Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

§. I.

Of the Riuer Gambra, the Raines, and Land-flouds, the cause and time of their con∣tagion: the Beasts, Fish, and Fowle of the Riuer; of the Portugals, Mandingos, and Fulbies there liuing.

THe Riuer Gamba, Gambia, or Gambra, is in 13. degrees 30. minutes. The Inhabi∣tants * 1.1 (as farre as I could learne in my trauell vp the same three hundred and [ 40] twenty leagues, or nine hundred and sixtie miles) call it by no other name but Gee, a generall name in their language to all Riuers and waters. It hath one sole entrance, which in the mouth is about foure leagues wide, and three fathome water in the channell without any barre. Foure leagues inward it spreads it selfe into so many Riuers, Bayes, and Creekes, that for thirtie leagues vnto Tancroually it is ve∣ry intricate; the maine Channell may easily be discerned except in that limite. With a faire streame from the mouth it floweth to Baraconda, or some little aboue, which is nigh two hun∣dred leagues in the lowest season. The Land-flouds abridge this tide, raysing the water thirty * 1.2 foot vpright, repelling the Seas force, and couering the flats which in the low season cause im∣pediment. These Raines alwaies proceed from the South-east, beginning within Land, where [ 50] wee abode in the later end of May, and at the Riuers mouth in the end of Iune: continuing three moneths with great violence, with great windes, most terrible thunders and lightnings, in sudden gusts and stormes; which violence being ouerpassed, the people continue their labour of tillage. They begin, and goe out with more gentlenesse, the extremitie being from the mid∣dle of Iuly to the middle of August; in September equinoctiall the Sunne clearing: and thence till May they haue no raine, whereby the ground is hard and vncapable of tillage. In this rainy (vnseasonable) season are they forced therefore to exercise their husbandry; as also to pre∣pare their habitations secured from the ouerflowings of the Riuer, where the bankes cannot discipline it.

And hence may the vnwholsomnesse be caused; whatsoeuer venome commeth from Trees, * 1.3 [ 60] Plants, Serpents (whereof are many kinds) Toads and Scorpions, contayned and continued all that time of drought in the dust and on the earth, and washed in the first raines, yeelding veno∣mous vapours to the Sunnes strong exhaling facultie, which it vomits againe, crude and vndi∣gested in the next raines; and so the former raines are worse then the later, blistring the naked

bodies whereon they fall, breeding wormes in garments, therewith wetted and layd by. It were therefore fit to be prouided of water to drinke or dresse meat before these seasons fall; and to * 1.4 preuent the hurt by keeping the Wells couered, and not to water in the open Riuer, as the Saint Iohns men did in the first Voyage (thereby the last to the most of them) our mens remayning there three yeeres, and returning sound, freeing the Countrie of the imputation. The Riuer en∣creased, when no raine is seene where we abode, whereby the raines falling aboue, and further passablenesse of the Riuer appeares. The shoald which stayed vs might in another season bee preuented; yea, with fit men and instruments cut thorow, continuing so small a space; promi∣sing fairely beyond, so farre as we had occasion to looke, the Sea-horses and store of Crocodiles proclayming deep waters vpwards. And if it ioyne aboue to Senaga (as it is vsually described) it cannot be farre aboue that place where we were, but promiseth a farre farther streame, whose [ 10] branches are so great. The higher we went, the more healthfull we found our bodies.

From Baraconda forward wee saw no Towne or Plantation; onely wee found two or three bondles of Palmita leaues bound vp, which our Negros said some people had vsed to passe the Riuer. There abound in this Riuer Sea-horses and Crocodiles, or Alegators. This they call Bum∣bo, * 1.5 whose length we haue measured in the impression made in the sand, whence we haue driuen him, three and thirty foot, so feared of the Natiues that they dare not wash their hands, wade, or swimme in the great Riuer, telling of many their friends by this enemie deuoured. Neither dare they passe ouer their Cattell, but when they passe ouer a Beefe, a Canoe goeth before, wher∣to * 1.6 one holds him close with a rope fastned to his hornes, another holds vp his tayle, the Priest [ 20] or Marybuck in the midst praying ouer the beast, and spitting on him, by whom stands another with Bowe and Arrowes ready; and thus they passe them one by one. And when wee were forced in a shallow place to enter the water, and force the Boat against the current, the Blackes would not be perswaded, saying, Bumbo would haue them; till at last on better consideration, at a third straight, they bethought themselues that a white man was more conspicuous in the water, and therefore aduentured. Yet did I neuer finde them to assault vs in all this way, but when many of them lay on the sands, they would auoide vs, as Snakes vse the noise and sight of men with vs; boldest in deepe waters. Their musky sent made vs oft to stop our nostrils. It made both the water and fish also in some places to taste and rellish of them, that wee could not eate the one, nor drinke the other. The noise of them in that place, whereby they call one [ 30] to another (resembling the sound of a deepe well) might be heard a league.

