CHAP. XXVII. Of Aethiopia Inferiour, and the Provinces thereof.
* 1.1AEThiopia Inferiour, hath the Red-Sea on the East, the Aethiopian Ocean on the West, the Land of Negro's on the North, and the Southern Ocean on the South, commonly di••ided into these parts, Aian, Zanbar, Monomotapa, Caffaria, Monicongo.
* 1.2In Aian, are upon the Sea-coasts these three Cities much frequented by Merchants, Arar, Zeila, Barbera, the second of which was sacked by the Portugals in Anno 1516. * 1.3and is found to abound with Flesh, Honey, Wax, Corn, Gold, Ivory and Cattel; especially Sheep in plenty.
* 1.4Zanibar contains 15 Towns that give names to 15 several Kingdoms, * 1.5the chief for Trade is Quiloa, where the Portugals have Forts built and fortified Anno 1509. * 1.6Mosambique also forti∣fied by them. * 1.7Soffola, which for the abundance of Ivory and Gold is conceived to be the Land of Ophir, to which Solomon sent by his three years Voyage.
* 1.8Monomotapa contains also sundry Provinces invironed almost round with waters, and abound∣ing with Mines of Gold, accounted to contain above 2000, * 1.9the principal being three, Monica, Brro, and Quitiana; * 1.10which yields not any Commodity else save Elephants Teeth, to procure which, it is supposed 5000 are yearly slain in these Kingdoms.
* 1.11Capharia, hath nothing famous in it, * 1.12save that famous and noted head-land Cape bona spe∣ranza, discovered by the Portugals in Anno 1497.
* 1.13Manicongo was discovered by the Portugals 1486, and by them then converted to the Popish Religion, which the Inhabitants soon forsook, as peradventure seeing that that Religion was made the Cloak of their Conquest, yielding yearly 30000 Slaves in sale to the Portugals, which they carry to Brasile to work in their Silver Mines; the Trade of the principal of these it is fit I should in this place more particularly handle.