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polygamy. U » rr.an willies to feparate from his wife in 

 coiifcmiiiice of htr huvirg coniniiltcd foinc crime, lie rc- 

 taiii!> her clotlics anj ornam!.nt6, a:'d snakciliiv pay a line 

 aniountiii^ to aboiit 30 rials; and »ach parly 'is then Kt 

 libtriy to marry. When a BiaJjoy dies tlie liody is put 

 into a colTiiT, and kept in the iioiif.-, until all the remaining; 

 mules in the lainily have purchafcd a flavc j wiio is behiadeJ 

 on the d*y when the LH>dy is burnt, that he may attend the 

 decent, d in the other world ; and before he in put to 

 dcalh, lie is enjoined fidelity to his mailer. The afhes of 

 the deceafid, together with the head of the flave, are put 

 into a watcrinij-pot, and depofited in a finall edifice or tomb 

 conHrurted for that purpole. Sometimes a whole year 

 elapfes before a fliive can be procured. The houfes of the 

 liiadjoos are conl>rnfted of boards joined together; without 

 windows or partitions, except that vvliich ftparates a Im.ill 

 corner in which they flecp. The whole family relide to- 

 gether w ith their (laves, and conlill fometinies of I oo perfons. 

 Their only light is that of a piece of pine-wood, which 

 burns no longer than till about eight in the evening. Over 

 their doors they fufpeiid the bloody heads which they cut 

 off in their flvirinidies. In order to procure thcfe they pro- 

 ceed, with great fecrecy, to the river Banjer, and fiirprile 

 in the night, or attack, in open day, fome fmall vefTel be- 

 longing to Banjer (iiliermen ; and one or two of their un- 

 fortunate captives are then deilined to become a facriiice to 

 their infatiable rage for murder. When they return with a 

 head, the men, women, and children of a whole village 

 tcllify their fatisfaftion by every denionftration of joy. 

 Gongs, or mufical inllrumeiits of copper, are beat by thofe 

 who conduft the conqueror to his own houfe, where the 

 women dance around him, and taking from him the head, 

 they force into the mouth fome food and drink ; after 

 which ceremony, accompanied with a repall and dauce, 

 they hang it up as a trophy of viftory. Before the Biad- 

 joos undertake expeditions in quell of Banjerefe heads, they 

 endeavour to deduce fome omen of good or bad fortune 

 from the flight of a kind of hawk (falco niilvus). They 

 have fearcely any form of government, and no written laws. 

 If a perfon be accufed of theft, and no fufRcient proof can 

 be alleged againil him, the culprit and the accufer are 

 carried before one of the oldeft inhabitants. An earthen 

 pot with allies and water is placed on the ground ; and 

 acrofs the pot is laid a piece of wood, on which are depo- 

 fited two fmall copper buttons. An oath havirg been ad- 

 minillered to each party, the piece of wood is fo turned 

 round that the buttons fall into the water ; the accufed and 

 the accufer take up one of tliefe buttons ; and he, whole 

 button appears as if fcowered and whitened by the allies, is 

 deemed to have fucceeded. The Biadjoos are faid to have 

 fome idea of a fupreme being, to whom they addrefs prayers 

 under the name of Dtwatta ; and as tliey believe that this 

 Dewatta not only created, but ftill prelerves and rules the 

 world, they requeft him to grant tliem happinefs and pro- 

 fperity. If we may judge from the character nf thefe pcop'e, 

 tiieir deity mull be a gloomy and revengeful being ; no 

 nation on earth having a greatei- propenfity to murder ard 

 revenge. The Biadjoos acknowledge tlie lultan of Banjer 

 as their fovereign, and pay him yearly a fmall tribute in gold 

 dull of the value of ao rials. 



The Portuguefe, Dutch, and Englifli have ever fmce the 

 l6th century ende;'.voured to ellablifh theinftlvts in thi« 

 jfland ; but the Dutch have been the moll fuccefsful. 