The Riuer-horse is in fashion of body a compleat Horse; hath round buttocks, short eares, wag∣ged * 1.7 to his mouth, two teeth standing right before on his lower chap great & dangerous, neighing directly like a Horse, foure legs, short, the foot diuided, some so great that I haue measured a print twenty inches ouer. Hee doth hurt in the Rice-grounds, but generally feeds on low marish grounds, where the Sedge is greene in herds by night; bold in the water, snorting, neighing, and tossing the water within Pistoll shot, very fearefull of fire, as might appeare by a Candles end (we could not spare them any shot) set on a piece of wood, and let downe the streame on them. They were most dangerous when they had their young with them, which sometimes they leaue on the shoare, carried in the water by the female on her backe. I haue seene the Sea-horse [ 40] and Crocodile to swimme together without disagreement.

There is store of Mullet and other fish: amongst others, with a net we tooke one like an English * 1.8 Breme, but of great thicknesse, which one of our Saylers putting his hand to, presently cried out that he had lost the vse of his hands and armes; another bare-legged putting thereto his foot, lost the sense of his leg; their sense being seene to returne, the Cooke was called vp, and bidden to dresse it; who laying both his hands thereon, sunke presently on his hinder parts, making grie∣uous moane that he felt not his hands. Sandy a Blacke comming with his Canoe laughed, and * 1.9 told vs that they much feared this fish in the water; for he benummed whatsoeuer hee touched, which he vsed to doe, stroking himselfe on other fish, and then deuouring them: but being dead he was good meat. At that place (neere Cassan) the people would come boldly into the water, [ 50] some great Marybuck hauing secured them from the Bumbo by his blessing. And wee might see many on the other side, but neuer any on this. One little fish there is which may bee called the Running fish, like our Roach, with a red tayle, enforced to runne a great way on the top of the * 1.10 water lightly touching it, by his aduersary which is like a Trout, whom to auoide he hath run sometimes into our Canoe.

There is store of fowle, which we see sit on the bankes, but neuer in the mayne Riuer swim∣ming * 1.11 (it seemes, for feare of the Crocodile) and feeding on the Marishes and Ponds; Geese ra∣ther bigger then our tame Goose with a spurre on each pinion, large, sharpe, and if they be not killed dead, ready for offence: Ducke, Mallard, Hernes, Curlews, Storkes, Plouer, and the like. The people fish their Lakes, and Ponds (which are many, broad, shallow) going a whole Towne [ 60] * 1.12 or Plantation together, onely the men, each with a kinde of Basket holding the open mouth downward, close one by another ouerspreading the Pond, clapping downe their Baskets before them, and so returne most of them laden.

To speake of the Inhabitants, I will beginne at the mouth of the Riuer, where dwell the

Blacks, called Mandingos, which speake the same language, fearfull of any shipping, because many haue beene surprised and carried away, except they know them: they brought to vs abundance * 1.13 of Bonanos (which in the West Indies they call Plantanos) with Beeues, Goats, Hens, Graine, and some Hides. Amongst these dwell, or lurke rather, a certaine way vp the Riuer, certaine Por∣tugals, * 1.14 some of that colour, other Molatos, but the most, blacke, scattered two or three in a place, begetting children of the Blacke women; but haue neither Church, nor Frier, nor any other Religious Order. It appeareth that they are Fugitiues or Exiles from Portugall, or the Iles of that gouernment, which employ themselues in buying Commodities, especially Slaues. A few of them haue vsed one time of the yeere to goe vp the Riuer in a small Barke as farre as Setico to trade, whence they haue returned much Gold, and haue not attempted further, which is not [ 10] halfe the way we haue gone vp. They say that those * 1.15 which committed the treachery against our men are banished, as detested for that fact; how euer, it is not safe to trust them too farre. Their condition vnder the blacke Kings is base, who after their death seize on all without re∣spect to wife, childe, or seruant, except they haue before prouided; as wee haue seene of their poore posteritie, retayning the language of Portugall, and name of Christians loth to bee called Negros, though neuer so blacke. The better sort for feare of reuenge haue remoued their dwel∣lings thence; the Blackes banishing them the Towne where it was done, and so much compassio∣nating others of our people which were aboue in the Riuer in trade, that at their returne they fed them, and conuayed them to the next with their commendations, giuing them safe conduct and guides till they came to Cape Verd, where the French haue continuall trade, which might [ 20] ship them home: their commendation from one King to another, being the losse of their ship by the treachery of Portugals, and their entertaynment good in all places. What Ferambra did, when the King of Nany was perswaded by the Portugals to destroy them is said before. Others did animate our men, and promised assistance to their reuenge, which their paucity refusing, still these Natiues beare a sullen disaffection to the Portugall notwithstanding.

