tos of eitpfmntsatto Tims. 
roimfrp tsin o ?omartip traffike,anD begin# 
nett) bnber 4 Degrees anD| on tbefoutb 
fioc oftf)e€qmnoctiaU line, reaching til 
poucome bnber i 3. Degrees, lu^tcl) are 
(5go. Italian miles, tljat is, 12<5. E>«cb 
siulcs, accounting fine Italian miles to t* 
werieiSDucb mile :ano although this conn* 
trie,as aifo al ottjcr, tjatl) other fiDes, tljat 
lie botb ©aft, Weft, #o?tb, anD £>outb, 
pet this Qifcriptio ofthe Weft fiDe(as far 
as it reaebetb on tbe tea coafts) foal fuff ice 
fo? tbe neccfiarp knotolegc of foefe $ faile 
along tbe #ffrican o ? |nDtan feas. H 5 ut to 
make it femetobat better knotone,3 toil!, 
in parte, Defcribe tbe fruitfulnes thereof: 
tobteb *o bnoerftanD poumuttknotoftbat 
tbe tobole tongoome of Congo is DiuiDeD 
into fire p?inctpallp?cumces, tobteb are 
calieD Bamba^Sogno, Sundi, Pango, Bat- 
ta,anDPemba. 
Bamba is t!;e greateft anD tbe ricbeff, if 
reaebetb along tbe £>ea coaft from tbe 
riuerof Ambrizi, totberiuerof Coan 
z a, bauing in it manp Ho?Des, tobofe 
names arc neeoelcfte to rel;earfe, fo?tbep 
are all calleD Mam, that is,Ho jd, as M^ni 
Bamba, lo?D of Bamba,Mam Loanda,lo?D 
Of Loanda,Mam Coanza, lo?D of Coanza. 
ptotimce of Bamba is tbe kep, ibiclo 
ano Defence of tbe tobole ktngDom of Con 
go, from tobcnce foe king bath all bis po# 
toer 9 means to refill tbe enemp, fo? focp 
totfoftanbal rebellions of tbe places bo?# 
During about them: ttjep> baue Diners er# 
pert foulDiers that are alto apes in armes, 
helping anD afttfting tbe lung in alibis 
tours,ano in tbe fame p?outnce,tfnao re# 
qutrefoc map baue 400000,fitting me, 
anD acco?otng to tbe manner of tbe coun# 
trep) at bis. comniaunBcment. 2foep?tn# 
cipall t otone oftljis p?ouince lictb in an c# 
wen fieio,bettoeenefoe riuers of Loze ano 
Ambrizi, anD is CalleD Panza, tobifo fo a 
common name to all foep? totons, tobere 
foegouerno? Uefo fit is Diftant from tbe 
fea about 100. Italian miles, tobicb are 
0 o. 2Dutcb miles: in fofo p?outnce begin# 
«efofoetftH> toberein arc mines offiluer, 
ano of al other mettalls (reaching totoarD 
the kmgoome of Angola) being berp rich, 
ano there on the ftranDe tbep finoe the 
Schuiphkens tobicb tbep bfe fo? moncp, 
tobere liktotfe is the greateft traoe fo? fate 
offlaucs in altbat countrp, being b?ougbt 
from Angola,tobicb foepo?tingales cue# 
rp peareDo bup of them bp fooufanDs,car# 
rping them to fell againe into Diuers far f 
Different countries. people of the 
countrp are berperpeitmarmes. %tycy 
beare long anD b?oaD rspfors ? o? ftoo ban# 
TheStBookc, 
DeD fto 0 jD 06 like the Slauonians, 0? Swit¬ 
zers, tobicb are brought bnto foem bp tlje 
poftingalcs, t fom of them are fo ftrong, 
that toitb one bloto tbep toill ftrtke a flau? 
clcanefoo?oto foemiODleoffoeboBptnin 
paces: anD furtber,tbere bath bin feme 0? 
foefounB tljat baue borne foefsurfo part 
of a 115 utt of tome (toeping about g 2 $Ai.) 
bponfoep?fl)oulBers: befiDcif tbefe toea# 
pons, tbep baue botocs, toberein tbep bee 
berperpert, toitb longfbielDcs maoe of 
barbs foiocD togifoer,tobereof 3 can fbeto 
pou. |n this p?oumceof Bamba there bs 
Diuers ftrangc beafts as clcpbanfs,tobcr# 
of there be manp, bp reafon of foe great a# 
bounOaunceoftoroDOes, meDDotoes, anD 
ttreames, anD be berp great,To? that foep 
groto balfcfocttmeoffoep?ltues, tobicb 
is 15©. pearesXbofe tfcat baue bin found 
in po?tmgale,ano here toitb bs,are title, 
bccaufe tbep are pong, $ not come to tbep? 
fuUgrotofos :anBto p?©ue them to be fo 
great, it map be trieD bp foe greatnes anD 
toeigbtoffomeoffoeteefo that be brought 
from thence, fo? that there bath ban fame 
founa to be ttoobunD?eB pouubstocigbt, 
cuerp pcunD foure anD ttoentp ounces.|n 
Congo fpeecb an elephants tffltb is ealleD 
Menc Ma.-.zao , ano the pong clepbantes 
are bp them calleD MoanaManzo, tbep? 
earcs are as big as the greateft target that 
the 2 Durkcs Do beare,tobieb are fire fpans 
long, in fo?me like a Cps, ano tometobat 
foarpetotoarDisfoefoouleer, anD toitb 
the beating of tbep? eares anD taplcs, 
tljep o?rue atoap tbefiies, anD itkctotfe 
toitb the to?incklinganD fo?inking foge# 
tljer offoep?fkiimes tbep kill them. %\)t 
bap?es on tbep? tatlcs are berp tbteke, 
blacke, ano fbining,tbeo!Debamng them 
much fap?er than the poong, anD be mc?e 
tod?tb : tbep? bap?cs are bfeD- bp tbefe 
countrp people, fo? nedie laces, fpedallte 
bp tbe men anD gentletoomen in the eoun' 
trep of Angola, anD tbe places bo?Dnrtng 
on tbe fame,tobieb are mud; eftdmeb anD 
accountcD ofbicaufe t!;ep come from ttjofe 
kinoes of beafts, as alfo fo? the fap?enclFe 
anD ftrengfcb of tbe bap?c, fo? that feme of 
them are fo ftrong that a man can not 
b?cake them toitb bisbabbes. ^>cmcof 
tbecountrep people benture tbep? liues 
to gettbem,tobicb is in this manentoben 
the elephant paftetb tb?ougb fo narrotoca 
toap, tbatbe cannot turncbimfelfe, tbep 
leape out,o? foiloto him, anD toitb fijarpe 
kniuescut off bis baircs, tobicb tbep fell, 
anD are to?eatbeD anD fotoeb m the man# 
ner ano fo?me ofKtngcs anDHaceg, anD 
fo too?ne about tbep? neckes ? armes, 
anD 
