, 
vas called by the name of Ferran and had te go 
ucrnment of a countrey,, v; here vve had muchand; | 
often. trade , and Grove moſt part, kep ta Faon 


lying, and this,notvirhſtanding heeyvacof rea 
age, vas the youngeſt þrocher , and as any 52 
brerhren died,they were all to remoous Fn gluing 
him thelatrer place : And.this may ſufficers ſhe. 
their manger ofgouernment ; and for their Ry F 
Wherein their Tits, they haue onely fore. vvhich is 27a /a fot 4 


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King 2. Ferran a{econd name, Ferambrd he 
'third,and Boo John the laſleuery one 5 theſe fout 
being in their pla D's ces commandets aod: gouernars ; 
yk grateh iches conſiſts, in-haning of mc a 
7 day; romche King to the ave, rheyateall p 
repeunlg Ingears irom vs, hovwbeir {: nall matters p 
atlsfie rhem, except it bein 4; for 

The no agg vyhich thi fell all thin Bk haue , beg "A 10g. 
andall will drink INT te dnnea 

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"abs aethis enrrance,our pi nn riace ridin 'ther 

being ready ro come aw; he FaQor, 

: tow om, after ſore far) iare :oniſerence: hee ions 
dom - hack 1 bee loft, bur here-: _ 


after you iu ſhall ſee ir foun@ againe, promiſing Seal 
To zhons his friendly affiftance. If 


But before Tleaue themyir were niceelſary pi ſhould 
2cquaint you,vvhat manner of cetemony dork paſſe. 
betyvixt themand ys as we meet together;the King, 
iscommonly ſitting otyhis mat.laid on the prog, 

 wvhich inourentrance heobſerueth, not offri 


riſe zand in regard hehath nothing bur his. pw 

_ ties0n his head, vvhichare faſt and cannor ſtirre, 
We donot vic ro moouepur harts, or vacouerour, 

== ceremony heads vvhen vve cometo kim'; bur drawing ncare, / 
i = and formewhat bending our bodies. weelay.our bands. 
| nheatrſt ypon out breaſts, yvhich he' Mo performs; to vs,and.. 


wemert. 'yyhen we come neare, heholdingtoorth his:hand, - 


. welirſt take hold ot the vpper part of one anothers. 
hand, next onthe lovyer part, and the rhird rime / 
ons ve palms and wicha lull hand ſhakingonean-; 
er, downeweeſit by him, anda akerfome fall. 
:onectning rhe cauſe of © our coming, where- 
ek 75 part oF Egan in flare,  whatlocuer, 
| heſpeakes being re goes. 
 qurbortle of. pt PP which muſt not bewamings, 
andabor'e of Sacke too, irislo much the better, 8. 


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vige-he wets oneof his p 
- Theking many rimes calling vat 
__—_ orherwiſethey neuer le 
| ſoall the bottles we br 
forafter we 


. wipe voleswe pleaſe,rake. any more, nor 
- bue thaking/of our heads when they: offera'cup, ir 


F 


- -ſtandsfor afairer 
---neirher doe;they ſuffer their women publiquel 
-drinke amor Ry rhe, excepr ſomecipe ially reſpe 
I , but even di- 
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Eee Jy" lives, 4; concerning UrUgence” 
a Ro obſerued| ; /thar. in-cheiv! eihaly aatth ling rom 
Sona haucawonderous ws rm EY 

ie ence: AS it is iv our holy Bible relaced ;the-principalls 

E | nope whereof they are 7 Reo in, fore do'res” 
 theoldTeſta- gore concerning Aden and'Bxc,; whony they: call: 
Ones _famcand.Evchehetalking of Nodhs flood; and 
_ of 2ufer, with many orher things our facred His | 
ſtory makes mentionot: their houſes ov dwellings 
areſeperated: from the common people, haning 

their Townes,and lands. fer out in ſeueralt within” 
rhemſclues,wherein no common people haue del: | 
Eoin ling, exceptfuch asaretheirflaues, that worke and 
' and brecde vp labourfor them, which flaues hes ſuffer ne 
_ their chuldren, and cheriſh the race: that-comes of them ,* 
* | intheronns raceremainestothem, and theie heires or "1. 
' Tity as perpetuall bond-men z they marry likewiſe 

in their owne tribe arkiodred;takingno wines, but” 


the;daughtersof Mary-buckes,and all the children: | 
they.baue,. are nouriſhed and- bred: "ps; vnto the FE 
ceremonies of their fathers.” --- 


\Butfor- the number of their wives and; avid Fl 
they hauetheſelfecourſe, that Ideſcribed before: 
my; the atv. ndremporall people, inthelike!. 


cucry-man in; his dig- 

"gg nity, dg a - 0% FMT RI "more or Icfſe :wher CY 
in there is no-ſcuexed towne- but back a principall, ” 
ſorbertercelation whereof Twgill declare vnts you © 

- > ag andplacewhererherceſpeciall, or;asÞ '- 

| may 


Llike fetompont ſort 
This was the. fiſt he Country ; whoeverF- 


trade:iin ee, as ik uer,wit 
we 6p ra by the maone', how much hee is to 
which agre hereceives w 1enthe-moo 


orc ſumm : our contitmance 1ogether had 
ſachs | nafeiichns | 


fo me the: Pls that. 
J had dinerſe and ſuridry 
Religion,wheremn 


—_ 
* , vs thatthis Fodce Bram was very ll,anddangeroutty 
2 ſicke, whereat they ſeemed muchto mourne. = - 
A Being entercd the Towne, and come vntohjs 
" "Bock Prieft & houſe, [found without many people, demaunding 
| people veare of him what they were, hetold- me they were all as 
| af apparre, be was, Mary-buckes : for by their habite they are 
- not to be diſcerned, being all elothedin one and 
the ſamemanner,asthe common people are: TI was 
intreatedto fit. downe vnder their open ſhades, © 
whichare made by the better: fort of people, on 
the out-{ide of theirhouſes, to take the ayre inzand 
inthe meanetime my Aichade, for by that name - 
my hired Mary-bucke was called , went- into his 
houſe,and in my name-preſented my :preſent; ac-' 
quainting of him that I was the Captaine, and 
Cammanderof our people , whereupon he cauſed- 
himſclſc ro belifted vp fromhis bed, or mat where-- | 
_ onhelay , fitting on the ſide whereof , ſupported: 
and helde vp by three of his wiues , he ſent out to: 
haue me brought-vnto him, and after our ſalutati- 
ons paſt, heheld me faſt by the-hand,, iuing me - 
many thankes, for that great preſent he had recei-' 
= - _ . I much his ſicknefſc hindered him,*- | 
WE Gs refer mrs DPS nY nc > thereby to ſhew bel? 
_ CF. me, during our conference he cauſed: 
, herouſly ficke. 3 innerto be madercady: I did conceite him/to? 
Jo  —Þ<daungerouſlyſicke, forbishand wherowith hee” 
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arid BitiefcloK port the by martini i re *77 
that is fri theNorth, "tothe Sourh,'or- likewiſe 
Fo: any one pint to "kis oppoſite, \'we did con- 
ceiue'to betitere an Enplifh mile; within which 

 Circute was rnuch'Cattle, ;cſpecially ftoreof Aﬀes, 
whereby it may be conieQured ,"thar-they contri. 
ued their towne inthat ſort;to keeps outthe raue- 
ningbeaſts, andfeturing thoſe Cattle they had a- 

" bour them; whereoP at this place" they had* the 
greareſt vie, Tinegric of their Aſſes, as Lwill relate 
vnto you, bur firft T muſt rake leaue of the high 
Prieſt *' "ifrer I 'had fatiffied my felte in looking a- 

Droade, I returned vn: o him into his houſe,where 
Rea D my yd along, it "extremiry of paine, lie 
ſeem Fro labour muchih his defire to' hauchad 

conference with me, ſaying he ha tirneftly wiſhed 

7 Fo fee me; thatwe might haite' {\poken together, 

= coticethit ourlawes ;nnifomotthiing he plat byt 


_ 2 vis "yt - vi at tain Ke Was EAA 
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x6 as we'do,therrueandonly God), to): 
whomthey prayandon hienameihe he bod all, n theIf'therru 
dby che word AZeniomuch'as ll... 


heſce any rhing whic begers, i in_ him, ac 
caſting his eycs co che. Heauens es 


neither haue they amongſt chem,any.mannerot t- 


mage,or piQture,orreſemblanceofar any iuinethi 
bur as faras wecan PRE xl 
full yato them: Theydoe ac cknow 


ciſion, refer co ſpeak ofin * Pang cr] 
burh orthe ſcuenth day is  vppon, FO Tg 


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Not Writgen in 


ouklike. men AN nn  beiive cannot orlo-cailphe ; Had - 
__; onely this much wee Uiſcerne;, "that the' religion 


and law they teach", 15/ nor writ in the” fame 


tongue," they y phbticky ſpeake,” and 'moreouer, . 
e 


that hoh&s tetmporall people; of what digs 
Ot adedvpito.write,: of reade;; or 


haue a # any ve of bookes:or letters amongſt: chem. 
And Gerrit op f\houfes; they teach thet 


04 CO INNY MN (ot in,be paces 2: their' religious ceremo- 
axtloul nles, arid forthe my in their holy 
| Becrdifes "beckiſerhey are evierpla cel) necte-th8. 

W 15 pal "ras rk and" as irwere ioynirig 


We: to' him, wee cantior well refoktie; bur” rarkier 
ad ” edticeite che camrary, inre 


patd theylic and 
" Us nor firept "art; ety ane of "de 


cency;and thetef3tt 06 rather thickk the Take\vſe | 
doh. el of the "open fields; where 'vnder forke fs 
ther religions oa rd , Uey obſerie heir: meetiry 173 
| IR, . tr: of the mannerwhercof*, 45 41's ye 
©: exo Ir Willteadily: recite” Aa 
withſtraw for on 6 roſe oh ſeared by theRi- 
yer fide ;Vpor crop ofthe bare; eee. &0- 


Ome oy nd Ired pa wh itht of | dy . i 
She! Rider fas final rowneofth He - elipious ped; ourduelling.©. 
pi, le, wherein lined an ancicnt Miry-bucks, called 8 WO ORy 
Mebotae, who'touldnor beleſſein 5pparance then *""®» » 
hui red yrarcs of age, 'fromWhom wereceined 
wr fonconcerning thecountrey aBoue;ati 
ofthe abundance ofgold there; which imſcfcha@ 
-rrautlled and feene; as tis their profeſſion todoe, 
and I ſhall haue occaſion foorthwithto (Chew 
This anctetit'M4home, "was ever: Shang 1o- | | - 
ning neighbour vnto'vs; howbeitin regard of his Ina cn 
age, he-didnot teach tlic children, nor- I che out betweene' 8 
eminenteſtimian of the'Towne;, but' one Hammer, hh and 
whowas not fo ruſt yaneighbc oy The olde Ma- bes ayer for 
- bome did diverſe dined lodge And entertame; ſtran- come” Wir kis | 
pe 's, that came; &< peclally of kidoinue profeſſion, aL wage % 
atmnongeſtwhich:, hers hadlaine-one'mght this F 
frouſe; i Mary/bucke, who'inthe morning; coming 
- downetoithe Rae, <loſc without our wall 3 


worn ek Aavies ro follow inwho brought in bis 
text rect eRinerhe fk irfull of 

ire w; " | hang efeints pres | 
fenct Fs dps os Hee put: new! org 
thier pehac Y4 tiexhat he is 


ih; hee made 


cr, filk | All , ores; b-broagh © Seated 


andrubbed kithands/#nd'in thelike ye rhe it w was 
throwne avi? 564 third brovg rewichhe 
wathtd and ckanſed his 66, Hp forrted, 
te. cmiaking #kitidoftowe reefen ewith His 
y: 4 2 3 


A et khloag Died od OY, Do 25 Foe ak manner, ie, 
I =>" hould ſeeme,cerraine prayers, wherein, afrer bee 
| Their - wad had continued for a ſpate, kiffing the ground ,.hee 
- of devotion. roſe -yp, and turning hi mſclfc abour,, with his face 
| diredted to the Well, hee performed the like cerc- 
mony, which ended, afrer lice bad itayed, and Joo- 
 keda while won VS., , hee rerurned ro ms Wren of 
lodging.; | 
._. One ceremony: more cof hed Religion, I will re, 
late, if you pleaſe to remember , where and how I 
left thechieſe 44ar9-bwcke ficke and tullof danger, 
ic did manifeftnoleſle, for in the cuening, the Ga 
© afterlcamefrom him, he died; the report whereo 
|  Thedentbe?,,, Was immediatly ſpread ouer the whole countrey, 
 thecbiele. Me ho from all parts came in , after. that abundant 
O99 | nannct,, tofolemnize his funerall ; ſamany thou: 
fancis oft men and women,gathered togerher”” as in 
ſuch a defart and ſcattered countrey; might. breed 
admiration, which-1 rhinke was rather. increaſed, 
ily aun ab Hat ph died, them ce Was high, 
"FR and gaue her + and chey in wholerroupes tray | 
ns, led, eyth Lt whole night,, or woſtpar of the 
; the placeor port whergat my: 10at 
x WaSA Paſſage or Ferry roxherowne, from 
TR ;cquorrey, on the furrher fide, whereunts 
belonged a great Gannabich I bad hixed, hauing 
likewiſe jfocher of my oWne , borh which neuer 
ſtood ſtill, bur were yſed, night and:day inpaſling 
the prople, none Tk them came emprie ,. ſome 
droug 9 , others goates, and cockes- -and 
henucs, with) rice, -andallſorc of grainethe country 


yeclded 


hn $i add forte Ortas, whichby hisGinbe 4 
wasthankefully receiued : - rhe dane his bur "wo 64 A 
all; wis afterthis fort ; hee vvaslayedin a houſe,” >> 07? 
Where a grave vas digged; and a'great pot of oa, emp « & 
xer ſer. inthe roome, andiiuftaſterche ſame man. Y 
ner,as theIriflidoe ve, with wonderfull noy 
ofctics.and lanicntarions ; | keevvas layed into'the 
| cople | eſpecially hevwomen; 'nin- 
- MM placs to-placewith 
their armes ſpreatl after a lunaticke fs Hon; ſeed 
yirhgreatſorrovy ro beyvailehisdepareure; They 
Uloa cmbled themſelues;, inthe mofconuenione »- -- 
tent Hawn es rhe multitude, Jard'geateſt vnto 
eve ue, and{ating rf ddinin art ifie; ;n the | 
mi Rab a Maty-bucke, 'yvho/beryvist ....... AT, 
faying and fingibg, did revearſess fevvere certdine ©* we 283% 
Ts ſs, jn the praiſe 46d reriemibiratice of himide- 2 qa} 
patred, which itthouldReme wa#Gonerxtompore; rae i 
| or prouided for that affembly, becabſevperdiviers rations im com- | 
yords' or ſentenceshet ſpake, the people would OY 
"make fuch (6daite exutrations;bydapping of uhgix oo! 0 2 
KandsC and eiiery one ninningin ;t6 giue andpre- 
Enev vitbhim, foe one or/ocher-manner ofthing, 
:tbethous ght acceptable; that oneaſter-anv- 
ther, eyery, Fer Mary-bucke- would: hauehis 
: eech , w & wheteln they oniely- vvent avvay withuhc 
gratificatic ne) whohadtheplc gent ile, ora 
ſob the praiſes othim depaited, on” 
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great efteeme. ; wy TT therota ronnd Lal Rs they wou 