There is another People dwelling amongst the Mandingos, called Fulbies, a tawny People much like to those vagrants amongst vs, called Egyptians; the women well featured, with a long blacke haire, more loose then that of the Blacke women, neatly apparelled in the habite of the Natiues. The men are not so handsome, by reason they liue of and with their Cattell, some Goats, but herds of Beeues in abundance, the keeping of which is their profession. In some pla∣ces [ 30] they haue setled Townes, mostly wandring, vniting themselues in Kindreds, and driuing their herds together: where they finde good pastures they agree with the King, and build hou∣ses as the season serues, during the raines betaking themselues to the Mountaines and higher grounds, and then succeeding the Riuer, euen to his seuerer bankes. Their toyle is continuall, keeping their Cattell in the day from straying, and from the Crocodiles hants; in the night bringing them neere their houses, and parting them in seuerall herds, make fires about them; and likewise in the midst, about which they lie themselues, ready against the roaring assaylants. Thus is the poore Fulby almost growne beastial, and when we haue gone to them to buy a Beefe, he hath come forth from his beasts with his face and hands couered with flies, as thicke as here they vse to sit on Horses in Summer, and the same kinde of flies; but those Fulbies seeme more [ 40] senselesse; not remouing them, as we were fayne with a bough in conference to doe, and as our beasts vse whisking of their tayles and other motions.

They liue in great subiection to the Mandingos, who will share with them if they know of * 1.16 their killing of a Beefe, and in their Commodities: that when they traded with vs, they would draw vs couertly to see it, lest the Negro participate in his returne. Of these the Coun∣trey is full, euery where dispersed; and higher vp they are in one part principall, holding domi∣nation, excluding the Blackes, but for the most part in warre. Their language is different from the Blackes. Their women would daily bring vs Milke, Curds, two sorts of Butter (one new, soft and white, the other hard and of an excellent colour, as good as any we haue here, but for a little freshnesse) brought in Goards like Dishes, neate and cleanly within and without, therein [ 50] much vnlike the Irish Calios, how euer otherwise resembling their course of life. Their returne was swall Beads and Kniues of sixteene pence the dozen, with other trifles. But after they had once tasted Ramdam (so they call our Salt) nothing else could so well please them, were this ne∣uer so little. If wee denied trade one day, wee should not haue their companie in a weeke; so that we were willing to please them, the Blacke not applying himselfe to Cattell.

The Mandingos themselues, which are the Naturall Inhabitants, are perfectly blacke, liuing * 1.17 a most idle life, except two moneths of the yeare, in their Seed-time and haruest; wandering vp and downe at other times from one to another, hauing little knowledge, to hunt, fish, or fowle, how much soeuer both Woods and Waters abound in Game, the Beasts and Fowles (as Guinnie Hens and Partridges) resorting to their very doores. In the heate of the day they passe [ 60] the time in companies chatting vnder the shady Trees, hauing one Game with some thirtie stones and holes cut in a piece of Wood, performed by a kind of counting. They ordinarily make * 1.18 but one meale a day, specially the vulgar and younger sort; or rather none, their houre of meale being after the day light is in; and then with fires of Reeds, without the doore, they sit round

and fall to their Viands, which for the most part are, Rice or some other Grame boyled, which being brought vnto them in Goards by the women hot, they put in their hands, roll it vp in Bals, and cast into their mouthes. Flesh, or fish their want of skill to get, hath made Rarities; their Cockes, and Hennes are plentifull, but spared to barter with vs for sma••l pieces of Iron, Beads, and such Commodities. They hold it vnwholsome to eate in the heate of the day, the heate and moysture then exhaled to the exteriour parts, and the inward cooler and more disabled for * 1.19 concoction: whereby we can in that heate easily drinke, yea and desire it, that quantitie of Aquauitae, or hote Drinkes, which here would kill vs; and there wee dr••n••e with more Tem∣perance and satisfaction in lesse quantitie both Morning and Euening. And in my opinion it were fitter for vs to eate early, and againe, after the heate is past, in thos•• parts.

