santte, agotttMttttttttittcmtgo. m 
rtHer Niger,Shu'penes,ano Porcdlc- 
rcn. S3 alfo lit China , anb Bengalen , fo 
f^at meftall is not fo mud) eEeemcb oftit 
molt partes of tlje Wo:loe, as it is in Eu- 
iopa> anbother placescircumiaccnf. 3|n 
this |flanO there are feauen o: eight 
ges bp them calico Libara , lutjereof the 
participants calico thcHo!igholt,Where# 
nr the gouernour is refibent, being fent 
from Congo, tuyere he abminittrsth 3|u# 
Kice, anb Imkcth l^arpelpe to the filing 
ofSchulpekens: zfystin are manp beats, 
goatcs,anb Wiloc flume,fo: thattlje tame 
become wilbc, anb runnetnfo the Wfflbs: 
alfo therein groWeth a great anb ttrange 
tree calico Enfanda, being alwaics greene, 
of a traage fo:m,fpectaUp in ttje branches 
that groin berp high > anb cat boWne ccr# 
taine fmallth:eebes, Which touching the 
earth do b:ingfo:th rcofs>from Whence o# 
ther plants o: trees do fp:ing fo:th mot a? 
bounDantlp in great numbers: bnber the 
firtt rhinbe o: barke of this tree grotueth a 
cerfainelumen, luljiclj beingbeaten ano 
maoe cleanc, anb then ftrefebcb forth in 
b:eaMh ano length, it ferueth to apparell 
the common people, ^ntljis Biflanu alfo 
fhepbfelbtPPsniaDeof palme o:35ttDian 
nut trees, the barbes being pceceb togc# 
tljer, after the maimer of the po:tingale 
barkes, Wherein thep bfe both failesanD 
ores, ano Withthemthep fith in all the 
nuers thereabout Which are berp full of 
6$,anb With them lifeeloffe thep row bn# 
to the firme lano. &n that fibeWhich rea# 
cl;eth fobjarbes tl;e firme lanb, there are 
trees that groine in cerfaine beepe places, 
cnfhefhore, bpon the notes Whereof the 
fea continnallp beateth, inhere grotueth 
ciphers as b:oabe as a mans hanb, berte 
gcob to be eaten, anb fee! tmobme to that 
countrcp people,luhich thep call Ambizi- 
amatare,Whichisfofap,ftcnefilh ♦ 
3Jftanb at one enbe is berp neere bntothe 
firme lanb, anb the chanell is oftentimes 
fWsume ouer bp the counfrep people, anb 
in the fame chattel there are eertame fmal 
Bflanoes, luhich When it floWeft) arc not 
feene, but When it ebbeth, thep appears a# 
bone thetuater,anb being bncouercb,thep 
fat Dp opfters Iping at the rcots of the trees, 
barb bp the 3jflano,on tl;e autWarbe |part, 
there fwim rnanp Inhales,that are blacfce, 
anb aght togither,killing ech ether,Wher# 
ofbeing filheb, $ taken bp bp the genres, 
thep make treaneoile,Witt) the Which anb 
With pitch togither,thep b:effe their fl)tps: 
the mouth of thehauen lieth in the no:th, 
inb:eabth about halfe an Italian mile, be 
ing berp peep* anb right oner againft it on 
The s.Booke. 
tlje firme lanb lieth the billage of S. Paul, 
not berp ftronglp fo?tifico, anb inhabiteb 
bp po:tingales s that are brought tlju 
ther luith Wife ano children out of Per- 
tingalc, all the channell is berp full of filh, 
(peciallp ofSardinsanb Enchioues, Wt)ich 
in Winter time are there in fo great abun# 
baunce, that thep leape bpon the fljoreial* 
fo biuers other gob fifyes, as foales, ftur* 
gcons,barblcs,anb great creuil!)es,Which 
are berp Wholefonie, anb are there founb 
in great numbers, Wherebp the common 
people boc liue, failing further from Lo- 
anda^poucomctothe Miuer calleb Coan- 
za, Which Kiuer With Bcngo , anb other 
Miners aforefaibe Docmakcthe^flanbof 
Loanda, fo that Coanza alfo IjafS) t)Cr Off# 
fp:tng from a little lake, Which maketlj a 
Miner that fioWeth out of the fame greats 
lake, from WhenceNylus anbotherMi# 
uers l;auc their ifliie. Which&akc in this 
Carbe is calleb Zaire orZembre, ofthe 
ancicntfathers Tritonis Lams. becaufg 
therein (as it is fatoe) ^ea#gobs, ano 
spermaibshaue beenc founb. 
&he entrance of theriuerof Coanza is 
about halfe a mile b:oab, % map be faileb 
bp With a feute at the left rr,miles againft 
thettreame, but it hath no fpeciaU haucm 
^hereabout beginneth the kingbome of 
a ngola>tohich in time pafi Was bnber tho 
obeoicnce of thekinges of Congo, but 
not long fince,bp meancs of a certmne go# 
uerno:, it Was taken from it, anb mabe a 
goucrncment of it felfe, Which holbetlj 
himfelfe as a frienb, anb not as a baffaile 
to the king of Congo, pet manp times hee 
fenbeth him cerfaine p’efents in maner of 
a tribute. 
jfro Coanza palfingfotWarb pou come 
fo a htok of lanb calleb Capo Ledo, Which 
hauing compaffeb about, poufinbeother 
Miuers, the firft is Songa, Which map bee 
failebbprrb, 3taliano:fiueE>tub miles, 
the nejrt Bengieli , Where now one of the 
king of Angolas fubterts is gouerno::then 
pou conic to a berp gob hauen, fit anb esi* 
pable fo: alllhippes, calleb the Creeke of 
feine, of fome, the banke oflline, becaufe 
thereabout great numbers of kinc bib bfe 
fo paffiure, being aplainecounfrp,fruitful 
of graflTe,ano al kinbs of bictualles:i there 
manp times is openlp to befolbe certapne 
kinbs ofmettall,fpeciallpfiluer,as Lopez 
anb Pigafetta l)is interpreters bo Witnes, 
from Whence moff part of this befeription 
is braWne anb taken fo:fh:anb fo far Was 
the coalf of the mightp kingbome of Con^ 
go bfuallp accounteb to b&. Where the 
l^ortingales, in thefirlSbifconerp offhe 
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