"ITS carry away With, them, and eficeme ofas 2 real 
Relique ; ; whereof my, Achade or Mary: NT p 
caule of choſe perfumes Lent , EA [tc 
bhaugone,. whi fie high clicem 0 oo ot 
at atiyratepurchaſc'it fre ap him, Hl ove h Image 


bim offers,of more then Ih meant;togiuc. 
This Aﬀemblyheld; forche ſpaceol, ren dayes, 

with a continuall recourſe,of cat TAS i goin 

but-not-altogether;for the burialliof the Hig d;, Jor 


afcer cextaynedayes were, ſpent, in, thec braring 
£ of his Obſequics, then beganae a great ſo!cmairie, 
* Theinueſting 103 the eſtad iſhing and inveſting ofhis cldeft ſonne 
| ef theeldeſt Inthigplace and dignitie:, whereunto! came agayne 
= rol .viany gilts,and preſents: amon ftholc hun, ; 
PH, bymcltooke notice ofagreatRammewbich was 
| earried betweene two, bound faft and laydvppon'® 
_ hurdle, In the whole rimelI was inthe Country, = 
nefor never ſaw any Ramme, or Sheepe,, but that wie 
wasbrought very farre, his woollmight morepro 
petly becalled haire, ic-was,ofchar hardnefſe: £39 : 
Sderlians by my Mary-bucke , hewastobevſed, 
after ſome manner of ſacrifice, and 1 vaderſtood 
:likevviſe , zhat intheir higb Prieſthood, the ſonne 
ſucceeded the fechex,Fexhis courſe isheld amang! 
-theirReligio! wgmders, wherein Shy ues om thi 
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_ Hon: wherein, with humblereverence , I crave pax- 
don, that. my hand hold inthe leaſt ſort, be made. 
_ ant-infirument, to ſhew or ſerdowne , any thing 
oppoſite vnto my Lordand Sauiour , but by ſhew- 
ing-the weaknes of naturall man,and the wiſedome 
that remaines in rottenfleſh, the glory of God - 
more pertcaly appeares, to the confirming and 
comforting of euery truc and. perie& eftabliſhe 
Chriſtianz when wee ſhew vato rhem we honour 
and ſerue God aboue, andlikewiſe his Sonne, who. 
| ge cou the _—_ _ ſuffered death for vs, 
who was called Teſus, by that name they doc noc _ 
know him , but by the name of Na, hs ſpeake as fm _— 
of a great Prophet, whodid many and grear mira-N 
cles, whereof they haueangongſt them diverſe re- 
petitions, and that his mothers name was aries, 
and him they doe acknowledge, to be a wondrous 
good man, but ro be Gods ſfonne,, they ay it is 
impoſſible, for ſay they God was neuer ſcene, and 
who can ſee God ard liue, much more, for God to 
hauetheknowledge of woman, in that kind thar 
weſhould belecue ir, they do wonder ar vs; the ra- 
ther they ſay, becauſe they ſee God loues vs, better 
then them, in giving vs ſuch good things, they ſee Wy 
we haucand arcabletobringvncorhem; and like- The opinion 
wiſe they do admire our knowledge, being able to ke Aur 4 cons 
make ſuch veflells , as can carry vs through ſuch 7 
great waters, and how we ſhould finde our way, 
more eſpecially higher vp incheRiuergwhenwet 
of the Sea , whereof they are Sogn ignotavt,  _ 
ly by the name,or word _ + which gs ES 


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Fieth great waters; rhus like bumaine creaturesin | © 
argue, being barred from-rhat glo- 


Jdarkncſſe they | 
wy light, which ſhines in theeaſt, whreofrhough 
they hauc heard , _ have not-yert madeviebur 
no doubt when, the fulneſſe of time 15 come they 
ſhall; for amongſithemſclucs a propemy rcmaines, 

remaine ſubic to - 


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terminate time of God is at hand, and thatir 
ſhall be bis Almighty pſcaſure, to-make our nati- 
on his inſtruments, whereof in my part 1 am 


ftronglycontforted in regard of the familiar: con- 


uerſation wee find amongſt them, and the.faire ac- 
ceptancelT recciued: in the yppet patts Iattained, 


. - where lhada people came downe vnto me', who 


key haue 
beokes of 


- hadneuer ſcene white men before; with whom we 


traded witha faire cogimeree,, andiſome ſauar. of = 
a golden ſequell : the relation whereof, will follow 
very ſpeedily: onely it is neceſſary, I part not.ob- 
'Tuptly from my religiouscompany,and to acquaint 
you that they haue great bookes, all manuſcripts of 
theirReligion, and that we haue ſcene, when com-. 
panics of Mary-buckes hauetrauelled by vs , ſome 
of their Laps laden therewich,, many. of then 


bookes ofgret being very great,and of a large volume, whichtra- 


 manulerip!s, 


nell of theirs, it is moſt neceſſary I acquaint you 

withall, in regard from thence proceedes ,-a-great 
deale of intelligence we haue, and 1 may_not let 

paſle one vertue of theirs, the narration whereof, _ 
may make their intelligetice ſomewhat more re- 


ſpeaed, and in my poore opinion carry alongſt a 


bettereſteeme. 4: meth. 
It may pleaſe you to call to-minde,when Lleft the | 


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Kingsin the middeſt of their.cups, I promiſed  .- 
ſhemyoualobererpeople., which arothele Mary: | 
bucks, berwixt whom and che temporal people, is a 
wonderfull difference ,.rhe rather in regard they 
live vpon oneand the fame ground, the tempera- 
ture of the day being the ſame, whereinthe deſires 
of thoſe common. people, is for Aqua-vitz,, and 
hotdrinkes that they will many times pawne their 
_ armes, both rheir bowes and arrowes , and ſwords 
from'theirneckes for that hot liquor, yea many 
times theirclorhes from their backes, to fatiat and 
glut their carncſtdefires, which ſceme tovs neucr.n- 
to beſatiſfied:: Now to the contrary the Mary- 
 bucke, wilt by no meanzs take or touch on droppe > 

| S# EF. .* ae . wonder- 

- thereof, of a Ae ſomeuer it be, tying himſclte (1 Chorus 

' firialy rono mannerof drinke kurt water, and not of thele Marye 
onely himſclfc, that is che men, or malekind , bur bu&=* 
likewiſe their wines and women, neither will or 
can at any time be drawne to taſt or receiue any 
tot of this our comfortable liquor, nay more,tt 7 
will not ſuffer none of their children , nor ſo mu 
as thelittle infant ,, who in the place weliued ar, 
through daily recourſe one with another , were 
growne to ſuch. familiarity with vs, that yo: 
would many times ſtcale from their homes, an 
come and hang about vs,theſe {mal ones we might 

' not giueany wine,no nor any manerof fruit as rea» 
ſons, or ſugar, or any ſweete things,without great 
offence vnto the parents, aud if hee hapacd th "4 
found ir with them, they would rake ir away with They abfae * 3 
great diſpleaſure, and _altbough themſclues were ings 2 

neuerſo fcke ; and in thoſe times we would per- 
fwradethem,, how comforrable it would be vnto 
T2 -  Y r them, 


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.. any, manner of inclination towards iti; for:exam- _ 
. ple, as I wastravelling vp theRiuer in-my-boate, 
vpon ſome occaſions our people being inthe wa- 
cer, and inthe ſhallow, leading vp our. boate ;/a 
ſuddaine deepneflce, occaſioned: by aſicepe banke, 
brought rhem beyond their reaches, andenforced 
themto ſhift for themſelues by bvtmming:my Al- 
chade or Mary-bucke, being one of: them ,. who - 
could rcaſonably vſc his armes,, was: notwithſtan- 
© Aftrange ex Ging taken in.awhirle-poole, and in great-danger 
| ample of abſti- of drowning , hauing beene twiſeat the bottome, 
| Rene. but at ond rite , one of our men tooke 
hold vponhim , and with helpe , we preſently got 
him aboord,. being almoſt ſpent, and his ſenſes 
gone, we ecarneft to recouer him, fearing the a- 
gony weſaw him in , got roſa-ſolis to put in his 
mouth, the ſetit whereof, as it appeared, made 
him hold cloſc his lippes , that we gaue him-none, 
but within a while he came perieAly to himſelfe, 
and as it ſeemed retained the fauor, fo as he askt 
whether he had takenany or no : He was anſwered 
no: Ihad rather (fayth hee) haue died ,; then any 
ſhould haue come withiwme, although b amwverily 
perſwaded-, the very favorrefreſht;, and did him 
good, wherein they. haue a great reſemblanceto 
rhe Rechabites, ſpoken of in the thirty fine Chapter 
of thePropher Jeremy , who: kept zcalouſly-rhe 
Commaund of jn:dab theirfather., from whence 
rheſe may belineally diſcended; in regard it is ſayd 
. they proceeded from Hobab , the father in Law. of 
Moſes , and Moſes wife is: noted-tobe an. Erhio- 
Plan: And this is the principall marke,, we know 


thels 


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mon- people yer in offccingthem to-raft, or drinke to know = ma 


our foreſayde | liquors; they Are: preſently to bee? -bucks. 
diſtinguiſhed, which ſoberneſle of their, being, an 
euident figne,. that they are alwaycsthemſelues: 

-To- which I adde, that as they donor loue; 'wee 
ſhould promiſe them "any. thing;, but: be ſure of 
performance, ſoin any thingwecan diſcerne, we Y 
recciue no falſe reports, or vntruthes-from. them, They willtell 
with which confidence, I goeforward: with the re- 295%: ; 
lation of their trade, andtravaile. J4TG 54 

Theſe Mary-buckes are a- people; who diſpoſe 
themſeclucs in generall, when. they.are in-their able 
agetotrauaile, going in whole families rogether, 
and carrying along their bookes,, and ae 25 hel al - 

| and their boyes or younget race. with them, whom deans 7 
they teach and inſtru in any place they reſt, or uaile. 
repoſe themſelues;, for which the whole Country 
is open before them, to harbour and (ir downe as 
night or neceſſity ouer-takerh them, alwayes diſpo- 
{ing themſelues ro ſome Towne: whereunto they 
are not ouerchargeable, bur only-to-reſt their bo- 
dies; ' in regard we ſcethem alwayes carry. prout- 
ſion for the belly with them, which we conceite is 
renewed ,' as they meete'with ſome principall per- 
ſons, or -make their Rendevow in ſome eminent 
place; this-wee'are-ſure that there is not any of 
them paſſe vs, - but they- will vſe the euftome of 
the whole Country, whicly is-to- begge withour They 
any deniall ;-and although» to: vs'it'is-but apoore {ou 
| matter, in reſpe& of the Trade-we baue, much. 

more what we hope and-looke for ;.to gine vato 

uy 2 | L 3 them,, 


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" The Mary- 
bucke free to 
trauailein all 


places, 


them, or amongſt a" whole 'company? a" quiet 
of paper, which coft three pence”, yer to them 
it is a rich reward; out of which = queſtion- 
Jeſſe doe rayſe the greater part of ſuſtenance to - 
eravell wichall; and whar clſe may be auaileable 
vnto. them , making thereof, by wtiting in the pa- 
per their bleſſed Gregories , which rhey-giue and 
beſtow as they finde occafion, and toconfirme vs - 
herein, this wee note, that if wee haue occaſion to 


ſend any ofthe Countrey people, ofany meſſageor 


employment forvs, after he hathagrced for his re- 
ward, he will l.oke to haue a ſheete or two of 7 wa 
given him , which is to buy him ſuſtenance, as hee 
paſſeth from towne totowne : ſo as you ſhall neuer 
meete with any of this profeſſion , but in diſcourſe 
they can ſpeake of more Countries then their owne 
natiue places : one chiefe reaſon to encourage their 
trauell, we have learned, which is, thatthey have 
free recourſe through all places, ſo thathowſocuer 
the Kings and Countries are at warres, and vpin 
armes, the one (operetoge other, 'yet ſtill che Ma- 
ry-bucke is a priuiledged perſon, and many follow 
his trade,or courſe of trauelling, without any let'or 
interruption of cither fide. Norwirhſtanding there 
is none of theſe Mary-buckes þut goe armed, and 
are as compleatly furniſhed ,” as any of the other 
people, and haue the manner of vſe and exerciſeof 
tcir Weapons, in as ample manner as they haue, 
whereunto I thinke they are rather inuited, in re- 
gard of thoſewilde and rauening beaſts, thecoun- 
trey is ſtored withall, tharvpon any occaſion, th 
may be able to defend rhemſclues, and offend their 
offenſiue enemies. To particularize heerein I may 
rell 


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Were our nel ghbours, inthe towne where our hou-T heir repory- 
fing ſtood, who bothof them would relate vnto vs, of gold. 
of infinite ſtore of gold, whichthey had ſeene the 
Countrey aboue to abound withall , whercin the 
- more auntient man , whom wee found ſoleving a 
fricnd, would ſpcake marucllousconfidently, how- 
beit he would rell vs , there were a dangerous peo» 
ple to paſle, before wee came vnto them, and that 
the River was ſofull oftrces, weſhould not be able 
to get onr boate along; and in token of feare, * 
when I was to beginne my iourncy vpward, and 
came in the cuening to take my leaue of him ; tak- 
ing my right hand betwixt both his, hee vttered 0- 
uer it, diuverfe vnknowne words, and cuer and a- 
None, would ſparingly ſpatter, with his ſpettle vp- 


ponit, after which laying his mouth cloſe co my te 


54 
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_necke, ouer my right ſhoulder, hee would after the army goigvp 


like manner performe there. : which his ſuperſtict- 
ous zeale being aſſuredly done inloue , 1 did not 
_contemptuouſly refuſe, becauſe I was ignorant of 
any offence therein, but with.a friendly curteſic-par- 
| with him, and my-rerturne backe was to him as 
 loyfull; che other who wasa more, or as I may ſay, 
moſt ſubtile fellow, promiſed to be my guide along, 
and to- paſſe inthe boate with: mee, and thereby 
wrowght vpon my willingnes, ro. embrace his com- ] 
4 pany , totheſeruing hisowne turne, and. getting, ,. ..1, of 
rom me many. ſuch gifts and curteſtes.as otherwiſe his neighbour” + 
heecould neyer have attained, holding me inhand, Hammcr. 
- hee would mect mear aPoitaboue, Fat there de- 
_ ._cciued mee, tony. further trouble, and at our re- 
. zurnepreuented , his cauſe was fcare of the mor | 
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' pleabouc, which '(God be praiſed) teltout to the 
contrary, whereof forthwith it will fall right ro tell © 2 
you; onely I muſt firſt fay ſomething , concerning * 
the great Tovwneof Seriro, and of the tradethey 
follow, with choſe fame number of Aﬀes , whereof 
beforeI rold you. | | | 
_ The inhabitants heere, who are all Mary-buckes, 
are the onely people, who follow a continuall trade 
x from their owne houſes dovyne to. the TAY of 
© Therradeand zyy/2/, whoſe dwellings (as youſmay remember) 
y 12595 or hae is ſaydtobeby the Sea fide at which place, the 
| Setico. Sca ſhoare doth naturally yecld;great ſtore of Salt, 
E buriit is a courſe and durtykinde , infomuchas the. 
greateſt part , which we hane ſcene, and taken no- 
tice of, doth ratherlooke like durt, or Sea-coale a- 
ſhes, then reſemble the Salt we haue in-v{c,ormake* 
: our trade withallz to ws vr they carry downe, 
* Wherenich be25tTheir chicfeſt commoditie;the ſlaves or people of 
| maintaineshis the Countrey , whereof the King of Burſalf doth 
| greanelle,  jakeſuch profir,as it is ſuppoſed tobe a principall 
; of the reuenew,wherevvirh he maintaines his great- 
nefle. This commodicie the people doe carry like- 
viiſcfarrevpintothe-Country, for amongſt them- 
{clues, we can percciue they make little vic thereof, 
ſo as their trauell is long and tcdious: the retume 
they make, is not diſcernd to be any thing but gold, 
and a kinde of Nuts they call Co/z,which is in great 
eſtceme amongſtthem, thevertiie whereof I ſhall 
hereafter tell you : and for that it may be herede. 
mayded,whar becoms of the gold by them brought 
dovvne, I will ſhevy you vvhat by-report istold vs; 
Theſ: Maty-buckes dochold an opinion , that at- 
tertheir death they ſhall appeare in another world, 
where 


4 he Deomey oy hoe hide, or pers i ere pole. F 


cauſe-to bee burie wich them, 'cſteering them--. : 

ſclues happicRt; that'can withgreatek quantitic be 2:eH 

furniſhed:another vc icy make, is,to buy from the 

Portingals forrof faire,long & Fr quare blew tones, 

which ſtones" theit women weare abouttheir mid- 

dle, to-keepe them from bloudy iſſues , vnto which 

they are generallyſubie&; the occaſion riſing from 

the men,as may bewell fuppoſe S;ifyoubutremem- 

ber'or call ro your: nijade; afrer” what' ſort they 

are diſcribed,, and this/is ſcetie, by thar eſteeme Agoodcom. 

