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unanimously rose in arms ; and the prince learned 
that twenty thousand were approaching to attack 
his capital. He himself had only four hundred ; 
but being fortified by Jerome with a rosary, and 
advised to place his sole confidence in the Virgin, 
he marched out, gave battle to this immense mul- 
titude, and totally defeated them. 
Affairs being thus tranquillized, the missionary 
ascended the river to Concobella, a barbarous re- 
gion, which lay entirely beyond the jurisdiction 
of Congo. It was dependant upon Micocco, or 
Anziko, an extensive kingdom to the north-east, 
and shared all the ferocious and savage habits 
which rendered the inhabitants of that region the 
terror of Africa. The sovereign, though acknow- 
ledging some homage as due to another, was him- 
self very powerful ; and assumed not only the title 
of King of Concobella, but those of Lord of the 
Waters, and Superintendent of the Elements. So 
mighty a monarch was not to be approached with- 
out proper ceremony ; the missionary, therefore, 
thought it expedient that his arrival should be 
preceded by a few^ presents, which, though of 
little value in Europe, were well calculated to 
dazzle the eye of a monarch in the heart of Africa. 
They secured to him a most gracious reception, 
of which he soon received a proof, entirely cha- 
racteristic of those by whom it was bestowed. 
The king had been sitting in judgment upon some 
