THE KINGDOM Of the BARBESINS.
NExt to Zenega on the Sea-Coasts, lies the Barbesins, * 1.1 or according to Sa∣nutus, Berbesins, to whom Jarrik gives the two Kingdoms of Ale and Brokallo.
The Head City and Court of the King, is call'd Jongo, * 1.2 whose Inhabitants have many Horses, and the neighboring Woods breed many Elephants, but their Teeth want much of the bigness and beauty of those in other places. Upon the utmost Border of the Countrey, stands the Town Embamma, and at the distance of three miles, a Village call'd Bangasia.
The aforemention'd Jarrik places on the Sea-Coast below Cape Verde, * 1.3 three Islands, which from the neighboring people he calls the Barbesin-Islands be∣ing altogether uninhabited, and producing onely large Trees and unknown Fowls, the bordering Sea breeding many great Fishes, one sort especially, by the Spaniards call'd Dorades, frequently weighing five pounds.
¶ THe Women of this place, says the same Jarrik, * 1.4 cut on their Skins di∣vers Shapes of Beasts, afterwards anointing the gashes with a cer∣tain Herb that makes the Marks never wear out. This manner of Ornament they highly esteem.
Another sort of Trimming the elder people use, boaring holes in their Under-lips, wherein to keep the Orifice open, they stick Thorns and round pieces of Wood.