the Portingalls make'sf- that: commodirie- which®" 

brings (as Lobſerued Y' ſo greataftorcand' uan-" 

titicofgold: amongſt them; other vſc within jem- 

ſelues they haue none; byppigh the womenwea 

it hanging in theircares/ IS, and Pc 

made vpwithlicte Arte, andas voabanſomework-' 
manſhip. Theſe people of Seafewwets the maſts vn-- 

wang we ſhould ptocced in theſearch of theRi. 

uer, of any other, not onelyrelling vs chemſelues- 

of many dangers,butar all townes wherewes cainic, 

and amongſt our familiars; had left theirperſwaſi- 

' ons, if itcould hauc preuailed: roc life CO rage Vs; or 

whether they did verelythinke , boon could. 

never have found paſſage , in regard it was NEUET Thereaſon of 

 attempred-by any ſuch veſſell before,or as Tincline 

vnto, fearing we might be hinderers rothe Trade, 

they had ſo long followed, and whera nto they 

were ſetled. , being wel prouided with operons ers: 


of Aﬀes,as aſt —— ro proceed and: ob Rn - 


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comfortable 1nt leadey 
- the way , that euery mans pro 
'ſelfe.; but as ir ſball pleaſe God, to encourage you 
the noble Gouernour and Company, to prepare 
and ſettle your ſelues, with afcrious reſolution, to 
follow the farther ſcarch of this rich expeRation : 
Theſe people of Se17co, of all other are the hkelieſt, 
and dvvell the moſt conuenienteſt,to be brought to 
a more ferled,.and commodious trade, whichvvilt 
fall vpponthem vvith a great deale lefle trouble, 
and Nite lefle traucll, and yvirthall be made eſpe- 
ciall inſtruments of our. good ,, whereunto as,yet- 
their groſſe vnderſtandipgs cannor aſcend, and an. 


cicnt cuſtomesare harſh rq be altred,howbeir:theſe, 


"=. we 


were the conſiderations thatmade,mecndeugurte: 
fertlea league vvith the high Prieſt, and eſtabliſh a 
perſe& courſe of amitic bervvixt vs: which courſe; 
ot wine, Lſhallmorc holdly commend to yaur faitej 
acceptance, yvhen you ſhall ſee it;grounded vyom 
theexperience of myyvhole trauel and: trade iathe. 
River, and after my diſcourſe and confercnce.vith, 
that great blacke Marchant Buckor.Sams, concerns: 
img whom-avd, allmy procceduzgs aboue,, Lnow 
| amcometomakea tullrclation, ; FEIIE] 


V \ Tere I vwas, come to: Bayaconda,, vohich is- 
. Y the higheſt Towne the, River, lovwes.vne- 
to, and notyvithſtanding all the diſcoura xoaicns þ 


Our trauel vp the Fixer... .. 


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was furniſhed cke-men more to. go vp 
with-mee; the one a'Mary-bucke, the other Bacay The Mary. 
Tombo bis kinſman ,-who he ſaid had lived at 7p. **<ke5 name y 
aa; which wastheplaceweeiaymedar, nottothe the, RNs . 
Towne it felfe; burtoche mouth ofalircle Riyer, bo. = 
which was ſaid torunnenearevntotheplace, and | 
from thence fell'inro the maine'Riuer where wee 
wete: TwoBlacke-men Thadbefote; that was nm 
Alchade, of whom Tralked; anda pretty youth ca 
ted Saryalley, who from the firſt coming of George Sargulley a 
Tompſoninto the River, had alwayes lived with rh TI 
Engliſh, and followed their affaircs;, foas hee was 
conie to ſpeake our rongue, very haridſomely, and 
himTvſed many timesas an Interpreter: ſo as in all 
we had fourc Blacke-men, whoſe help we could not 
mifle ,*in regard wee carried with vs a ſmall Cazs, 
that? was ready ar all' times to put-aſhoare/z.'and 
| When weecamero an anker, tofetch wood, orany 
other provuiſions, as likewiſe to carry vs aſhoare, 
and bring others to vs, reſcruing ourboate inthe 
middeſt ofthe Riuer, as a caſtle and refuge for vs. 
Thus ve being tenEngliſhmen,andtheſefoure 
Blackes , went rhe fifteenth of January in the eue- 
ning from Bararondz,and were: going againſt the 
ſtreame,, vneill friday the rwenty fixt in the mor- 
' Ning, whichwas eleuen dayes trauel, wherein I de- |, Fg 
lireto be rightly vnderſtood , that our labour was trauell againſt 
about foure houres in the morning, and foure in wc fircame, 


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the evening, foas our whole time ſpent therein, a- qroughe eighty 
mounted but ro foure ſcore and eighthoures-, 1n cighrbouces, 
vhich time, our Sabborh day vvas obſcrued, one- 


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hovv they ſhould ſtand affe&edrovs; vvemethere 
'vvith a ſhole; as I haveſaid in chedeſcriprion of the 
Riuer , vwhichſtayed vs'vve could paſſe no higher, 
yeconcluded therefore in the after-noone,xo-fend 
avvay three of our Blacke-men,vvho vverewilling 
to goe, direiing them to Buckor Sayo of Tinds,.to 
whom vve ſent a Preſent; andlikevviſe-I ſent tothe 
King of the place, asthemanner is; and gaue.our 
Blacke-men vvherevvirhall co buy -them viAtualls, 
demanding of themvvhen they thought vvueſhould _ 
expe& their rerurne, they ſaid Sonday nighr,wher- 
in [ fpeake after our ovene phraſe: :;andyhile hey 
are travelling, \ir willbe neceſlary I acquaint you, 
what' were the'grounds orreafonsvve foughtafter 
this Buckor Sano, andlaboured to gerineareto this 
Tinda, making more eſpeciall choice othim, then 
of any other man. LEST "3% :orbÞ 
George Tompſon, inhis diligence,while hee lived, 
hearing of diverſe Carauaas, that paſt in'the.coun- 
try , and went downe to the King of Burſals domi. 
nions forſalt, had learned, thart heonely and prin- 
cipalleft man that maintained the greateſt Trade, 
was that Buckor Sano, whoſe dwelling was at T##- 
ds, who maintained and kept 2 00.Aﬀes following _ 
that zedious tranell. Top/ops deſire led him forth- 
with, to'goefinderhis Marchant, andiinapaircof 
Oares, ay Iſpakeinthe beginning, wene vp rhe Ri 
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| in'the:ſale- and. vtetering of his- falr Cc nmodity : 
. Thompſon rerwoned ;| bur found his expeRation fo 
fatiſfied;in aekhiebodbard of the Moores of j Bar 
_ bary ; and wasicome Toncerewhere they frequen- 
ted, that heetalke of nothing”, but how to ſettle 
| habitatians , and. fortefic. t the River to defende 
_ themſelues, and keepeour orhernations;'bur theſe - 
 his:defires died in his vnhappy cndand. this was all 
our acquaintanceywhichnow I came to ſecond ,by 
- fendingvnto'this Buckor'Sao to come downe vnto 
theRiver xovs;as the onely manwe werewilling to! 
ſell, and commend our commodities vnto. / / 
And by-rhis-rime Sunday night is come. [nd E 
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| our;, there-was-no, reaſon. wee ſhonld hazard our _q lr 
| ſelues by ſtaying . ny longer, in'regar ard ir was-faller tul. 


out.,as we weretold below, that they. were abloo- - 
dy, and dangerous people, and. Thelen thoſe 
peoplewe ſent vp were murdered zand if we ſtayed 
our/turnes would be next, and likewiſe that we had 
noflcſh left; and: our other prouiſions were very 
ſcanty. Igauethem content with faire words,that 
the placemight be farther of then they-.conceired, 
in regard we had becne on the roppe of the moun- 
taines, and could diſcerneno likelihood, of Townes 
-  orhabirations,of which: we had-had no-4cquain- 
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men, the one: was/one of-choſe we ſent, 'who had 
, brought-with him Backer Samus brother,, andthe” 
_——_—__ * King of Tinds (cruant, and: they came belore' 'to 
I mcicnger. feevs, and what commodiczes wee had, bringing 
| word that thenext day Buckor Sexo would be there 
himſelfe; Ihad them aboord-my boate;'and made 
them curteous entertainment; giuing them ſome 
ſmall commodities,and when the cucning came; wie 
feaſted with our Veniſon. 1 ON, 
'The next day about noone, came Ruckor Sa70 
The conmirg with his -muſicke ' playing before him , with 
_— great folemnity ,- and his | beſt clothes -on, - 
and adoutſome qo. more, armed with-their bows 
and arrowes with him , hee ſhewed no moreat _ 
firſt, bowbeit within' two: houres afcer-, there 
were two hundred men and women come thither: 
he ſat downe vpon the 'banke vnder a ſhady tree; 
atcera little ſtay; Iwent aſhore ro him, and our 
C. ſalurations being paſt, I defired himto go aboord, 
8 whereot he kindly accepted ; and withall ſhewed 
Bo prouifienthe 20a becte he had brought to giue me for the pre 
; people brought ſent I had ſent him F Ciuerſe goates the peopte had 
bw likewiſe brought, and corne, andicockes, and hens, 
ſo as there was noneedeto doubt any more want 
of victuall: He carried no more aboord with him, 
bur twotafter hewas inthe boate,, 1 ſhox oſfrhree 
ſuchguns as Thad towelcome-him,, -at the 'noyſe* 


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thehide of PR which. we had killed, which: _ 

weſhewed bimwas flaineby one of our (guns, they! His going a». 

| fear with admiration,from. one place to another, beers theboo 'F 

and cercificd,, that there wasa people come, whogu __ E 
_ with thunder killed the wild beaſts in thewood; + 
andthe fowles in the ayre: Which for ir was' our: 
day!y vie:tdkill one fort. of fowlecalled a Sralker;- 
which is as high aS.2 man, and hackas much meate-" _— | 
of hisbody, asisina Lambe, which diverſe times 
wevled to kill, and care, moto eſpecial wedefired» 
to have his feathers, which grew-on his: rayleg- 
whichare of vſe, andfuch as arc worne , and-cſtee-! 
raed of here at homeamongftvs: I had obrayonne 
' proviſion good:Roſa-folis, raking fortha glafie ;;b 

com 5 ral ; after he oye Grankeh hetooke: on wg, 
lis:{word aurirmetoley vp, defend Buckor Sane. T. 
ns aa | boares, and {fecare yow ene te. t/ 2; 
ſhore, hehked our drinke-fo.well\j he fucker ir m,)\ 
anidas it ſeenisnot boraingebefimcgnlndi ir took! 
rorethenhe would haue done;, infomuch as betell 
aflcepe; the- people that came with him, in the 
meanevime courting of xcecdes , madethem houlesy: 
others fetching in wood "made fires cucry where a! 
bour them , {o/as it feomed's lirtle:rowne > Buckor 
Sanoſlepr ſoundly: vpon ny bedbymeintheboare, _ 
andinthe>moming complained of) hishead?, and4ce mote 
this much I muſt iuſtifie ivhis behalfe;rhar david pace wo 3 
thetimewewere together, hewasneuer-ouertaken | wana. 
by drinking afcer, -_ obſerued the: courſe* he; fa _——— 
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liked very well of, and whereas we thought our. 
Iron would haue beene greedily defired , we found. 
irnot ſo, for they told vs, there was a people neigh- 
bours vato them who had: knowledge to make it, | 
howbeit they were diucrſc times in wats together, 
bur ſome of ourTron we put away, at better rates. 
then below, by one third, and might haue done a-, 
way all we had,if we would have accepted of hides, . 
which fot the reaſonT ſhall preſently ſhew. was re-; 
fuſed ; howſomeuer this was the maine buſincfle, 
that after they ſaw ourſalt , no other thing was e-/ 
| Neemed amoneſt: them, which at -firſt ſeemed- 
firange vnto on ,: foraſmuch as they-had never 
ſeencany of that faſhion before: the ſalt we had, 
was onely bay ſalt ,-which after they pur in their 


mouthes, and crafted, they would looke "p and cry, 


Alte, intoken of the good eftecme they bad of it;. 
Afcer twohoures of the morning ſpent, my Mer-: 
chant. went on ſhore, keeping my gewne about. 
him , which when the cuening ſhut in, the night. 
before I had put vponhim, and ina mannerof ſtate, 
he went one ſhore withall, wearivg of it in that - 
manner, it might well-appeate , they were not vſcd- 
to ſuch kind of ornaments. - FY 
The firſt thing he did, after he came on ſhore, 
| hecauſed on to makea lowed outcry, in manner 
of a. proclamation prohibing any of the people; 
to buy or bartcr with vs, but as hebar aind. :/;; 
All that day hee found himlſcife fo ke after his 
drinking, that hee told me hee could tend no buſi- 
nefle, onely hee ſhewed vnto mee, certaine young,. 


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anſwer, We were a people, who did notdeale in 
any ſuch commodities , neither did wee buy or ſell 
one another; orany that had our owne ſhapes he 
ſzemed ro maruell much at it, and told vs, ic was 
che only marchandize,they carried downe-into the _ 
countrey, where they fetcht all their ſalt, and that. | +11: 1 
they were ſolde there to whire men, who earneſtly | 
deſired them,cfpecially fuch young women, as hee 

had brought for'vs : we anſwered, They were ano- 

ther kinde of people different from vs, bur for our 
part, if they had no other commodities, wewould 

returne againe: he madereply; chat they had hides 
and fifechanthic th,cotton yarne,and theclothes _ | 
ofthe country, which in our'trade we call Negroes Their commoy © 
clothes : he was anſ{werd, for:theirhides,we would © Y 
not buy), in regardour boatewas little , and wee 
could not conueniently'carry them, - bur if they 
would bring them lower downe the Riuer, where 
our bigger veſſels conld come, we would buy them 
all , buttortheir reerh, cotton, and clothes, wee 
would deale for then: ſo againſt the nextmoming, 
are, > rata we had a houſe built by the wa- 
ter fide, open round about, and coucred withreeds | 
on the toppe, to ſhadow vs from the Sunne 3 and _——— | 
this was our market houſe; when we cameto trade, 
we asked which ſhould be the Staple commoditie, 
ropitch thepricevpon, to value other things by, 
they ſhewed vs one of their clothes, and for chat 
onely defired our falt , wee fell ro loveing and. 