 The Portuguefe, it is faid, wilhed to form a fvtiiement 

 here in i ',z6, and with this view prefented to the fultan of 

 X^andac and Suceatana lome beautiful pieces of tajicftry, 

 on which curious figures were wrought j but the fultan, 



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conceiving thefe figures to be animated or magic, and aji- 

 prehending that they might rulh fuddenly from the tapeltiy 

 a'ld ftrangle him, rejcdted the prefent and expelled the 

 Portuguelc from the ciiuntry. The Englilh w-ere not much 

 more fortunate, having quitted Borneo entirely ever fince 

 the year 1706. In I7'i6, they made an attempt to form a 

 fettlement in the illand of Balaaibangan, at the N. extre- 

 tremity of Borneo, which was given up to them by the 

 king of Solon. They placed in it a few Europeans for the 

 fake of trade, and a garrifon of .joo foldier.s Europeans and 

 blacks ; and inte.:ded to ellablilh a factory, where they 

 miglit exchange the produftions of Europe and Hindollan 

 for thofe brought hither from China and the Indian iflands ; 

 but in the year 177a, after a part of their troops had been 

 fwepf olf by contagious difeafes, the fort they had con- 

 llrucled, being badly fortified, was fuddenly attacked, and 

 tlie whole eltablidiment deilroyed. The Englilh have 

 ftdl fome ellablidimenf; on the north coafl. of Borneo ; 

 and the circumjacent Indian nations, and the Chinefe carry 

 on a great trade with this ifland. About Borneo are feveral 

 fniall iilands, that may be denominated the " Borncan 

 iflands," fuch as the Soloos, Tawea, Pulo Laut, Anamba, 

 Natuna, &c. 



Borneo, a fea-port and capital of the ifland of this name, 

 is large, popnloins, and commercial, with a good harbour ; 

 it confifts of about 5C0 houfes, built on piles, and is fitnated 

 on the N. W. fide of the ifiar.d. N. lat. 4° 50'. E. 

 long. 115° o'. 



BORNEVALT, a town of Germany, in the circle of 

 Weftphalia, and duchy of Berg ; 3 miles W. of Lennep. 



BORNEUS, in Ormthology, the hngtinledfcnrkt lory. 

 This beautiful bird is of a red colour ; quills and tail feathers 

 at the tips green ; a blue fpot on the wings ; orbits fufcous. 

 Inhabits India. 



The length of this bird is nine inches and a half. Its 

 bill is orange ; orbits of the eyes bare of feathers : quill 

 feathers with blue and green dots ; the two exterior feathers 

 inclining to green ; lower tail coverts red, bordered with 

 blue. Gmel. — Lon perrucbe rouge. No. I. Buff. Pfillaca 

 coccinca honarum fnrtunarum infills. Briff, 



BOMNHEIM, a village of Germany, in the circle of 

 the Upper Rhine, and territory of Fianckfort 011 the Ma) ne ; 

 6 Englifli miles N. of Franckfort. This village is faid to 

 be notorious all over Germany for its numerous brothels. 

 Render's Tour. 



BORNHOLM, an iflard of Denmark, in the Baltic fea, 

 the remoteft and moil eallerly of ail the Dnnifli iflauds, 

 about iS miles in length, and 10 in breadth. Although it 

 is nearly furrounded by rocks, and the foil is ftouty, it is a 

 fertile fpot, abounding with excellent paftures ; oats, butter, 

 and fifli conftitute the wealth of the inhabitants. Tiiere 

 are fome mines of coal and quarries of marble. It was 

 conquered by the Swedes in 1645, and furrendered to them 

 by the treaty of Roikild, in 1658 ; but the inhabitants re- 

 volted in the fame year, and reftored their ifland to the 

 Danlfli dominion, under which it has lince continued. 

 Bornholm is dillant 75 miles from Zealand, and 15 from 

 the coall of Schonen. N. lat. ^^"^ 12'. E. long. i^° 

 20'. 



BORNII, in Cnnchology, a fpecies of Tellina, figured 

 by Born. This fliell is tranlverfely llriated, bent on o:ie 

 fide, and reddilh, with red rays. This is three quarters of 

 an inch long, and two inches broad. The native place is 

 not known. 



BORNOIT, in Geo^rnphy, an extenfive kingdom of A- 

 frica, lying foiith-eall of Fcz/an, and bounded on the north 

 by the defert of Bilraa, on the well by Kuka, Tagua, and 



Nubia, 