Their vsuall drinke is wat••r, yet haue both Wine of Trees, as also their Dullo of Graine, like [ 10] * 1.20 our Ale. They place their Habitations round together, and for the most part haue a Wall of Reed made vp together some sixe foot high; (fortifying them against rauenous•• easts; which yet cause often alarmes and mighty cryes) compassing their Towne, with doores of the same shut in the night. Some of the houses within are made of the same Reeds, but the better sort of Loome, reddish and remayning very hard, likely to yeeld the best Brick in the World, the whole Countrey but the Mountaynes, yeelding the same Earth. The Ant-hils are remarkable, cast vp * 1.21 in those parts by Pis•• ires, some of them twentie foot in height, of compasse to contayne a do∣zen men, with the heate of the Sunne baked into that hardnesse, that we vsed to hide our selues in the ragged toppes of them, when we tooke vp stands to shoot at Deere or wild beasts. The forme of their Houses is round, and couered with Reeds tyed fast to Rafts that they may endure [ 20] the outragious gusts and raines. Such are their meaner Townes and Villages; others they ha••e of force sutable to their Warres, fortified and entrenched, of which the In-land hath store, and * 1.22 Cassan (against which the betrayed ship did ride) is such. It is the seat of the King seated on the Riuer, enclosed round with Hurdles like those which our Sheepherds vse, but aboue tenne foote high, fastened to strong Poles which are higher then the Hurdles. On the in-side in diuers pla∣ces they haue buildings made like Turrets whence to shoote Arrowes and cast Darts against the Assa••lants: on the out-side is a Ditch or Trench of great breadth, beyond which againe the Towne is circled with posts and pieces of Trees set close and fast into the ground some fiue foot high, so thicke that except in stiles and places made purpos••ly, a single man cannot get tho∣row; and in like manner a small distance off is the like defence, which they say is to keepe off the [ 30] force of Horse.

Their Armes are an Azegay or Iauelin, with which in their hands they walke, beeing a Reed of sixe foot, with an Iron-pike artificially made and dangerous; they haue others to cast like * 1.23 Darts with barbed heads. About the necke a Bandelier of redde or yellow cloth with a Sword hanging of some two foot long and an open handle; the better sort carry a Bow in their hand, and at their backe a Case with many holes holding some foure and twentie Arrowes of Reed, as bigge as a Swans Quill, two foot long, headed with Iron poysoned, without nocke or feather: the Bow also made of a Reed, with a flat string or sticke smoothed and fastened, of the same * 1.24 Wood, and to a Buffe Ierkin or any sleight Garment of defence is little offensiue, the danger be∣ing [ 40] in the Poyson. We haue seene them likewise on Horse-backe, their Horses small, bridled and sadled after the Spanish fashion, each man hauing an Assegie, and a broad Buckler hanging on the right side of his Horse. The Kings House is in the mid••le of the Towne enclosed by it selfe, with his Wiues seuerall Houses about, to which you cannot come, but by a Court of Guard, passing thorow an open House where stands his Chaire emptie, in which none but himselfe may sit; by which hangs his Drummes, which euery night they vse to drumme on, hooping, singing, and making a wild confused noyse till day breake, with fires in the House and Yard: which noyse they vse in meaner Townes also to scarre away wild beasts.