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EE 7-24 5: 055.5! aA at ho butaſter we concluded', there was no 
© moredifference,cuery man bringinghts commodi. 
ties, our ſalt went away,and as they diſpatcht, they 
likewiſe returned in companies together, andfiill 
_ *..:-- others came,that we had the place continuallytur- 
: ME. niſhed:. We neuer talked vnto them of golde, the 
| of their gold. Principallwe came for , but wayted opporrunitie, 
FE . and notwithſtanding we faw.it worne in their wo- 
mens cares,warning was giuen,none of our people, 
ſhould take any greatnoriceof it , asathing wee 
ſhould greatly defire, vntill occafion was given; by 
'Buckor Sano himfelte, who taking note of our guilt - 
. ſwords ,;/and ſome other things weehad, although 
but poorely ſet out, with ſome ſhew of gold ttim- 
ming, did aske ifthat-were gold: hee was anſwe- 
red, Yes: it ſhould ſeeme fayth he, -you:haue much 
of this.in your Countrey.: Weeafhrmed rhefawe, 
and that it was a thing: our: men. did-all vſero 
weare , and therefore if they had any,” weewould 
buyitottiem, becauſewee had more vic then they 
forit,-you ſhall haue ſayd hey whatisamongſt 6ur 
women here; but if [did know;youwould/efteeme 
of that, 1 would be prouided , tro-bring;youſuch 
quantitie, as ſhould-bnyall things yow-brought: 
... and if you would: be ſure: to come ftill-varorys ;1 
would-not faile to-meete you... And-proceeding 
further hee ſayd ; This Countray' aboue doth» a- 
bound therewith, inſomuchas theſe eyes of mine 
(poynting two of bis fingers to his eyes, /a5 tlic 
Countrey manner inſpeaking is,) hath beene foure 
lcucrall |timcs., at; a great; Gs," 
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asked.him , it hee would carry ſome of vs thither,. 

hee anſwered; ; Yes; but-they hed/criemies by the 

wayz; ſometimes to fight wich-them!, :wee ſhewed je97 1 

bim, preſently -our -gunnes;,/- and :tolde him -Wee houſes aboue 

would carry them with vs; and killthem all, at covered here- 

which: he ſeemed to:takea; great dealeof content. _ 

Before I goefurcher, I will take'occaſion heere: 

ro ſect downe their manner of trauell. : They goe in? E. 

companics together, and driue before them theit He ſeentd won» = 

Afﬀles, whoſe ordinary pacethey follow,beginni _ villing - 

their dayes iqurney, when the oy 4ppeares,whieti nice. "EF 

iseuen at the Sunne riſing , (fot ſo neare rhe Equie: * 

_ noGiall., there is a ſhort dawning , eyther betore 

the Sunne riſeth; or after ſhee ſets) and continue 

crauclling ſome three houres, :then are they en- 

forced to./ reſt-all the heate of the day ,, ſome two. 

houres before the Sunne ſetteth, going forward a+ 

gaine, and ſo continue vntill night comes, when- 

as they. areſure to harbourthemſclues, fortearc of 

wilde beaſts ,.cxcept in ſome Moone light nights, 

and then they will trauell the better, likewiſe when 

they come to ſome ſpeciall Townes, they will reſt. 

themſclucs and their Aﬀes, 2. or 3..daies togerher, 

laying all their. burdens vnder ſome ſhbadie trecs, 

cloſe to the town,ſet forth ſuch things as they have 

_ rofale, maintaininginthe timerheyaretherakind ......;... ,» 
of marker,8 their aſles being ſpaſe}d,whichis their + '» =» 

a. forelegs tied together, feed by them, the people © © 

themſclues., lodging among theit burdens','vpon 

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3 an uerſe other commoditries ;'we askt what manner of 
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aydc they'-came /. in/ great-companies together, 

and with many Cammels: How acceptable this 

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iuſt accompt of any ſuch imployments they are in- gence being 
rereſtin, and whole defires,with affe&ion;, hbours CE bu- © Þ 
chefullfariffaQion of therruft impoſed vpon them ayme ar. 
_ This his relationmade it certaine, that theſewere 
the Moores of Barbary , the diſcouery of whole trade: 
and trafficke , was the ground of this our being fo 
high in the riuer:wwe grewto queſtion him, how neare- -; 
thoſe people.came tothe place we werenowat; hean- © 
ſwercd, within 6 dayes journey there is a towne called » 
Mumbarre,vnto which towne, the next Moone, theſe 
Arabeckes will comme : weaskt againe, what commodi- 
ries they brought with them, hee anſwered much-fale 
and diuzrs other things', wee 'defired then to know 
whiar they exchange for, and carryed backe: he anſwe: 
rednothing but gold, and: that. they onely deſire to 
have, nn4$returned nothing elſe; wee queſtioned him 
farther, whether hee would vndertake to carry:any of Their courſe of 
vs fafe to fee thoſe Araberkes, and thatweemight re, *** 
turne without danger ; bee ſtopt his noſe betweene his 
finger and histhumbe: and cryed Hore, Hore,which 4s 
the greateſt oaththey vſe amongftthemn that he would an oath they 
pertorme it: ſomeorher conference paſt betwixt vs at oferue cate 
this time, howbeit by reaſor! of a difaſter that fell in _ 
the way betwixt mee and my. chiefe interpreter, I 
was hindred from vnderſtanding diuers particulars, 
wherein Buckor $ano,ſeemed very defirousto gtue me 
fullfatisfa&tion , ſo as from-him theſe were the princi- 
pals I gathered, howbeit, another occaſioniell, where- —  -—- 
by I had ſome farther relation, as inhis dueplace ſhall An vonappyt 
follow; forthe conueniency whereof, Tmuft once a, : 
zaine with your fanour ora a' great -compaily. 
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xence with: Backor S4no , was aboard our 
.. The people who came vnto vs for the firſt foure. 
dayes were ftaide here, eamconely vpon thar- fide our 
Marchant came;but one of our hyred black men. ſpake 
vato mee, to giuehim ſome paper, and beades to buy: 
him, and two other prouifien as they went and they. 
A people thar would goec ſceke other inhabitants likewiſe who dwell: 
| —_ onthe other partof the River , wherewith furniſhed 
Ter they wentaway, and two dayes after returned, and 
brought with them diucrs people, who in the like man» 

' ner, madethem houſes of Recdes, to harbour them- 
ſelues vnder: Theſe people had neuer ſeene white men. 
before ; and the woemen that came with them were 
very ſhye, and fearefull of vs,infomuch as they would - 
runne bchind the men , and'into the houſes tohide 
from vs;when we offered ro come neare them: I ſent 

_ » therefqre into the boate for ſome beades and ſuch 
things, and went vnto ſome of the boldeft, giuing 
them thereof into their hatids,which they were willing 
to recelue, and with theſe curteſjes imboldned them 3 

that they ſoone became familiar, and in requitall gaue 

me againe, Tobacco,and fine neate Canes they had to 

* take Tobacco with : theſe woemen were the deepeff, 
| Strange bree- 209 largeſt printed vpon the backe that'euer wee ſaw. 
| | ches the com- The men likewiſe ſhewed a more ſavage kinde of peo- 

| on People.  plethen wehad ſence; many hauing breeches made of 
© | didweare, * PE cn wehad feene; many having breechcs made © 
_—” raws hydes, either of Deare, or other cattle, the grace 
whereof was the taile of the beaſt which remaineth on 

the skinne , did fticke right forth vpon the-hinder 

part.oi the mans buttocks, reſembling the manner as 


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whom was comedowne the Kingof the countreyycal- 
led by the name of the King of. /elicot 5 who. was the 
immediate King of that land whereon wee kept our I 
trade: Twent on ſhore, intreating him to comeinto ** 
our boate, and there we dranke :.1 gaue him a preſents © * 
The which he accepted, and brought him likewiſca ſhore, 
Lo cots vite® where he had houſes built for himſelfe and his wines, - 
| \_  onwhom alſo ſomething muſt bee beſtowed; they 
brought with them commodities to barter, in doing 
of which, and looking vpon vs, they continued foure 
dayes. 4, 8 
b Each night after wee had ſupt aboard, our boate, 
3 I wg where Buckor Sexo did cuer cate with me, nor during . 
- eare with 5in the wole time of my ſtay there , did hee faile mee one 
 tcboas meale: notwithſtanding I did divers' rimes ſend both 
= fiſh and fowle vnto his wives, ſodid I likewiſe vnto . 
AH the King while hee remained by vs , which wee tooke. 
Þ with our hookes, and kild with our gunne, . Our man- 
E- ner was to goon ſhoare,and cither at the Kings houſe, 
b. or Buckoy Saxos , before the doore fires being-made, 
BW and mats ſpread to fit downe vponz the Fidlers plaide 
= on their Muſicke, and in dawncing and ſinging , and 
WO Thekexcrcic ſometimes the men marching with their bowes and 
Wo didcommonly Arrowes to ſhew their warlike Exerciſes we ſpent great 
; —_ part of rhe eucning R wherein withthe {mall ſhew we 
0-- vighe. could make , wee were not behind hand to let them 
_-* - - heareourpowder, andſee our manner of marching. 
2B wherein they tooke much pleaſure, and commonly 
'Y theſe cucning ſports, coſt vs. a quart bottle of Aqua-- . 
. ® Vita: _. 


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gaines, to deliver and receiue, according, to the tr ©"M 


epoſed vpon him : I rooke it; very kindly hee would 


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accept the name; and to inueſt him therein I tooke a 
ſtring of Currall, and another of Chriſtall, and puta 

bouthisnecke : he had likewiſe aſinall chaine of {iluer 
_ put vpon him then-caufing three gunnes to bee ſhot 


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off,with a cup of Roſaſolis drunke vnto him 5 with a Buckor Sane 
great ſhot we crycxd our, Alchade Buckor Sano,Alche: move arkate 
deBuckor Sano ,thatall the ſhore did ring of vs; he 
reſently calling to the ſhore, commaunded the Fid- ---=: 104.7 
Stom ctc him at the water fide, and that his wiucs of IS GTY | 
ſhould bring him thither, al] chemurs he had, (which 5" 
be of grear efteemeamongſt them,)I brought him on | 3 


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 ſhorewith as much-grace as wee conld, as ſeoneashe _.....; 


, the people being all come forth to meete him, tu. ans 
he gaue his nuts frankely, Diſtributing them abour, in 4+ *®! 
tefle of his new honour , his muficke playing before 
him, he went vp tothe kings houſe, whom. wee fqur 


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ſitting vpon a matt without doores,with a fire 


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before him , which is fill maintained , by the light +4403. - 
ofno other candles: he: placed, me vpon the marr by 
the King, and goivg himſclfcacertaine diſtance of 
caxte a peek waokim,cheelfecwhereo? was, Ab 


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Ewould not onely'acknov with with Corf 
mote, "ie eakewi de Wwhethee\ve would 
have gone to give thankes vato him; all which (þ "eh : 
he performed anding : The King as "hide Wy an- 
* fivtewnto him, that hee did verywell like'of vs; *nd 
E:. The King ord defire fach weſkould comeabaine; arid that we 
ſhould have free liberty ro kill *ny beaſt”, 25 alfd'ts. 
trade or travaile in any partof His conmtrey'{ vpon bis 
curtcous anfwer , Buckdr Sand kneeled downe'vpori 
both his knees ,/ giuing him tharkes and LN York 
Woir hi rictke. theftring of Curtatl , ahd thefirihg 
,& Chryfiall, Which I hat I giuen vnto hiny! if ſent then 
eee; © vato the King as a courteous pratification. 4h ourbe- 
7% i: Rac .-: tlfe,, which hee receined and put” -Abour his necks: 
Bick6r Sago Nill'remayning ob hisknees% 'to whom: 
0-5 nrmg the Ririg ſpake, thatfor his fake! 'affd 20 thaw! HiSfore 
” to vs, he would freely glue vs all that country we were 
Im, and would deliuer ft viito him for vs : as the preat: 
Kin had giuen irurito him: vporttheſt words: Bc: 
The Kings ac> Kor Sario pald- hisfhirrouet his head;which he Yaljet to- 
+ rag -one of his woemen that flood by; kneeling nakedfromr 
' bein; nds vntillche Mary-biicks I had with" me, 
be . and another that was with the King, had'fc craptt6 NY 
Us PUG P47. | er a great quantity of diift, fand: 2nd fmall* grall G 
| Megirvedes tieti as the ground in that very pHGe afforded's where. 
Fn {4 Buckor Sano lying 1 with his face downe flat a- 


wk 3 ,they lightly couete& him, fromthe headtothe 


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when preſently: je taking his handefiill of the 


owes it thi way Salidthatway! after 2 a cale- 


£ + o 
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a NY Layer = pra nag el. gs 
duſt, Circle, aſmalldiftance of, - round abour the 

beapey in which Circle, ;oncofchemdid write withy 

his finger, in the Charter they vſc,/-fomuch asthe 

Circle would containe : this performed, Burkoy Sano 

came vpon his knees, and hands tothe heape;* and 

Rooping with his mouth, tooke a flill mouthful, 

which preſently heſpet,, and rnd toorth againe, Tp 
then taking both his hands full ofthelooſe'carth, hee 

came. forward on his knees, - and bothour Mary- 
buckes,wich their handsfull in the like manner , , and 


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Gs ya guire lect ab beſt 
+ =, quor,whichwas aordinghs INE & ſerthem 
 Atto their ceremonious-diſcourles, wherein becauſe. 
the night was farreſpent,: wee were! willing toleaue 
them, and betoke our ſcluesro ourowne Caſtle; bec-. 
ing little the richer, for all thar great gift, andpati- | 
ous ſcope of land, we were inthat _ manner in- 
__ _—_ dowedwithall, : +3, £19; noGoft 
|». 26 AERO TP nextday amongſt many: thar:kame vnto: dy 


| ce,we did obſcrue ſome.,: whowere markt-vnder 
\ Apcople markt om their eyes, with three blewe ſtroakes reſembling | 
' intheface. trip 


es, allafter one manner, demaunding therefore 
= - what they were, /it was anfvercd: a ©. who: bes 
-» logod-t0 King further vp in the:Covnrrey and 
| Obferue' this by thoſe markes they were diſtinguifhed. andknowne 
*  Mary-buke. fromother people: This day likewiſe .came.ynro vs, 
an ancicnt Marybucke ,' taking acquaintance of our 

pcople, room iceas very a Is Lenqut- 

Ed red whathce was: and \ Retr: mc; nas aMarys 
k. - + ertreg bucke, who did vſeto Ferambra;and-was acquarnted 
'  Country,and With George Thampfex, and that he had-a witein Fe- 

| — rambras: towne:: whichr. was within; three ies 
rs rl. Bo of Tabubo' Conda j\the placerwhere dur babitation 

*  Nanyto fend Vponthe "0G ad Gearge Thompſen'did' veto 
. 062m Baghs o kit Lye at.this Ferambras: houſe ,* who: had:ſhewed him- 
© his a Ele afarhfiull friend, in time ofneede ynto-him, and 
b. > (coma his company, and Lerite confirmed the fink: vnto 
 parkin. 'O6ÞY divers Gurteftes, which paſt berwixc vs, du- 
ſelfe & Coun- ring my:time of ;trade' in-the ringer: I asktthe Mary- 


E ar oe whence he came, andihe anſwered from 
Jaye, xtounenine dyes. travel higher in the:coun+. 


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_ thick 20 carry 
fome © vs thither, he anfivered, yes, 'ifwee were bur 
paſttheſe bad people, pointing to: our-conſorts a» 
ſhore, we zold him-they were a: good- people, and 
very loving tovs, ſhaking his head, he ſaid ;2mmane,, 
emmaxe , Which ſignifies naught , or the 2ing Gay 
Alike not : hee had two or threeothereonforts. witl 
him, and made haſtto'be gone, keeping themſclues- 
ſeuered, from the: other -people: during their time, 
of ſtaye; hetold vs, he was going downe to Feram- 
bras, and by him I ſent letters to our -Marchants be- 
- Tow;which were vcry orderly deliyered,þy.reaſon he 
-was'ir- ſome feare3:and came in the 'night-aboard of 
vs; making ſuch haft away; we had lirthe conference; 
but meeting ofbim afterwards in-my+trade at. Setico, 
Fhada ful}and large diſcourſcy and-received their -..-1;..., 
rclligence which-I will-now recite: Hee told me that +1 + 117 


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net bee! ſeene ;;/-and that. the ſalt »was carryed vnto diſcourle. 
them; 'and how, the Arabecks:; had'-all their gold  _ 

from them, although they did:;nenct; ſee them: de- 
mandingthe cauſe, hee made a ſignevnto his lippe, 
andcould receiueno farther anfiver, he faide likewiſe, 
if we could haue gone further vpthe River with our 

- boare; trany people would haue come vnto vs , and 


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brought greatftore ofgold; and tothe: place where 
we did ftaye', hee faide , many'people were com- 
ming downe; both from Taye, and many other 
eohnesy ba tht thy wer: Enackeogrine, by 


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2 cercernings | | 0. oh 
Tremburroand name thcy not, 


conda for Tombutto, and Fayfor Gago, may-1 


Eouragements to inuite vs ON , 
ther vp the Riuer.. 
' Tothis let me novv ſcrd 


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xothen Unexgrhers hey fp the gpl i isgone; © 
pur on ay more goldov! waslaid 
beford,and remaitiesin ſifpence 740 that arthe Mar= 
chantyrhird rime;hns bargatne is finiſtied,” forcirher- 
by <1 more gold; orthe fiſt taktn away, and/his x 
QC Setide, and” this' it*i5:ſaide;,” ithey -haue wbotmhaa 
ww hannief of rradingandneuceſeeone another: Thereportof 


rowhich isadded ; rhac thereafon why theſe ple: people 
will-t be ſeene, is forthat they: are naturally ge PEI... 


wm their lower Tppe peofthatgrearneſſe, itturnesav 
-andeouers the greater part -of cheir boſom 

Si remaines with" geuqunns = on'the ſide es | Bo 
harigs downe, that through occafion of the Simnes 
extteante heare; It isftil[ſabſect ro purrifaQtion, ſpas 4 
they linie nomeanesto preſerue themſelues,”burby q 
eviitimuall caſting falevpon it; ahd this isthe reaſon, 60 Nan 
fate is fo pretious Ade them :their co ks 
ing > fare vpin-theland, naturally yeeldes none; 
Ardthis carryes/ſorne appearance by what wee are 4; 
ableto ſay';for firſt outof our owne experience wee whe bou 
fad thattlieſe people,who trade with'vs for our ſale, our ſalt had1 
have for their owne occafions little-or no viethereof, OLIN 
$i being demanded wharthey doe witit,they doe 


Aden £6 tel vithey carry itvp further” into- the '-c 92 10 1 


cotititney?; :ynto another oops ;towhomthey doll oo aniy 
Tf the fame: which il! are good ihducements 1 5 OM | 4 
 tGfollowa further ſearch, and therein tonegleRt- no i 
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evvith hem, which byvrwas faithfully prot 

| ragement, that Hye ſhoudartaine no furthers 

amongſt theſe people; the gaine' is knowne 'tb; bee 

great; vpon our 'exchanges, and fitted accordingly 
to carry a good proportion will yecld a valuablere- 
turne ro the full-fatisfaQtion._. a reaſonable' fefire! 
may aime at :-butif-it pleaſe God toproſper' the dif 


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coucry, and that we 'mecte with any place of habita-' - 
tion againe by the riuer ſide, which may bee a conue- 
nient ſcate of reſidence to maintaine afctledrradein; 
therecan be no oppoſition to —_ it muſt-bethe 
greateſt ani-gainfulleſt trade, conſidering the ſho 
returne that cuer fell into out little Tland:- which: 
commending to your worthy confideration- I will 
conclude my diſcourſe of trading, with the-curte- 
ous farewell that, paſt betwixt our blacke-Marchang 
 Buckoy Sans and vs.They were earneſt we would giue 
a name ynto the place wee traded in, that might re» 
© maineasamemoriall ofof our being there, 1 called. 
The place cal- it by the name of Saint /obhns Mart, which they repea- 
Ry leks teddiuerſe times ouer tobe perfe& in: and when our 
Fea alt was gone, ſeeing vs haſt away , which wee were 
.. © carefullto doe, fearing lefſe water in theriuer; heein 
his affeGion would needes defireto goe ſome lirtle = 
Our curteous Way along in our great boate ,, paſſing about; a-mile 
neal with vs, with curtcous embracings we\parted, ſhoo- 
ting off three gunnes for his farewell, not forgetting 
thedrinking of three or foure cuppes, and ſo put him 
on theſhore; from whence by holding vp his armes, 
heagiine ſaluted vs, and-with his bopefull ox 


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onto ſee'vsthere againe, Iwill lethim reft,; 


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al eſon mecting 

relation.whereo ecadex vnto. 

