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The Rivers, Countreys, and Kingdoms lying near the Sea, from the River de Rha, to the Kingdom of Serre-Lions.

IN this Description we shall begin from the River of Gambea, about thir∣teen miles beyond which lies in twelve Degrees and seven and twenty Minutes on the Sea Coast, the Mouth of the River De Rha, so nam'd by the Natives, but by Jarrik and other Geographers, call'd Cassamanka; the Banks whereof are Limits to the Kingdom of Casamge.

The next place call'd by the Portuguese, Cabo Roxo, lying in twelve Degrees and fifteen Minutes North Latitude; which by the falling a way off the Coast, a small Wood shews it self very remarkable to Mariners at Sea: Five miles from Cabo Roxo to the South-East, is a place by Seamen call'd, The Great Rough Bay; adjacent to which stands the Town Besu; and two miles and a half farther, the small rough Point.

Next in order follows Sante Domingo's River, otherwise Jarem, which seems to be a Branch of the Niger. There are divers other Points and Banks in the Sea-Coast between Cabo Roxo and this River; as The Red Point, The North Bank, The South Bank, or Sea-gull, The Point of Easter Even, and The Black Point.

In the Latitude of eleven Degrees and eight Minutes North Latitude, flows the River Katcheo, a Branch of Sante Domingo, two miles East from the Rough Point; at the entrance of it lies some dry Sand, although the whole Current glides through a muddy ground to the Village Cassio.

By Katcheo it meets with another Branch, call'd Sargedogon, Eastward of Gambea, but runs to Katcheo. The Blacks of Katcheo, when any Ships come out of Europe thither, come with their Canoos to Traffique.

Beyond Domingo, the River of the three Islands, call'd in Spanish, Rio de las Iletas, taketh its course through the Countrey of the Papais, which Jarrik names Buramos; To the South of which, opposite to Guinala and Besegui, lie seventeen other Islands, entituled, The Bigiohos, or Bisegos.

Next the Buramos, or Papais, the Kingdoms of Guinala and Biguba, are embra∣ced between two Arms of Rio Grande, the one call'd Guinala, and the other Bigu∣ba, from the Countreys they conterminate, being in eleven Degrees North La∣titude, about four and forty miles from Cape Verde, between the Islands of Jagos, or Byagos.

More Southerly appears the River Danalvy, passing through the Countreys of the Malucen, by the Inhabitants call'd Kokolis; then you come to Nunno Tris∣tan, and a mile and a half farther to Tabito, or Vegas, which loses both Name and Current in the Sea, near the Territory of the same Name.

Having left Vegas, you arrive in the Countrey of Cape, watered by the two great Rivers Kaluz and Karceres.

More to the In-land, on the River Gambea, the Kingdoms of Mandinga and Beni are seated.

A little farther to the South lieth the River Marine; and on the Sea-Coast the Mountain and Kingdom of Serre-Lions.

Between the Bisegos and Serre-Lions, in the River Sorres, lie the Islands of Tamara, or Veu Usvitay, commonly call'd by the Portuguese, De los Idolos; and Southward of Serre-Lions, the Bannannes Islands.

Thus much as to the general Description; we will now proceed to each particular, and therein for method sake, begin with the Kingdom of Kassa∣manse.