I saw and did eate and drinke with sixe of their Kings or Mansas, which haue reference to greater Kings liuing further; all the South-side of the Riuer as wee went, [ 50] * 1.25 beeing subject to the King of Cantore, of the North-side halfe subiect to the King of Bursale, the rest to the King of Woolley. These wee saw not, and they say, that they shew not themselues abroad but in pompe, hunting with great numbers of Horse, as our men saw the King of Bursall (when they passed to Cape Verde) and there are warres betwixt one side of the Riuer and the other, which were it not, Bursale would soone with his Horse subdue a * 1.26 great part of the Countrey, or if he had meanes of transportation. Before these which we saw, the people present themselues kneeling, and comming neerer layes his hand first on the ground, and then on his owne head couered, some laying dust thereon; which Ceremonie he vseth twice or thrice before he comes at him, then with much submission laying his hand on the Kings thigh, and so retyreth backe. And if a Marybuck be present in any company which thus come to him, after their salutation they all kneele downe, and he fals to praying for him and blessing him; to [ 50] * 1.27 which he crossing his armes (the right hand ouer the left shoulder, and the left to the right) often answers, Amena, Amena, which is as Amen, with vs. When the common people meet, which haue not seene each other in long time, if there be a Marybucke amongst them, before salutati∣on

they put themselues in a Ring and kneele to Prayer. The King answers the people with nod∣ding his head. His habit is little differing from theirs, the Countrey yeelding only Cotton to * 1.28 both, whereof they plant great fields, where it growes like Rose Bushes, yeelding a Cod which being ripe breakes and is white.

Their apparell is a shirt and a paire of breeches: the shirt downe to the knees, wide like a Surplice, with great sleeues, which he rolleth vp and fastens to his shoulder when hee vseth his armes: the breeches made with so much stuffe gathered iust on his buttockes, that hee seemeth to carry a Cushion, and they make him straddle. His legs are bare; some few wearing a piece of Leather vnder the foot, buttoned about the great Toe, and againe at the in-step. They are for * 1.29 the most part bare-headed, saue that they are bedecked with Gregories, which are things of great [ 10] esteeme, vsually made of Leather of seuerall fashions wondrous neatly, seeming hollow, with Writings in them receiued from their Marybuckes, reputed so holy that no euill can betyde them whiles they weare them. On their heads they weare them in manner of a Crosse from the fore-head to the necke, and from eare to eare: about their neckes, shoulders, bodies, armes aboue and below the elbow, round their middles, seeming laden with blessings for each member, both men and women, and most of all the King. Yea, if they haue any Maladie or Sore, they apply thereto these Gregories; neyther could I perceiue amongst them any other Physicke. Their Horses also are thus blessed, wearing them about their neckes, and their Bowes. * 1.30

The King for greater state hath many times two of his Wiues sit by him, laying their hands on his naked skinne aboue the waste, stroking, and gently pulling the same. He hath an orderly [ 20] allowance of seuen Wiues, acknowledged with set Ceremonie, besides Concubines; sometimes * 1.31 yet of so many Wiues not hauing one fit for carnall knowledge. The cause whereof is their membrous Monstrosity, the woman after she perceiueth conception not admitting further know∣ledge, lest she or it be destroyed. Custome also forbids it after deliuery till the Child be weyned, each Mother being herein complete, and her Childes Nurse. Adultery is seuerely punished, the man and woman being both sold (which is the punishment for great offences, none being put to death) the Portugals buying and transporting them to the West Indies. Other men may haue if they are able to buy, their pluralitie also, first compounding with the King or Gouernour with * 1.32 some gratification, and then with the womans friends: which money, they say, remaynes in banke if he dyes, for her better mayntenance, or if shee please to buy a Husband. For as the [ 30] Mayde is bought, the Widow buyeth.

The Wiues liue in great seruitude; they beate their Graine in Morters with staues like Cowle-staues; and dresse it and all manner of victuall, and bring and set it on the Mat before them, neuer admitted to sit and eate with them; neyther could I euer intreat that fauour of any * 1.33 for the best accounted Wife (which vsually they haue one most conuersant with the Husband, whom we called the Hand-wife) but euen she also how euer priuiledged from some other labours, may not eate in sight, but in another house. One shall not see kissing or any dalliance vsed be∣twixt the Husband and Wife, nor euer heare of brawling or falling out (which in this plurality and equality is strange) amongst themselues. Each woman hath her priuate Lodging and seue∣rall House for the night. When they appeare in the morning, they salute him kneeling, laying [ 40] their hands on his thighe. Her apparell is loose, parti-coloured, blue and white Cotton Cloth, from the waste vpwards bare, the rather to shew their printed rased bodies, whereof they are not a little proud, turning themselues to shew it, and pleased with the handling, seeming to vs as the printed lids of our baked meates. Sometimes they cast on their shoulders such another Cloth as they weare below. Most of them are nice in shewing Natures Secrets.