_ .. ;Thereis, withour.doubr,no people on the carch 
marc naturally aflcacd. to | the ſound of muſicke 

thenzheſe people, whichrhe. hi rincipall perſops do 

hold as an'ornament, of theirſiate, ſo as when wee _ 

come. to ſce : Mos their muſi the will ſeldome. Y | 


4 vato 


hot 


ing his anientry, andrecouni ,Ouera Ti hewot 
_chieued lingin ikewi tt re vponany. 
caſion i is __— glkowjl rhe wa po a 
ſed; wherein diucrſe times they will nor for- 
get in our preſence tofing inthe praiſeof vs white 
menis for which. hewill expe from vs ſome: Nath 
ner of gratification. Alſo,ifar any time the Kingy 
or principall perſon perſons come vnto. vs trading in. the — 
—__ will hae their. muficke playing | before = 
fir dollar} in ay. Gone 2anne _— 


to yeeld a firecte and muficall ſound, notwithſtar 


bd can-attaineto make, being very 


winde and bring ts agree in 
tngdable: notes: having not aboue fixe ſtrings vpori 


| ar greateſt inſtrument : In conſortſbipwith this 


ef Kut many times another who playes vpon a 
tle druinae which he holds vnder his lee are, 


- and with a crooked ſticke in his right hand, and his 


f Their chiefeſt 


* withhis mouth gapingopen, makes a rude noyſe, 


round ball, Vie 4- ſome 6k 
the clatte erin 


naked fingers on the left heftrikes the dromme, & 


reſemblirie much the manner and countehance 


--: thoke kince of diftreſſed people which am6peſt * 
" are called Chan! clivgs; 'do the ratherrecite this 


rhat it may pleaſe you to marke ,*whatopinionthe 
people have of the men'of this profeſſion, and how 
they dilpoſc of them after they art dead: bit firſt 


would acquaint you of their moſt prificipatiivlizus 
retire; why 1ch'is called'Ballards made eto tara fa08 


o Men oP 


the top 5:11 RW ootden Kay gi The . if | 


like che Organ, vp pon whickthce Fey! ja 
IIKe S round, Ft ainft The radar the inz 


"7 firtkes wich icke inticher hand! abour 
A "Foo long, zrrhic end Wwhirdnf Gm 
irwdi=py a00y! 


I vpon'eit Srthebys 
vo em eas tt 
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a tet» £ 
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Ca heare) it.a good Engliſh mile, the; 
this:inftrumenc, being jone. of the. moſt'1 


things amongſt-chem,: ſorro.enery. A : of thele _._ 
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keyes.there belongs a {mall Iconthe c 
quill; and.isa foore long, thebreadrhofthe ini [a 
ment , Ypon which hangs twogourdes vnder 
hollow, like bottles, who receiues the ſound And 
returnes it againe, with thar extraordinary. 1 Ic ud- 
nefle ; there, ace nor many.gf cheſe;as wecan per 
cciuc,becauſe they are not.commign,bue wher 
Dog cometo. any Pas the. : YOEO! 


admired; for bath d 


.char playes be q 
ous of dancing aret > WOMED, whe Pur! 
out men , - and but One alone, och QO oy 
and bended bodies they ao it ni mp! 


dolnerids) pre ah eres: where —_ __ | 
- Eonfurne': when they haue beene demanded a rex- 
Fees acbaſe- fanforfo ny theywill anſwer, they area peo- 
_— 24 plewho haucalwayes a familiar connerfarion with 
3 pupae ART theirdiuell Ho-re: and therefore they doe ſo dif- 
F, poſe of chem : which opinion of theirs cauſed vs to 
b. neglect and eſpecially mtheir hearing to pla) vpon 
any Lute or Inftniment which ſomeof vs' bot our. 
riuate-geerciſe didcarry withvs, in regard ifthey 
d'bapned to-fec vs, they wouldin.a mannerof | 
rne fay,hec that played wasa Iuddy: Fhe grea. 
: poor fort obpeople; with rhemoſtaboundance of 
"theſe Taddies 2's \at their ries ob Cricumcifi by "3 
- wherein coco calon; and: | 


to 


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etetey Eniſhi HFs bro 
vaffeation roWardsysZEharhe 
did Foabiones RISE Fey peer ro negle&> Ficher andme: 
þ vet er,aridhis e owne home: Hhis defirest6 follgw'vg; 
: 7Þ- he wats 2 thenpebf 1 7. yerres/Yrkſthe | | 
* and: ofhandfonicgtovyth; 5yet washe noreir 
ciſed: ESSE: cons Rae bats Gi yes re b 


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cumcifion carne; al this nly caufehe 
| _ : aftid this! heewairobebihe umciſed. 
elſe there was ſome great” penalty tolight: Fs | 
friends, or Anger es himfelfe; Teolgmoa 
their earneſtneſle to'keepehim from going vp with 
vs; notwithftanding , hee was ftollen beyond the 
cowne his friends dwelr'in with vs, asfarre asour 
- boatewould gocin twotides; and there ouertooke The affeftiom 
vs his morther': who on 'theſhore made grieuous of Sangulley _ 
moane to haue him fent backe,' tlie boy had ſpide 9%r our blacke boy 
- her, and hid himfelfe in'the boate, bidding vs fay a 
: that he was gone backe, and albeit her moane vvas 
© great,becauſe ſhee ſaide; he would beabfenr | 
| the rime of circumciſion; which would beethe 
: nexr*Moone ; and if vvee would not -puthim on 
'ſhore, the rvould throw her felfe from the banker 
| totheriuet; the boyying alonginthe boare,ſaid, 
fke will nor drowne, ſheewill nor drowne.ſet vs bee 
gonezand alovgſthe wentwith vs :It was the eight 
day of Jorwary When hie-mother maderhisimoane, = 
and the ninchExy of x br yy afrer we camebythat ne. 
Hs againe 5//andthat 'euning,as the: Sunnefer, ' 
ctoa 1ankeracthe port that belonged to'the 
owne' [4 Sn i | friends'dwelr, which was | 
Called Bop bu © om we did well af- e's bs 
feds Ne Rb ASoeh Metbiſe froth the water fide Ferambra © | 
to carty rhe boy hvine;'andrefreſhour felony hh wee 


were willing rowalke Gre!” £171 


Ss takin our Chirargion,/and 
cotiforts, wirftoir b{acke Ale Ach 


_ this ron, Wherein _ _ 
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our lodging:at,wh 
le, and much muſi 


themſclues: tog they in in gear mPpani d 
mofiplaces Keri mulicke; a aun 
citgz making ſuch a noyſe and din', as right well 
ptoceede .from ſuch” kinde of Aators's and a+ 
mongſi them likewiſe they had 'commerce, one Mie 
thingfor another, ſo asit had a manner of reſern-1couury, w 
blanceto our fayres here in England; neicherwas 
there\ Wan of ariy manner of proviſion; for asimich 
as all kind of people that came: rhither , brought 
foe manner of ſuſtenance with them; - and the peo- 
ple of the place, did prouide 31d referue themſelves 
abainſt this time, ſo as 1 may well ſay ithad tight | 
refernblanice to our countrey martes, 
Amoneſt the reſt of theſe diſperſed comy 
I rooke fpcciallnotice of ohe', who flood) more: re 
mote;"and was cloſde'and fe vered in;ynderthe ſhas 
dyzrees, which reedes, ind bowes fer' vp rogether 

ea hedge, from whine: procectied , a'greater, 
noyſeof voyces; as alſo Uriittitiing "and chumping, | EE” 
mor clatoroſly:demaunding what itimeant;1 \ vas | 
anfered:in that piaatetatee a +youthestha rhe te 
werent} Aid / Were nue vari fuctrtime 
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gird of much company and noyſe; but more eſpe- 
cially,becauſe one of hs wiues was lately deliuered' 
of a child,vnto whom he carried me within.a:houſe 


by herſzlte, where ſhe lay after theirfaſhion vypona 


mat handſomely; I gaue vnto the mother. for the 
childe, a few poore beades, which were very thanks 

fully raken,and he ſaid, if ic bad becne a manchild, 

it ſhould hauc had one of our companies namegvith 
whom he had beene longeſt acquainted 5 bur;-ſyirh 
he,my wife Dowryis vvich child, ai;d af (hee bringa 
man child,ir ſhall carry your name; torſo ſheeear- 
neſtly defires: theſe familiaricies paſt berwixe vs;af- 


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ter. vvhich wee berooke our, ſclues to our ſeucrall 
lodgings, and werenothing frightcd vvith theroa- | 
ring cry of their diucll ;,vvbo at theſe coremonious 
meetings ſo ſoone aseuening comes is converſant 
by his yoaring vaFea mangſ chem. ,, and ſo contie. | 


| preſcntly giue,you relation: Burifirſt:,.I muſh 

conclude of theircircumciſion; forthe ſight where. 
ofas cuen now I told you, wedid reſeruc our ſelues 
to. recaiue aduertiſement of our Samgulleyes cut» 


ting,which wasto bedonein the morning. Andac- 


cardingly,the.Sunne ſome two houres high,ve had 
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placewhere they remained, wh tthe day - 
beforethey haditaken away his clothes;they broght 
himafhorc in; vehichwasſhirt, breeches, anda'cap - 
of{firipr ftuſfe, afterthe braneſt faſhion of rhe coun- 
try; and-onely brought: him witha white cloath | 
cloſe abouthim: whereas we did expe&ſomegreat” 
ceremony afrera religious manner tobe performedy | 
He was firſt ſer downe vpon allittlemole-hill;digers 
people comming foorrh to ſeehjm', * amongſt'the - 
which were moſt women,whoftooddireQty alitele homes ok 
diſtance off; looking on: the maiſterofthe rowne' cuncifon. * 
was likewiſerhere; and rhrec of'vs 5 amongſtwhich 
our-Chirurgion-was ione-ro comfort hin not to 

feare: heewas very confident; entreating meto lay 

my hand vpon/ his ſhoulder'z from' amongſt'the © | 
blackes came foorth an ordinaryman; withaſhore .....;....;, 
knife in his. hand, which he wherred as tie came, like +4 #210 
one: of our butchers vnto a beaſt; and caufing rhe! 7 4 
boytoſtand vp,he tooke of his cloath;giuing'r ro @' _ 
ſtanderby to hold, ſoas he was ftarkenaked,and ſer" 

hishands vpon his ſides , being neither boind nor” 

held : howbeir there were fome by, who offered to” ©-» 

hold his armes- , bur becauſe hee promiſednotrto? 

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replyed, in cutting him ſo deepe : His anfivere vvas, i 
is ſo much the better for him, and withoutany curio- 
that it might appeare hevvas cutas farre 5 howbeitmy 
diſtaſte vvas ſuch vpon him, thatT could not yeeld to 
give him any thing in the vvay of gratuitie to-waſh 
bis hands vvithall, and as the manner ofthecountrey 


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{ed : the thing performed, the boyes white cloarh vvas 
"caſt ouer him,and by two'men;vvho held his armeshe 
'vyas hurried apace to the ſame quarter, where the o- 

_ therthat werecutt remained ©: VVe madefirftarequeſt 
that they vyould ler ys goc along to: the place vvith 
him, andvycregoing yvith ſome of thepeople:; bur 
preſently-in haſt onertooke vs foure ancient men, who 

-— barreng did not onely ſtay our going, but made ſhew of much 
amongſtthe difſplcaſure:to ſuch as vvere going vvirhvs, and would: 
new cucumet- by'no meancs ſuffer vvee ſhould come amongſt them: 
| then vve defired vve might haue theboy away with vs, 
relling them'vvee had better meanesto cure him, and 

to make him ſooner-vve!L then tary hadiſhewingour 

No vſe ofme- Chirurgionvhto them; -vvho-thopknew Had) Redled 
———_—_ "oe wounds and fores amoneft them 3; but vveecould nor: 
', premalle, by the interpoſing of theſe” auncient men 
_ Tomeof thereft ſeeming to.conſentvnto vs: fo as wee 
_ *, .. vyeretheredriuen to leaue our boy,vvhoamongf the - 
...- +... teſtof his conforts,hadwvithour doubr no other chirur 
gory tocire their tender maladies, but onely to artend' 


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home, asthey hane faide, they bane heard the voyce 
of Ho-re, as they might eonceiue,, ſome mile from - 


ther, and before they conldpaſſt renne ſteppes, hee 


haclyſcemed co-be in their verybackes ; with: tight 


wheteef; maintained by their 1maginartion'; of their 
reportwent of him, they haue not, withour- a gaſtly 


dread,reconered home:vnto which place of dwelling, 


hetjenerwas fobo!d ro make any attempr * and vert- 
my opthionis;thariris onely ſome illuſion, cicher 
bythe Marybuckes;'or among the elder: fort, ro 
forie'and-keepe in obedience -tboſe younger ſorts 
for berrer approbation ofwhar T ſuppoſe, I will crauc 


the patienee\'t6 Rt 'downe” vvhatTobſerued. ar the'® to 
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very lighe; the Moone being then abourthefull -to- fo.;., 


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ted dvs vpto hishouſing; where pre- 
ſently we found readya very good breakefaft of hens, 


_ and other good refreſhing, whichhe ſaid;was proui- 
ded for vs: we ſeemed to marnell he' ſhould knowrof . 
out comming thither, but aſterhe'rold: vs, thart'the 
' eucning before; he was ar another rownie within the "74 

land, and had no meaning to come home, when: as 
* there came vito him a Tuddy otFidler, which dwelc 
inthe towne with bim, and did likewiſe ſhewvs the 
' man, who'told him that Ho-re had acquainted him, 
that the next morning, andarſich'anhoure, there 


would be ſo many white menat Pompetane, naming 
the number that wete'in'our boares;,"'and rhat there 


wonder, being altogether our ſelnes vncertaine of 


* any houre, in regard; we diuers timeswentaſhoare, 
and ſhooting at fowte and ſuch like 'occafions divers 
times lighted vpon vs; notwithſtanding the diuclls 

