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Pricft 



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chat ic was a real Devil 5 but Arciffeusky knew their pretended Friend, who fpake fo 

 fhrill by reafon of a Grafs.blade which he held in his Mouth. However, though 

 the main of the Fable was acted by Man, yet the Devil without doubt play'd his 

 part with them, as appeared by thofe Predictions, which no Man could poffibly 

 know, vi^. That the Tortuguefe Fort fliould with the lofs but of three Men fall in- 

 to the Hollanders hands 5 for fo accordingly it hapned. But becaufe the Devil can-, 

 not forefce all things, therefore they often erre ; for they faid that the Hollanders 

 fliould crofs the Moat on Boards nail'd together in ftcad of a Bridge, and that the 

 Enemy fliould not perceive it ; and indeed Arciffeusky had reiblv'd fo to do, but 

 • was difcover'd by the Portuguefe, who defended thcmfelvcs with great Guns, which 

 fo affrighted the Tapuyans, not us'd to fuch a noife, that they ran away and never 

 returned, fo that>by Morning the Fort was conquer'd, and all things quieted. 



After this Jrcijfeusky burnt fevcral Tortuguefe Ships in the River Monguoape, and 

 kept one,carrying ten Demi-Culverins, laden with Sugar and Spanifh Wine j which 

 to carry to a fafe Harbor a fhort Way, he required the Tapttyttns affiftance; but 

 they rcfus'd to enter, pretending the Ship would perifli by fome or other unfortu- 

 nate Accident, which accordingly hapned as they had faid 5 for the Ship was fplit 

 againft a Rock in the Mouth of a narrow Haven, infomuch that nothing of it was 

 fav'd 5 all which the Tapuyans kneto beforehand by the Devil's information, for they 

 never go upon any Bufincfs of confequence before they have confulted with him, 

 and done him worfliip. Yet, it feems, they cannot fecure this Devil of theirs 

 a picafant from the Stripes of a Mortal, as appears by this pleafant Story : A Tapuyan Pricft 

 tween Anif. was promis'd a Shirt from Jrciffeusky, upon condition the Devil fliouid pull the 

 fame out of his Hand and carry it up in the Air : The Tapuyan liking the* Proposal, 

 promis'd immediately to call the Devil • but when Jrcijfeusky defiYd leave to Drub 

 him with a Stick which he had in his Hand, he could by no means perfwade 

 the Prieft to call for his V&mon ; at which every one began to laugh : and to carry 

 on the Mirth farther, Arciffemky Joking with the Pricft, faid, I will Jhey* you. that I am 

 a greater Artijl than you, for to Morrow 1 will bring it about by my Art, that great Horns [hall 

 groTi? on your Head, fo big, that you fhaU not be able to pafS t'hefe Doors - which Co af- 

 frighted the Tapuyans t that all of them fled, onely the Prieft return'd the next day 

 with an Interpreter to Arciffemky, defiring him that he would ufe him mercifully, 

 and not caufe any Horns to grow on his Head. 



At the time when Jacob %abbi convers'd amongft the Tapuyans, they were Go- 

 verned by Janduy, a Man of above a hundred years old, whofe chief Seat was on 

 each fide of the River Otfchunogb, and round about the Lake Igtug, in which none 

 durft Swim, becaufe of the many biting Fifties in the fame. 



The King Tritigaba having entred into a ftricT: League with Janduy, Warr'd con- 

 tinually againft the Kings Arygpoygh, Wanafewafug, Tfhering, and Vremenige 5 and had 

 not the fortuguefe taken the four laft into their Service to aid them againft the HoU 

 landers, they could never have held out long againft the Forces fent by Janduy, who 

 deftroy'd Man, Beaft, and Houfes,fparing nothing they met with } for they murther 

 and deftroy all things where e're they come. 

 2m b of ^ e f evera l Nations that now poflefs Braftle, befides its native Inhabitants, are 

 gw * pre- Vortuguefe, Englifh, Hollanders, Germans, and Prench, which the (Braftiians by a general 

 Name call Ajurujuba ; otherwife they call all Strangers Caraiba or <Pero. But from 

 the commixing of feveral Nations proceeds a fifth fort, for one that is born of £«- 

 ropean Parents in Brafile is call'd Mo^pmbo ; of an European Father and 'Brajilian Mo- 

 ther, Mameluc . of an European Father and a Moor, Mulatto ; of a Srafilian and Moor, 

 Curiboca, or Cabocles ; of two Htgro's, Criolo* But above all others the <Portuguefe arc 



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