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From hence fleering to the Defolate Ifland SraVa, they faw nothing but five 

 ruin'd Houfes, the Door of one ftopp'd up with great Stones, which being 

 taken away, was found full of Turkifl? Wheat, which prov'd a great kindnefs 

 to the Sea»men. 



Mean while the Admiral Mabu died, and his Body put into a Cheft fill'd up ma*®*. 

 with Stones, was thrown over-board - fo that Simon des (ordes carrying the c^«hisv oy a^: 

 Flag, fteer'd his Courfe to Guinee, there to refrefli himfclf ; for moft of his 

 Men were fo weakned by the Scurvey, that they were fcarce able to hand the 

 Sails. 



Arriving at their intended Port, the Sick were carried afliore 5 and the 

 Vice*Admiral Beuningen, being conduced by a French Guide, went to the Vice* 

 Roy of that Countrey, who fat on a low Bench, with a Sheeps-skin under his strange Kingm $*««. 

 Feet, in a Violet«colour'd Cloth Suit, without any Linnen, Shirt, Shoes, or 

 Stockins ; on his Head a Cap made of yellow, red, and blue Eaftcrn Cloth ; 

 his Face whitened with Allies, ftiew'd in feveral places its natural blacknefs,ap- 

 pearing through the Colours ; about his Neck a Collar or Chain of Glafs 

 Beads : Behind him fat his Nobles, with Cocks Feathers on their Heads, and 

 their Skins painted Red. 



Bemingen plac'd by the King on a Mat, complained to him, That the Guim* 

 ms fled from him where*ever he came, though in Friendfliip, to barter Europe- 

 an Commodities with them, againft Fruits, Poultrcy, Sheep, and other Provi- 

 fions : Whereupon the King promised to furnifli him therewith, and invited 

 Seumngen to Dinner. After fome ftay, the Kings Wives entred the Palace, a 

 very mean and ill-favour'd Building, more like a great Barn than a Kings 

 Houle, and plac'd a kind of nafty Trough on the Ground, in which lay ncu 

 thing but fome wild Herbs, and a piece of a fmoak'd Sea-Calf 5 and though 

 he was a Perfon of the largeft fize, and corpulent, yet he eat fparingly. !Beu* 

 mngen, though exceeding hungry, found little rellifli in fuch kind of Meats ; 

 wherefore fpreading a Napkin, his Attendants brought hit* fome Biskec and 



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