' Intell;gence, we were no wayes diſcomforted; for he 
 didconfeſle, hee wasaltogether ignorant of our in- 


tended ations, and the concluſion was; how by- his 
had,was a better, and 

more readier breakefafſt. © : 

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ood or hart, the 'Deuill was ignorant ; and vpon couldnoreetl 
ehis intelligence, I retyred my ſelfe, and came awaythc Porungall 


hither ro meete you, whereat wee ſeemed mucho; 


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| , occupations Haucno Iron of their-owne "making, -bur-whatis 
| SE prougteemotiem, wherotheyhace motrecls. | 
|”  fullſeatonof full vie;andneither may, or canliue: without itz-for. - 
thunder and firſt ofthe Iron we bring ynto them, they doe faſhi- 
enang,ol % onand makeall thoſe ſhort ſwords they were, next 
plans the the heads of their Aﬀfigies , or Tauclings, as alfo:the 
* YU heads oftheir throwing darts; and the barbed heads 
negrowing Oftheirſhooting arrowes, which are coucred-ouer 
I == among \yich their deadly - poyſon : in many: of theſe the 
= - Smith doth: ſhew- a pretty kind of- art and making * | 
but the moſt needfull vie amongſt chem,is the toole. 
or inſtrument., - wherewith they till cheir-ground.: 
withour vſe ofwhich, they could hardly haue their 
being, andthereforeTron,a principall commodity, 
chat theydoe callvpon; at the lower part'of the Ri- 
uer, where the Portingall frequents,, they haue more 
for exchange then aboue, whereas we areypon a cer 
teine trade : for wee cut our Iron/of twelue' ynehes, 
and that is the proportion look after, and ſo high as 
it flowes, the Kings and Gouernors will call for that- 
length : but paſſing aboue- eight ynches will gocas,” 
friendly, which-in either of Ties , is gaine cnough, 
thercturne eueninthe worſt, yeelding tenne for one, 
carrying our yron in barres, we are inforced ro make” 
of their Smiths, ro cut ic to the proportion, wee: 
muſt v{e.and therefore ſending ſor him, he comes'to | 
the water fide, bringing his ſhop with him, char is his 
bellowes, and a ſmall'Anuill, which hee ſtrikes into 
the ground vndera ſhady tree,and onely of one kind. 
ofred wood;amongſt them, they can make arrificiall 
Charcoale, which will giue our Iron his true heate, 


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to purloyne ;z and this for the Smith and. his.cſteeme * + 445, 
amongſtthem :,The next-is he whom. we'call a Sepes 
reroz one that. doth make all their Gregories, wherein jus vhs”. » Þ 
truely is a great deal of art ſhewen,they being maderrade are mofti 
and faſhioned of leather into all ſhapes, both round *g<xiou, 
and ſquare, and triangle, after that neate manner as 
might beallowed for workemanſhip, cuen amongſh 
our curious handicrafts : theſe men are likewiſe they 
that make their ſaddles and brid'es; of which bridles 
L haue ſeenAfoneately made vp, as with leather,cucn 
here ia our owne countzey, could hardly be mended: 

- whereby. appeares , they haue knowledge. to. dreſle 
cheir leather, Howbcit I conceiue,onely their goats: 
and deare skinnes, which they can colour and dye :;.. 
butto greater beafts hides, their pprevenſion .calt-, 
notattaine, andſome of theſe are held for.curious. 

rſons, and deepe capacities : for they will bee fee-, 

ing of ſome ſtuffe garments we weare,and do thinke, - 


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and will boldly ſay, that wee doe make them of the 


hides,we buy from them, and will not doe it intheir. 
ſighe,becauſc they ſhall not learne 3 and. for.our pa- 
per,ve bring,they abſolutely conclude, it is made of 

- the hyde, and likewiſe many other things they ſeeys 
vic, they will ſay, comes and is framed of thoſe Ele- 
phancs eceth we carry from them, allowing much/of 
amore deeper knowledge i vs, then themſclues in 
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"Another profeſſion we finde,and thoſe Ber - 
who temper the carth,and makes the walles of their | 
houſes, and likewife earthen pats the ſer'ro the 
fire,” to boyle'and dreffe their food in fot all other _ 
_ occaſions,they vie no other mettle, but ſerue theme . 
— Heponns {clues with the gourd, which performs it very neat: 
- maker... .»., - ly; oncly one ptincipall chinig, they canoot miſſe, 
and that is their Tabacco pipes; whereof there is 
few or none of them, be they inen or women doth 
walke or go without,they do inake onely the bowle 
of carth,with a necke of the ſame, about two inches 
long, very neatly, and artificially colouring or gla- 
fing theearth, veryhanſomly, all tHe bowles being 
very great, and forthe moſt partwill hold halte an 
ounce of Tabacco. they put into thenecke a long 
kane, many times a-yard of length, and inthat ma- 
1er draw their ſmoake ,” whereof they are gtcar ra- 
ia kers, ahd cannot ol all othet things tbe Withour 
whe higheſt of it- Theſe are the 3 profeſſed trats;other t hingsrhey 
che River, ex- need , andthat are invicamonght them, ate cor 
<ellent mates, 1116h to euery man, to dot ot make;4% his oeraaah 
requires, whereof the moſt eſpeciatlin vie is Arts; 
- ſuchas they care their meate vpon; fir vpbb,ahdat- 
ſo make their beddes, having no othet thing in- 
deedetolie vppoh, and thetefore, ks wee' tightly 
terme it, is the Staple commoditre, they Have a- 
tongt themwhile we were iti theRinet, at a place 
called Manyep 7, againt Whichwetad occaſion to 
ride with ourthip, both vp and downs, tnthe'optn 
fields, about a nyle diftanice ſrom'znyHhouſibg, is'6- 
very monday a market kept; which & irtthe middte 


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ofche weeke , vnto which would come great refor 7 

ef people, from round about, as heerein our coun- a maker w_s* 2 

trey,. who would diſperſe and ſertle themſclues, cucry monday- 

with their commodities vnder the ſhady etees, and 

Lake vp2 good ſpace of ground, '& any thing what 

the Countrey did yeeld, was there brought in, and 

bought and fold amongſt them, Now through the 

whole Countrey thereis nd yſe of any coyne, or mY 

money, neither haue they any” bur” cucry man to No mony or 

amo and barter one rhing for another, and che <2Y"< among 

onely nominated thing is matts, asin asking the 

price of this, or chat Idefire, theword is, how ma- 

ny mattsſhallI giue you? ſoasthey ajcflill invſez 

and theſe are the ſeuerall Trades, and manner of 

courſe the common people follow , or haue among 

chem; 257; 43) 

- . ., And ſo Ipaſſe to their laborious craucll,and ge. 

" nerall trade amongſt them , from which none are 

exempted , bur the Kings ang principall perſons 

chemſelues, orſuch as by age are paſttheirlabour, 

otherwiſe all.che Mary-bucke,both Prieſt,and peo-. 

ple, andof all fizes , as they arc able, pur ro their 

handsto till the earth, and ſowetheir corne. And 

for that the goodnes of God vato vs may the more 

appeare, and theReader ſtirred vp the rather, ro al 

acknowledgehis mercies, let vs call ro minde, the and ſow their 

words which God ſayd voto Adam, afrerhisfall in &74nce 

Paradiſe ; n the ſieate of thy browes (bak thou exte 

thy bread : and with care and ſorrow ſhaltthou cate 

it, aad ackaowledge theſe people , to. abide. the 

curſe indeed; and our CUB MK , through 

his wercifull favour : Forthe carrh likewiſe recei- 

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(asThauc ſaid before) and ſo-cate it warmecinlike 
forr they boyletheirRice; andicare it warme $/-and 
-euento'vs it 15 a very good and-ablec ſiiſtenance: all 
other” graines being: fowed; the ground is with 
theirTrons ſpadled ouer; and ſo lefe to his growth: 
but in'Rice they do ſer it firſt in ſmal patches of low rhe manner cs 
mariſh'gronnds,and after itdorth come vp,diſperſe theirRice. | 
the plants, andfet them in- morefpacious places, 
which they preparefor it, and it dothyeeld a grear 
increafe; they doe likewife obſerue their. ſeaſons, 

to ſet other plants; as Tobacco,whichis cuer grow- 

ing about their houſes; and likewiſe, with grear | 
carefulnefle ; they prepare the ground, to ſet The The planting 
ſeedes of the Cotten wooll , whereof.they plant of conon 
wholefields, and commingvp, as Rofes grow, it 

beareth coddes;andas they ripen, the codde brea: 4 
keth; and the woollappeareth , which ſhewes the 4 


time of gathering. 
''And'betore Tipaſſe to ſpeake of other natural! , 
plants; that proceed aridicome forth without la- 
bour { I muſt not omittorelare heere, the farther 
' miſery of this ſabouring people, that thereby wee 
may diſcerne, the greater mercy we docentoy, for 
whereas:it: bath plgaſed God, to affoordvnto ys 
ſeaſonable times', to platit and ſowe., and againe 
to reape, and enioy our labour., ſending likewiſe The miſery oe 
entle ſhowres and raines,wherby we reccite thern *< people. 
1n a'dae ſeaſon's heharh nor dealrfo wirh all Nati- 
ons,whereoftheſeare witneſſes ; for although their of” 
ſeaſons ate certaine, yet they are violent and feare- 
full : For from September., vaco the latter end of 
: R 3 Maic. 


The times of 
” *- their raines & 
the fearcfulnes 
thereof, 


| Maicfo 


fame: which raines,, at the firſk. come gent'y's now 
xr, and 


the ſeaſon of the grounds ſoftnefle z, and as it Joth 
© beginne, after a more gentle manner , in the ſame 
| nature and diſtance of time it paſſeth away, the 
; moſt extreame force being from the middle of Iu-. 


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lowing almoſtnine monechs, they 


caſte any ſhowresof raine , ſoas their ground is fo. 


— 


 hard,through the excreme heate ofthe Sunne,that 


they can make nowvſe:thereof , ; but are compelled. 
to ſtay vntill raine doth fall, ro moyſten the earth, 
that their inſtruments may center, to prepare the 


and then a ſhowre , but not without thunder, 
lightning; Towards che end of Iunc,it then grow. 
eth moreforcible, powring it ſelfe violently foorth 
with ſuch horrible ſtormes, and gults of winde, and 
wich ſuch fearefull flaſhes of lightning, and claps 
of thunder, as if (according to our phraſe), heauen 
andearth would meet together: in all which nor- 
withſtanding, the miſerable people are drivento 
worke and labour , inthe open field, for loo 


ly, vntill the middle of Auguſt,and the abundance 


 ofraine that then doth fall, may bee ſuppoſed, in 
that it doth raiſe the Riner from his vſuall height, 


direRly vprighe thirty foore, and where it hathnort 
banke to defend it ouer-flowes the ſhoares, and 
therefore they prepare their habjtations, in their 

owne diſcretions, accordingly, and in ſome yeares 


-not withour eng : Now in regard many people 


ofour Country, hauc beene loſt, and that our Sea: 

men directly charge the vnhol{omneſle of che aye, 
tobetheſolecauſc, lwoud preſume alittle ro ar- 
gue ir, deliucring my opinion, hoping it may in- 
vite ſame abler vnd ding., toſcarch into jt, 


I and 


Jn ance; toatoyde tlie 
"Tt is certaine, in regard of the grounds hardnefſc ini ry comen' of - 

choſe nine tmoneths whe) the raines are paſt, that the !4=ent. 

ſuperhicics, or vpper part of the carth, doth receine all 

that venome, or poyſonous humours which diftill ei- 

cher from trees or plants, whereof there is ſtore, as 

we ſee bythe aboundance they vſc in poyſoning their + - 

Atrowes ,” and ſome of rheirLamnces ; and likewiſe; 

what doth iſſue from their venemous Serpents , and 

Snakes , of which kindes there are very many , both, 

great, and exceeding long ; alſo Toades and Scorpi- : 

ons : the poyſon| dorh remaine and continue in the x g_ _ 

dryhieſſe of the groun@, and rakte vp in the guſt and poyſan. 

fand, which vpontthe firſt raines,being moyſtned, and © +... 

the earth wet , by the exhalation of the hor Sunne is 

drawne vp, and in ſhort time in the nexr ſhowres fals 

downe apgaine; in my poore indgement, ſomereaſon 

appeares that thofe firft times muſt be very peftiſenr, 

and fa! of danger, which inſome forrreſkifi>s te ſelfe, 

in regard thoſe firft rainesJighting vpon the haked bo- 

dy, do* make blajnes and ſpots, which remaine after 

chem, mich more rhen after the raines hanecontiny- E 

ed, andmre perfe@y waſhe , atid cleard the ſyperft oo 7 

cies: and not onely vpon the bodies + but in the'gar - the firſt raines. þ 

ments. or clothes wotne'; who being laide by; after 

they atewet with'thefifft raines, doefooner, and in 

gfeater number "breed and*bring* forth yntoward 

wormes; whereas other wayes , after the taines are «0 
m6te edtmrdon doth tiorproduce anyfuch efet, 2 

doe.,yery little. To this I fay , that it is a ling = 

* efperially obferned, as much as men may, to a 


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better , and ſo retifie me in that where 1 ſhall doe a- 
- miſle, Thele' ſeaſons I ſay, begin gently.inthe end of © 
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_= in hisequinoQall the airedoth care, na or _— 
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theſe'- va pours nn on eo 
the Tropicleymae comes to the EquinoRtiall he is 
diſloluing, and clearing the ſame againe,all which obs 
ſcruing asa naturall man, commend to the ingenious MO 4 
practitioner, cither toamend, or make vie of; And'in ſpeak of Chis 
my ſelte , with humble thankefulneſſe | give glory ants 
God,who ſhewes his almighty power to theſevnbalee.. © 

uing people le.that in regard ,they will not accep tof that 
P , and pea intelligence of our ma 
mecke « xiour his bleſſed Sonne ; they ſhall feclc and 
feare his omnipotent power, incrembling vnder thoſe Ts 
nw TITER tcrrours , —_— as hee fairh in 2v6, "__ 


Sl ymits as hee ach himlclicof the Guclling Sea 
fo likewiſe of theſe fearcfull ſeaſons; herherera. ſh 
you come, and ſhall exceed no further. I 4-62 IAG» 
And now to. adde...comfort vnto.vs. thatare, or 
ſhalbe called to trauell theſe-parts: fuk, the timesand 
ſcaſons are certaine , that men may either auogde them 
by leauing the countrey, when they are to.come; or by 


preparing themſclues with things neceflary , bee the 
berter able-to:endure; them, when they are come-;. of 
which now wee haue 4” Res Experian oh Wee can 
expound things outwardly,by Gods permiflion-requi- 
fie and aaileable, and ak frame ouhodes an 
diſpoſitions to the countrey and ſeaſons agreeable:and 
this is encouraged with a comfortable. rc{olution,that 

the continuance is notlong ; and that: wee know the 

Acomfereto ends, and termination of the. ſeaſon, whichbefore cx- 
Ge waucllet: perience,, was a fearefull diſcourager::: So-I returne 
1, backego ſpeake of thenaturall plants,which following 

© the laborious courſes, I was driven toomit::! 71,1) 


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| dere hail ebatke of 
Teedes andſedge, which eobey will nak c faſt, oO grin 
- theout bowes' ofthetree, and-in thoſe the Bee $ m 
will come and breede,wliereofintime: heyreceiue 
 theprofir;hauing ſo many bazkets'on fome con- 
-  nenient trees, 'thatirrour:ignorance, before wee 
knew ir being diane of, wemight conceit it was 
ſomefrair the tree had yeclded'; alſo ih holesof 

' hollow erees, amongft ulic woods ſtill- bces/ are 
 " plonryy {> that-anothir lohn Bapt if any were, 
place aud that with pleaty. o recviue 


might'in this 
"hisKull of Eocuft and wild hony: 
-:2>Andfor-trees:: ofqueatonſnis bodies. 6 they þ | 
Lene JeſÞocially dnefort;;:. which doth'carry, vpona 
- longſtalke, wren dnd coin fruite,. yeelding.a kinde 
. ofpleaſingp within: VWhereupontht Baboones * 
-| and Minkyesvito: keder hewof thing hacine g 2» tits; atv gy 
 beſtore;inrtgard'otheirnmumber;, :as1 all declare cars 
hereafter :' and ſome'o$ rh2ſe 'trees' retaine thatBig- 
- neſſe; tharifixe menby -fadoming' can hardly com- 
- paſſe: therearc other huge trees, onewhereof doth PENS 
fr catry aſtony apple, which being thro! 2h ri 
'  $roltrable; arid ſerues'-if h=efall to 
0 Fine; but that is in' place, where'the. 


