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subject to a Queen. Eight Days' Journey from thence lieth 

 the Country of the Ethiopians, named Nubaei. Their Town 

 Tenupsis is seated upon the Nile. The Sambri, where all 

 the Four-footed Beasts, and even the very Elephants, are 

 without Ears. Upon the Border of Africa inhabit the 

 Ptceambati and Ptoemphanae, who have a Dog for their 

 King, and they judge of his imperial Commands by his Motion. 

 Their City is Auruspi, far distant from the Nile. Beyond 

 them are the Achisarmi, Phaliges, Marigeri, and Casamarri. 

 Bion says, that beyond Psembobitis, there are other Towns in 

 the Islands toward Meroc, for Twenty Days' Journey. The 

 Town of the next Island is Semberritartim, under a Queen; 

 another called Asar ; and there is a second Island having in 

 it the Town Daron ; they call the third Medo'e, wherein 

 standeth the Town Asel ; and a fourth named Garode, as 

 the Town is also. Then along the Bank?, the Towns, Navos, 

 Modunda, Andatis, Setundum, Colligat, Secande, Navectabe, 

 Cumi, Agrospi, jEgipa, Candrogari, Araba, and Summara. 

 The Region above Sirbitum, where the Mountains end, is 

 reported by some to have upon the Sea-coast Ethiopians 

 called Nisicastes and Nisitas, which means Men with Three 

 and Four Eyes ; not because they are so furnished, but be- 

 cause they are excellent Archers. Bion affirmeth, moreover, 

 that from that part of the Nile which stretcheth above the 

 Greater Syrtes, toward the Southern Ocean, they are called 

 Dalion, who use Rain-water only; and the Cisori and Lon- 

 gopori. Beyond Oecalices for Five Days' Journey, the 

 Usibalci, Isueles, Pharusi, Valii, and Cispii. The rest is 

 desert. But then he telleth fabulous Tales : as that westward 

 there are People called Nigrce, whose King hath but one 

 Eye, and that in the midst of his Forehead : also, there are 

 the Agriophagi, who live chiefly on the Flesh of Panthers 

 and Lions ; the Pornphagi, who Eat all things ; the Anthro- 

 pophagi, that Feed on Man's Flesh ; the Cynamolgi, who 

 have Heads like Dogs ; the Artabatitae, who wander about 

 like Four-footed Savage Beasts. Beyond whom are the 

 Hesperii and Peroesi, who, as we said before, are planted in 



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