The Marriage Solemnitie is this: the man gets his friends with whom, and the younger sort * 1.34 he comes to the Towne where the Mayde is dwelling, in the beginning of a Moone-shine night. These by violence, as it were, carrie her away shriking with a great noyse, seconded by the young Maydes of the same place; whereupon the young men of the Towne assemble in rescue, the other notwithstanding, with great shouts and jubilees, carrying her away to the Bride∣groomes [ 50] abode: where she remayneth for a certayne time vnseene; after which for some Moones she shewes not her open face, but with a cloth couers all but one Eye.

Their Kings and Grandes stand much on their Generositie and Antiquitie, whereof wee had experience in a quarrell betwixt Bo Iohn and the Kings Sonne, in whose Land wee then resided. Succession is not to the Sonne of the deceased, but to his Brethren in course, and then to the Son of the eldest, the other Brethren holding some place, gouerned meane-while. Bo Iohn is the title of the yongest, Ferambra of the third, Ferran of the second, and the eldest is stiled Mansa, or King, which here was the King of Cantore, whom we saw not. Their greatest riches is the number of * 1.35 slaues, and from the King to the slaue they would all begge of vs; but small matters might serue, except Aquauitae, for which they would sell all, the Kings also drinking drunke: and the Kings [ 60] life with them is to eate, drinke, sleepe, and company with their women, thus consuming their time till time consumes them. Our salutation to the King, he sitting on his Mat, was with∣out moouing the Hat, to lay the hand on the brest bending the bodie (as hee also did) and then both take hold on the vpper part, then on the lower part of each others hands, and the third

time ioynefull hand and shake hands: then sitting downe by him, after a little parley touching the cause of our comming (the King for state still speaking by another) out goeth our Bottle of Aquauitae and Sacke, and calling for a small gourd which is their richest Plate, I beginne and drinke off a Cup, then presenting both Cup and Bottle to the King, after whom it passeth to the rest, no vnkindnesse taken if wee refuse to drinke any more. Before hee drinkes, hee wets therewith one of his Gregories. They leaue not till all be out.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Gambra: they seemed to themselues to trauell South-east to 8. degr. they wanted instruments to make the true height.
• * 1.2

  Tide 200. leag. Flouds 30. foot high. The raines.
• * 1.3

  Cause of the vnwholsom∣nesse of raine.
• * 1.4

  Note for hea••th.
• * 1.5

  Riuer horses, and Croco∣dile.
• * 1.6

  Feare of the Crocodile.
• * 1.7

  See before in Santos c 12. a larger descrip∣tion. Where our men may learne to take this Horse, E∣lephant, Cro∣codile, &c.
• * 1.8

  Torpedo, Tre∣medor, or Thinta.
• * 1.9

  Embleme of a flatterer.
• * 1.10

  Running fish.
• * 1.11

  Riuer fowle.
• * 1.12

  Natiues fi∣shing.
• * 1.13

  Mand••ngos.
• * 1.14

  Portugals. These may be of the Tangos maos before mentioned.
• * 1.15

  Hector Nunez. &c. which vn∣der colour of trade waited their time to kill the English, and take their ship, Tomson and others be∣ing in their trade in the Countrey, o∣thers on shore, and diuers sick: after much loue and pre∣tended kind∣nesse. King of Nany, see sup. l. 7. c. 1. The Fulbies. These being tawny, and the others blacke, sheweth that this colour comes from the seed which takes hold on the Portugals borne of Negro women, and not of the Sunne-burnd Fulby, in the same place. Beastly life.
• * 1.16

  Base state.
• * 1.17

  The Mandin∣gos idle life.
• * 1.18

  Their diet.
• * 1.19

  Note for our mens dyet.
• * 1.20

  Their Houses.
• * 1.21

  Strange Ant-hils.
• * 1.22

  Fortifications.
• * 1.23

  Their Armes. Azegeys.
• * 1.24

  Bow and Ar∣rowes.
• * 1.25

  Their Kings.
• * 1.26

  Their State.
• * 1.27

  Deuotion in salutation.
• * 1.28

  Cotton trees or bushes. In other parts are greater Cot∣ten trees. Their apparel.
• * 1.29

  Gregories.
• * 1.30

  Their women.
• * 1.31

  Priapeian Stal∣lions.
• * 1.32

  Husbands and Wiues bought.
• * 1.33

  Admirable subiection.
• * 1.34

  Mariage rites.
• * 1.35

  Course of suc∣cession.