Riranper "And Twillconch lorem with ea 
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fruite in propottion, - much Uke” Our DISSEFTONT. On-! 

chefurs, at on both des, bur har hard ſhell 
b:. the outfideyrhey call them Gole, and we Nuts: the-caft* 
| Thiefruite of of hit;,when he is bitten, is extreame'bitter, -buitehe- 
| pregeſiceme. eration of him. is with them ſo ſer by, that tetiis @ 
preſentfor a King: this operation wefinde, that after 

we haue eaten of him downe, notwithſtandinghis 


 bicter taſte, the water wee drinke! preſently after, /al- 
thoughit he out of the Riuer, ſhallhaucareliſh ks 
white winc,carrying that ſiveetnefſe as if itwere mixt 
with ſugerz and likewife the Tobacco wee take pre- 
ſencly after, ſhall have that ſweereneſſe- -one would 
| A ae: other operation we finde none; yetſ@ 
| doetheyeſteeme/ them that the auncient perſons ha- 
uing [oft their teeth, and notable to bite it,haue mor- 
ters wherewithall carryed ro bruiſe it, that they-may 
not be bard of theTuice ,*and" comfort of its 'neyther 
are they forthe common people: Fifty,of theſenuts 
inthe habitation where'we dwelt, reſented tothe . 
King, would buy a wife, and manytimesas a wonder- 
k full gtcar preſent, I haiic had fixe of them ſent mez 
”  Theyarenor. Dowbeit,, -wencuer ſaweany of them grow,'"neirher 
grovingwith- are they,as they ſay amonegft them, bur brought froms 
in the lmit We 1 ther people, and they ar: of moſtyalew © fill the 
ſaw, -r PEOPIE, and THey are OI MOILTVAlewW , 
lower, and neerer the mouth, yet there they bee, and 
the Portingals will make , as Ph hey bring them'into 


theRiner, by a trad= they have in'a prcatbaye, bes 


'% —__ fond Caeho, 'where they .meete with a people ,- that 


} en we were rings them gold, and many of theſe nuts; and this 

_* abouc. We Cai fay, that when we were ar the higheſtpart of 8 

3 the river, the people brought them abundantly-ward / | 
vs, and did wonder mich; we made is more eftecwre | 


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pn wks wi che laſt, or 
ao we haue to fag ann ither, 
or becate with wormes, as by I EAGER 'kee- 
ping ofthem,to.haue ſkewed i in England, as I much 
defired, They haue neither Onyons, nor Garlike: 
howbcic, Garlike.is achin they. much Sire ; whe: 
with weſcethemrather hy 1 neads and. 
thenaftcrofeede on.:neithe! hauc. they, a 


or flowers, Fl eicher for taſte 62a Ga I. the ela 


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ND now Lam cof bEche wild 6931618 
A- trey is ſtored Ou Mia Hey pe g. 
ao and offenſfine; kee-* - 
Uo pn cindread.andas his pleafine requires 
is firſt WORN {nee _ mae: 51m 
VC wh I. et novy though-vve 

cannot ſpoke nar vvitneſſes;for our putter God hath 
Gordained, 1 #orprien yhich aie: tnoſtrytan- 
nous to others, and boldeſt againft man, asaſhamed 
of their bloody actions, nomwrithſiatding their able- 
nes and firenert ,docſhutthemſclues vpn the bovy- 
els ofthe carthall the day time, as it were :onfic de 
| from the glorious light ofthe Sunne,: y one of 
jv comfortableſt creatures z So that in the - 
ie he, is their times of walking , _ our Os 


of them, is by their roarin 


c, whereby one beaſt is ry lene from: and; 
cher, butthe Lyon is more eſpecially ro betaken 
notice of, beſides his owne voice, jn regard of afer- 
uant hee hath ſometimes two or three that doe ate 
4 tend him, which wedoecall the little Tacke All tit 
© ie baalſer. 5 littleblacke ſhaggetheard beaſt. zbour the big- 
es neflc ofa {mall ſpanicll, which ſo ſoohe as theEue- | 

ics, hunts and buſles abour' for the-preye;, ' _ : 
z0n the foot, followes the ſenewith | 


pen-thelacke All bow fu Lent: 
belegn the ve age come in, ook x our,ts- *- 
ſhew the cſiate he ſtands in, and then comes _ 
haughty Lyon, 3nd ceazeth one thewe heweary 
as it is written of the Lyon in his pride, Wt laile, 
of his'prey ar three fumps; okay to piirſte,/ 
coplebinieiatr end bin 052d; hetetriai 
his ena enanearceba ding; and yalping b Top: 
Eallevporthercmain ct, And thisas wehe d © 
receiuefrom the-commtry people; 16 likewiſe i 7 is 
afficmed ynro'vs by ourownetrauailes? foras"we 
had occaſion when-the tydes fell our torravaile'vp,, 
theRiter in chenightz ar likewiſe'many times 6 utornpg, -- 
ride all night at an Anker intheRiuer againſt defere | 
phony wedid obſetue the noyſe, and hunting of this 
acke All, and likewiſe nore the reply, andanfwer 
_ ofthe Lyon, infomuch, 'as it was a commonn word 
- amongftvs,who-will goevn ſhore, and agohpaty 
the Maſter huntſman. 
There are 'Ounces and Leopa eds great ſtore, 
whereof by reaſon of the many carnal wes ſcevpon 
the larid; we may diſcerne the print of the foot, re 
maining vpon the holes mourh, beeing able toaſſure 
tharis within , as alſo the countrey prone doe 
; ttheirskinnes vnto vs to ſell; how euer O,, 
D—_ them4forby eons vc 


ajine.  TYzamongſtwhich eſpecially isthe 


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her child wrapt. in'a Cloarh 
 withouther dorevpona matte, asrhey, vie co doe, 
- andthere camea hungry Ounce who ioſoemed had 
miſt his. nights-prey., aa} rooke vp the «loath a nd 
childe, and runne his wayes, liomother mer him, 
and with wofull outcry purſued hit, andas it chan. 


ced he tooke the way-to cone rightvpon: the 


- wherethe'Fathersfthc child with other pcople were 


Jbouring inthe ficld,, who wiathroaring voyces run 
after him,theOuncetill ran away,keeping his hold, 
. butas it chanced,thechild drope [oth of-the>cloath, 

and the father ranning after, recoucred: ig; and; poke 
; vp,the Ounce: catryed clearie away-theeloath, 4nd 


vhe manbrought backs the-child tothe: mother, the 


which-wee our 'ſelues'haue, buthſagh6 and handlsdi> 


and-ſo bold-and fierce ts the Quneegthat many vloes 
 Inthenight, hee hath drinena ſmell dogge Weehad, 
where wedivelt on ſhore to our bed{ides-byahole he 
: had through ourſtraw'vvalles ,.barkingandrurining 
vnder our beds, not daring to looke-Out, Howſocher 
ve encouragee him,yatill-vvevvere faine-vvith: fice- 
brandsjn our bands to:gee abtoad,and ſo feare: him 
avvay : and-many more are. there of njphe enctnies, 
which vvatch and looke after Sh aneboe 


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to herhouſt 10/2 ſpring. ro. 


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all places, and wherceſoencr you come, you (ball 
find che footing and apparentſhewthey.haue beer: 
there, though. nor preſently to be ſeene- and? nor-! 
withſtanding thoſe great abundanceof wilde ones, 
e not anyof them tame, or-vnder com- 
the ces of the world they haue, 


 e!:ey haue nota 
maund : as in other place: | 

1 fromthe fearethey con-- 

they 


cciue of them :_ much, and great is 26 06-28 
"doethem, both among their corne, and eſpecially 
' in their, Corton greunds, going in ſmall compa- 
nics together, whereof T haue ſeene fixreene yerie 
reat ones, beſides youngones har ſuckr., and ©- 


rs that were of middle ſtatures ; the proportion'Th fawre of 
ofthe greateſtI leaue you thusro conieQure ofthe .* © 

_ reeds or ſedge,thargrows naturally incuery place,” '* 

is hjghe! NEO: aiwbead ads, thenthe arme of atall 
7 et wg man 


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P tonne COON | 
| E ©, but mo ec F Y, 
des hk © ercof inthe woods, 
you ouſhall find ſtoreby them pulld downe, and 
' of bigge bodies, and round ſubſtances, che man 
Won muſk; xelate a0 corre& the wiſtaking, | 
which b moſt common.1n picturing rhe Elephang, | 
wholerwo great reerh are commonly ſex. in is10- 
wer iaw, Carrying them Yap is ,as a Bore doth his 
' tuasks: which 1s codrrary,ior he carries them down- 
ward, and with them breakes downe the trees; for 
after with his trunckehe hath bended the roppeche: 
Haſpes over hisewo teeth, ſo as one ar! other muſt 
EE —_ giue way, andthar is thereafon;rhat among , 
"thoſe multitude of teeth, that'are brought-over;' 
fo many broken recth, and crackt andſhakenare a- 
mongſt chem,forit the tree be:too ſtrong.cher we 
ues Way, and ſorhe people find many'1ur 
peeces, which chey ſcllvnto vs ;&rhe abuy apes 
thoſe teeth; thatare yeatcly. brought wehtnce;' 
may farisfic what flore of cheſe beaſtsare/in, the” 
countrey ; fot as I hane ſpoken : with many, [who 
__ opinion conſidering the grearſtore are broughtiavay, b have” 
conceived, they had ſhedrheir reethas Stagges- 
doe mew their. hornes., which dire&tly is nothing: 
ſo, but by the dearh of the beaſt, the teeth aregort- 
ren; what caſuall deaths they are ſubie& vurowee 
_ arcignorant:/and for any praQize 'of che p zeoples,: 
+ -* 3OO much fcare: poſleſſerh rheim,(o farre 6.) 1aue: 
ſecne,, one plaec alone exceprod; which] wilt ma- 
nifeſt vnto you : + Within foure: miles} e c ourha- 
bitation es » ; Fin toad a-good atious plants” 


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bY 4; WHO Was aLWayesa _ T ours 5W w $02” ES 
inourdveling, epmonee hriſtt I 4 | ne rt 
ner;”/where (God wer tomary on eat f noted before, 
meate: romendourfare, iuſtinthedinner time, 
there 'came toure blacke people vatovs,, whereof. 
o wereladen; and had: great gourds yppon their! 

heads; as muchas they could: ſtand vnder,- theane.; 
fullofPalmerawine, rhe other of raw fleſh, which 
were Preſents fent mefrom this Ferambre. whoſene 
meword; hee had killed an Elephant, ;and bad ſeng 8995 
_ meſomepatrrhercof; ourdaintic ſtomacks looked. * 

afquaſhar ſuch grofſefleſh, yet T received ic kindly, 
' + 'gaue it oy to ourblackeneighbours,who.eat.. 
it very merr _—T 'Thenextday I wentito.Ferambras-: 
hovſe;& 'the faſhion of the Courery roemenain 
vs, with rheir beſt proviſion of dier amongſt which. 
wehad Elephams fleſh, mhanturonlinh my ſelfe, X 

and tbnfores tharwere wirhme,! kd yery heartily, 
and foiind it Footand:fauonry.meate: I defiredro.. 

know how hekitled them; :Andheſhewed me one” ----.1,.:- 
_ of hisblacke pe people, and.ſayd, There was none but, © © 
hee alotie durit eas and caking downea lauclin;rpc md 
whictihung inthe "Wie , the ſtaffe ſometentoote wig killed 
long'the' Trow'orhtad wheteof wasboutd vpina > 
cloth; which he opened andſhewed me, and it was 
laid with poyſonalloner; befayd, his manner was, . 


yo Hes; faw rhe: om nr ; high 
rhem, 8&by 


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OP: inthe meanctime, ypon.tr es, 
xfaduancage, being fercoundabour x0. 

watch him, and ſo foone as he is downe., come $9. 
him;preſenelycutcing away. ſo much ofthe fleſhas. 
is inflamed with che/poylon , which they.throw a. 
way, reſeruingthercſt for their owne-ſullenance:. 

| (1/2 an rthis manner he harh.latled wee ſo many ; 96 
| of rhcle rales, you Tee Thavetailes heerc hanging vps And axceps.. 
away with me. j1- this place; Incuertheard-but rhe people: Were: 

' wondrous fearefulloftrhem :the experience where: 
of; was'in thoſe blacke people, Ihad.in my.boate.. 
when LwenrvptheRiyer: Itwas my, manner , as. 
E- cou'diwithconucniendcie, to aduenture and ſet yp-.. 
| pon ſtich as wee met wichall, but.my Blacks would 
alwayestremble, andrunne away; and many.ſcuc- 
rall attempts Ihalyponthem, wherein Lowiſiſay, 
aS rfound , that they Were as fearetull asa foreſt. 


The Elepbanta Stappe,' andaccording to.their greameſſe ent as. 


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. 


, 


—_ fo ift from VS'aS they could,which pace W s faſter, 


[rhena goodable mancould tunne, whereof I. bad: 
triallinonegreat beaſt, who notwithſtanding wee,, 
had'ſhotthree times, the bloud running downehis,! 


1: 


ofout Black 


Elephant. 


«My tes 
Borkrp ig jgh, bo 
ere -nhetdviqnie writs and PT 
al manner of ſorts ſpread ouexthe' Ed, 
with beaftsof that kind; whoſe names wee areige | 
riſa ſtrange) hydes the) doc bri 
to v8 Among which chereis0no beaſt hol boſs 
foore of length;of adunnecolou 
ati firokt with white: Ariothes fort-1 muſt4 ro 


. | arid'h | 

tale ce Ge  Sadegtienahey 

4 'compatits', creek yok aFleriest 
yu ataes keepe by-them Ces ant gin 

of. charkind conſo We! 

Nundoobas Hye vrithinae Riner 
vas omebe:' 


pether, arifeviente 5 
| £09: 


rotiiagot £5 

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4 - 
4 ts SFE%> 1>465Þ 


w pre od 


him; 


way, reſcruing the reſt for cheir owne- ſuſtenance: 
CO irfthis manner he hath-kted wee fo many; ſs 


$1119 ft 


Þ  avrey wich me, hs thivhlacey Chegerhoard; but-the people, Were. 
' woridrous fearefulofthems the nxPerjence whete: ; 
E. when I: wenrvptheRiyer:Irwas my. manner , as. 
6 - cou'diwithcomucniendie, 20 2duenture and {et To T 


of, was'in thoſe blacke peo 


SE - pon et grwerantideat, burt.my Blacks would 


alwayesttemble; andrunne away; and many ſcuc- 


ratfilieen = $3 I halyponthem, wherein Lmuifiſay, 
as If6ind', thatchey were as fearctull as a forreſt 
The Elep ants Stapge, jeftonting to:their greatncſle,went as 


xi. rift from vsas they could,which pace was faſter, 
 .thina good: able mancould runne, whereof 1 bad. 
*triallin'ones 
had'ſhotthtee: times, the bloud running downehis,: 
ſtdcs,eſcapt away from vs,thatweloſt him, whom 
afterwardsthepeople foundgead, and broughh his. 
teeth* ro fell 'vnto vs; and had wee beene: prouided, 
accordingly,we mighthbauc madediuers preys vp>, 
on ther? 
on amongeſt the'people; for many would come-. 
 downe on'pu 
ofout Blackes, Y that durkoty 


© WM 
Ke / , 
Go 4 Y £ 
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Re: ro 
FR Ws * * 


4 T I * 
Wh 4 & L 
a” | 5 bg : FR. be 
<8 OS KL ry + EY 
15 bo "5" DO OY = 
p EEG Es oh ES ts, 0 os, SER : 0 ; 


-Y 


There 


bs it ſelfe, CT: | 
ebea, the extremitie 'whercofkilles 
himz"the'p: ple in-che meanceime, ypon. trees, 
and places ofat 1antage, being ferroundabout 50 
watch him, and ſo fvone as he is dywne, come $9. 
preſenelycutting away-ſo much of the fleſhas. 
med with che/poylon , which they. throw a». 


at beaſt; who notwithſtanding wee, 


it what wee did, was beld inadmirati-,; 


roſe tolookevpon vs , anddemaund - 
ponan:- 


»| + 


al manner fr ſorts ——_ 
witl beafts of tharkind, oglaals names Wee areigs 
4 norarit dow ſirange hydes they doc bring 
mongſt which there: wone: beaſt, whoſe 
hide is fourtecnefoore of lengrh;ofadunnecolour, 
ike with\vhire: An 1.90 muſtneedes 
ell pur 
bour; 
xwitha Takinkdwep the Babowngs , 
4 | ath innume- 
e!thoy aft i, they doc.goe'! 10 


clo two focieries+ 
wo kind: ms $i 

and fittte ds theyares conforyto- 
Qher, Ronin andertasye wi;hinzheRiacr, 
fiequenr' as omebe: or eS 


oy are a5 'frequai 

PN the Lepore is 

© Foire, bite being inchowacery 
Fehr a ho Art in (my owneknowh 


ry a | 


, and d Dare - DEM 
ey, HOI 


Y #® 4 SEE & 
g boughrMonkeylc as Fu WILLYY 
- . . þ4 7. | t 


.\they hauc none buttheirowne: - 
kind together, 'and rode heardes: ,'of chree or toure- 
thoiſand i in a comp h 


ſort; "ad there isas great, wands ic 
on, yoo mor} pe pnda.wwnas by henass 
Commander apreat one" walkesy the femalescarry' 
ng vnder their bellies, excepr ſhee-haue two, 
and men? yy one vnder,the other aboue.ln the rear comes. ' 
vp apreat company of the biggeſt ſort, as a guard 
paint any 1920, Prout ,”andin-this, manner d 
in gy ar nv ct | 
willger vp into the trees, arid ſland/in oo "rom 
and n/a kindofcollericke humour the grea | 
ſhakerie trees; andwithhis hard: 
in tharfaſhion.; ASit dothexceedt 
to doerhe like, barkini 
if fm ry 


vs, 


will 


oyſc at VS; as- 
nded; cndinthis Peoria 


's \ 


i an 


ourfaces;bur vpa-gunne, nd away'the 
ur people one day as we camenearetheſhore 
atroupeof. theſe ſhavers, 


| treesand plants, wound and. 


artificial manner, 
thicknes oucr head, cepe away 
the "roar bin phos ſnoothed vn 


all 


| 4 SI448 
y ge vnluc- | 
would haue confidently ſuppoſed, ix | 

the handyworke Vhmony | $200 
opiniont The Spaniards 
0 them, anddoth nor 0 =} 
that the ate abſolurcly a race and kind of peo. 
; who. im regard they will not bee brought. ro- 
ſubie&ion,.r refuſe co 


| JI 


0 ROD, Eee ugg's 


o R684 Es, «wy 
d s * T3 Y F . o 


LE nas hs 
$f q 


Igl# 


S\-rhat: higher -wichin theland: oh. 
which hath-one onely horne- 
=. deſcriberhe beaſt, to be borh bo chedulie 
Py avallow Dex andthe h "erg 

nehe t ofaheir kid ndiorhers 
wile «hichisnothing like to the'deferiptionot s 
Ynicorne, as he tswith vs ſetout; if- 4 bec any 
ſich beaſt; whereol indeed any; v donbefulljand | 

s. -1 >" am extoiite thelaſt;retictiiocxde en 


2 - landfowle;andof that! nature, runny tel "I" 
) Mongh ſuch jowlc and birdschat tetnaineand 
live vpontheland jin-our traycls 
| and. our: dat wNounPa 


rey peop ; oftor bing an wen 
xer, orfellvntovs, fo as ir 
none ob rham-jn rheſepart 


the Riuerof; Scnega: z-which is rc 
and andy Ae | 


© which being 4 
, afc heere at; 


os 
. + & T4 


1 next-in greatth 
of thegreatnoyſe 
h refembt 


hee wakes when he 


_ gard 


ind hers grout 
orcat ſpoyles: they ate very: go tocare,xnd 
d of a great ſtature, hauing ms 4x part & 

» ſhow;withs 


nite tote of another forr of cx 


4 

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Py 


Wn. ; Oe Of 


BE +. 


ts great enemies 0 
and Þ atridge : : andthecauſe: 
Xs aha houſes, is ro preſerue them fr: 
x PIO h are. the: 
| keeps 
1 would notfai 
1 a] Iſsaels rencs ; .rhus- much Leans 


| apkeaſinganddelightfulmeareanc 

ke --where we haue made 
+ © © © © »'rofallabout-xs-:i10;a 
Fo © *. ſhoorerhem, mensd 
I» _  » ſhort warning: 
| | Pigeom., likewiſe: ſtore of Pid, 


£4 aa 
« _- " » of 


as 


Lk 


j,A woe ay 
;for 


; 
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PE 
Az 
; 
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young, from "lhname; by fa ing, this what's growin'Þ : 


+ 
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Li 


' theontermoſt ſmall ſprig 


L neck, 
* which 'is hollow, made of reeds and ſedge; rar oh 
neaſt hanging like a bottle, made faſtby thenecke, i 


. ta 


DN $..% n + 
ny, t 


there is eſpecially one, tre nia rickle 
both'ypon the body, 


wo Ea. di 


them grow'vpon. 
theirtoppes ouer the water: 


fant from the water , $4 mtky 0 


Bing 


the banke fide, hangin 

we obſerne, that of this 
0h hd riorcontenwithhis defence of p 
les ve likewiſe ofhis growing ouer the w: 


fide doethey winde their neſtes with aniowſe 


ſome places fo thicke together , that the ſame deof 
the tree, ſeemes as it were all couered with thatchy 
cowhich.if notwithſtanding the prickles,ahe Babo! 
or Munkey durft approach, the fearc hee ſhall haue, 
chatthe bonghes will not beare him, and thefallhee 
is in danger of, together vvith the fright of thewa- 
ter nderneath him, isable'tb daunchim., \by which 
natural care he preſcrues his increaſe e,and fpcedes bet- 
tet then many times the Parratdorh;for he likewile is 
prouident to make his neaſt on the outermoſt ſinalleſt 
ewigge 'of a'tree; but on'the land winding it ;abe 
thetwigge;fo neare, 35 irwilſnor bearcany:of 
ppy enemies who ev roar a are: Vi ant for 


their owne ends. and by petting ph 
d when hee ſees 


T. 

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__ pe 
« 


| wi 


w_ ouerlooke his-defired prey, 


RE Moya tho 'weaſt, 6 , will hazard: 
ly as the gh'may' beare lim and Ting | 


__ and 'armes: Dorking 


onely'tree, the liceBird makes 


on belt ſide which bends to the'riuer onthe very out- j 


< P 
c 


within the ground, by which laces 

Heme mt yoo. 
Bucthere'arc birds of 
reof ere is one ſort;as large asout: 
eoplet of theic owne ac- 
rd kill the wild deare* by cexzing pon his head, 


zz 


nping faſt , ' doth continue north with 
s, viel the dearefiintes, a the 


'breedin is in the © rroes, 
continual - watchs At arte po the 


-- 


likewiſe ferrrralt ſorts 


o Kites © ane Birkdrcs; whereof the Skit * 
er th 


fouls ſerr andſtrons, A 
ſortsareealily'to 
> forifat anytime; wee hapoed'tolol n 
beaſt in th2 woods,whereby any blood were diſcoue- 
re{alchonph there were ſcarce any one of theſe raue- 
ning birds to be ſeene AlmoftiaMicly.,. you ſhould 
| c ſuch troupes of. all ſorts cone in, as were able to- 


EY 


Baſkar 


* 
he 
MO ey 14 - 


ff 
BB 


> 
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4 

- 


4 _—_ 
Z B- p.- 5 FE 
3-5, We 

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) - = 

- a ne 2 * 1 

the 
4 
_ "W- =" $ 
, ; 3 y - 
: : ; 
* | | 


bound, 
F ogy Munkyes. 


* which is hollow, made ofrceds and fedge; thewhole 


to which, if notwithſtanding the prickle 


| happy erietnies who. notwithſtanding are vigilant for 


* cereis not ay: : that in know; n Eng 
* liſhname, by Gy ing,this whey growinE lan 
there1s elpecially one, whodoth exceed inprickles, 


# 


bothvpon ebody, branches , and armes2 'euenito. 


-theontermoſt'ſma ſprigges; r woe theſe grow. di. 


ftatit from the water , and-many of them grow vpon. 
the banke fide, - hanging their toppes ouer theater: 
we obſerue, that ofthis onely'tree, the licle Bird makes. 


E 4nd norcontent -with-his defence'of 


kes vie likewiſe of his growing ouer the wat rand 
on rerres ſide which bends to the riucr onthe very out- a. 
fide doethey winde their neftes with an'owſfe,or neck, 1 


neaſt hanging like a bottle, made faſtby thenecke, in 

ſome places fo thicke together , that the fame ſideof 

the tree, ſeemes as it were all couered with thatchywn- | 

or Munkey durft approach, the feare hee ſhall haue, 

cthatthe bonghes will not beare him, and thefallhee |. 
is in daumger of, together vyith th fright of thewa- 1 
ter vnderneath him, isable'tb daunthim , by vwhich x i | 
natural care he preſerues his increaſe, andfpeedes be 

tct then many times the Parrat doth, forhe likewiſe ſs 
prouident tomake his neaſt on theoutermoſt ſinalleſt 
twiggeof a'tree; but on'the land winding-/it ;abo! 
thic twigge,ſo neare, 3 itwilfnort bearcany of his v 


will biattloalle EET: and) when nerf 
they ate's ROSIOEE , FAY 


ly as the by 


= 
$ 
6-7 
= 
4. 
Fe: 
Wn 
Fo 
8 
b&: 


Gig Up Mo gens 62 a oY * $a ID 62.24 L£ 


7 ouerthe Ne, AE Cecpor | " 
the accalt of theſe. deuourers , - they: will 4 
ww re te round hike 


wall diſtance hEone 


within the ind; b:  whicls 
ehem god heir = by —_ | 
Butchere/ate birds of defenceſucly as ne foblie 
whiteof there is one ſore; as hrge 4 as-out Terfaucl 
andtheſeas the peop | if Ou 
cords, kilt che wild deare by cexzitgypon his head, 3H 
tanning fat, i doth ni SO \virle his Hawkes thas = 
s. the deare faintes; 4 tet he preyesvp- 1, m—_— - 
on him. \And likewiſe of other" forts that line ypon 
Prey. whoſe tnarmer of breeding, is.in the open trees, 
by the gy watchitip/and | antending! this 
rear Ex 


1t, [ 
There are rio's Execs bitof a kind'of ſmall da- , 
ſhird Engle infioire fore, arid likewiſe feurralt ſores © 
of ranening Kites and Burzards; whereof the skin of 
after the 
ar ofthe Cecile {Theſe ſortvare <a ilytobes —- 4 
diſcerned? for tne; wee hapned"tolln = * 
| b:aft inth= woods whereby any blood were diſcoue- A 
req Alchonph there were ſcarce anyone of theſe raue- F- 
ning birds ro be ſcene” Mihoftte krly.,. you ſhoul& - 
pes of all ſorts conein, as were able to- 


Ecarkas, if wee were not | 


” 


L TORT 


3 


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ue 


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fe com 
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the oft 
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"» TETRIS 


Po > 


2 * 


the firſt whit 
them, 


fucha 


way be 


cefull time we liue in, oppoſite. to no ncigh- 
loue or amity,,. neither confronting any for- 


% 


o 
- 


raine Prince, by.cntring, or intermedling within any | 


oy 
o 


n territories , neither is 1t done..in any War- 
emanner , but by the auncient 
that vniteth nations, the courſe of mat- 


Fray 


= 


pw Hy we 
trade of the Moores 


- b 
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5% O 


ant Wi apt an " 2 9 a= Tenn —_ 
Vo RE ROE A ARS 00 eg GG es on tao aghgh, an ith 
, be YI _ A+ Te oF: 


$UC08: 


CY 


finde the natiuesto embrace vs wi 


ourownedoube ih before lg. 
Tewiſe difproc D0UMN: 
andaltogether confounding the report and | 
ofall thoſe; who,to ſerue theirowne' bi 


the people abouc to: bee a crous 
' Againe toaduance! the Aduenturer, ler che alres- 
px mented and certainc trade be remembred, wh: 
inmy owne petſe knowledge I will make g 
(againftall Maligners, and fecrer oppoſers)that ir 
ſtaple and: principall commodities,it is not ven 
\but at renne for one profite; and admitre the d 
-ery. ſhould nor prooue; yer there will be fow 
places of crade ſufficient;and that within cthelimir * þ 
-offaire recourſe, to vent and putof fuch's 
bleproportion as ſhall bringa returneof 1 
uantage, a$ſhall be able,to- te ch; 
. turther ſearch, and likewife anſwer” 


4 


arhomeof any re 
prouided they docarmerhemſt - 
ofwhar thoſe things are whi of 
likewifehow ro attainevntorhoſe-places., an#or- 


der their occaſions, where thoſe rerwnes arero | 
made; whereunto is added that” 
is notfong, inreſpe&' of o 
rcturne is ſuch, thar 


=—= ” 


x ſpcedi: age, asalſoforthemoſt a 
2to amore profitable retume.”-/ 
And further we may take into confideration;how 
the times and ſeaſons of the yeare, arevnto v$diſco- 
uered; that the- turbulent and infe&ious' ſeaſons 
way ronided for;and' men aduiſed the betr 
to beare them, and pronide for themiſehues; w 


(&sir ſhall pleaſe God to giuea bleſſing) thoſe incon- 
ueniences may bee anoyded}, which for haue 
beene fallen into,and things 'more neceſlaryca 
ng, which through ignorance 'heer 

Yeene negle@ed,,  rogether with diuerſe 0- 
abuſes, thatby experience,nodoubt,may bea- 


s 7 
- OI 


And laſtly, in taking leaue of you le gen- 
. tlemen Aduenturers in this hopefull Diſcouerje;ſet | 
mee (vnder corre&tion) day'vato you, Benor'dif- . Ws 
er nor the iangling diſpoſircions of any, 


- 
. 


edomes 


7 
= 


+ Þ $4 


for awatning to auoydeth 


"ertings them any further: Andthatis all 
fort 2 mony.” | 3 Sy dy ff Wl | 
= + The ſecond may ſome- | 
5m 6X; Sea-men, whoſe vnderſtand1 - 
bes ded vnſeaſonablet times, ande | 
{28 ſhould haue.led them to have | 
©. the very heightof vnſcaſonablenefle -.. 
* | beexcuſed for want of experience , infomuch 
2, - «there had neviet becne any triall made, fohighi 
ET \ the River before toany cife&, ito pe chavy- 
= holfomneſſe, withthe operation thereo 
= 4. 20 many of chem loſt their lines, and b I. 
oo anorketlofſevpon you, wherein: 
: was manifeſted, by whole onelyhantbr/ 
| thoſe few that returned; werefcns 1 ro tel 
WE they had. felr aid fallen into. whete | 
. gained a perperual! knowledge , for obſ © a 
Fi lonable times, /for your bei erproce rd WL? | 
D ter, the valuation whereot being>truh vn F 
3s . may-aduancethe imploymenr; whick.oi "0 
—__— nech1 inthatloffe, tomake you fatisfaC 4 
©: WS | Andfor this third and laſt, "her Ps 
awitneſſe, how accouncs ate:broughs, 
bod wich you, Lam ignorant, uti 


aSitwas, what. Wir! 


ent vnto you, did ariſe: you 
ceſubie@ todiuers other i incounters, 
afionsarchil earneſtly urlved, to.im- 
ortunitie, that will giuc Teaue: or Way 
: "And whereas they ſecketo diſcou- 
et and ſecret meanes can 


dot hill addrefſe 
oninthe fame ad- 


nd: eqns it is, that nor- 
dax-penctous difpo 
fe ;* Wa el 


p_ - 


dbecne - 


that Rvrds Meek hane' 

- natine Coimtrey, vhereofl forbeare examp 
key are nothidden from your True at 
knowledge : Only i ff ſorx 

$0 betot 


your ſelues, of a ſufficient; ft 
_ .witha bancke, the ground of 
follow relolure y your vi 


in our lirtle | lland was vnc 
ra, aa or ns Aa 


——— —_ 


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