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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49883	The world surveyed, or The famous voyages & travailes of Vincent le Blanc, or White, of Marseilles ... containing a more exact description of several parts of the world, then hath hitherto been done by any other authour : the whole work enriched with many authentick histories / originally written in French ; and faithfully rendred into English by F.B., Gent.; Voyages fameux. English	Leblanc, Vincent, 1554-ca. 1640.; Brooke, Francis.	1660 (1660)	Wing L801; ESTC R5816	408,459	466

they are freinds with all the Gods in Heaven and cheifely with Runia Adula Isaten those are the Christian Gods In the Head of this Mastiffe-Regiment Marches a body of Musketteirs who do good service with their fire-clubs before them above two thousand chariots covered with leather drawn with six oxen which carry each fifteen men of those called Arbesrait with short guns like Carabins One part of the Army may shade by day under these Charrets which again will shelter them by night while the Mastiffs with their keepers lye in the Head under Tents who by turns stand centinell abroad The whole Army Marches divided in three Squadrons The Eunuques go clothed like women and do all sorts of service dress their Masters diet made of Rice Mill or the Root Igname whereof they make cakes which are heavy and offensive to the stomack and soon hurt it Their ordinary fare is powder'd beef milke a little turn'd their drink The King Great ones drink honnyed-wine which they keep in oxe-hornes as they do in Ethiopia The Vulgar are cloathed only from the girdle downwards casing up their privities in little purses or pumpions made hollow like sheaths when they go into the field by reason of certain venimous creatures which sting cruelly wherewith some have been sore handled All that belong to the Court are known by the priviledge they have to weare upon the shoulder the Talmassaca or Mantle of severall stuffs according to quality and of the sort the King wears it which is very costly and t is a high Honour to weare the Mantle of the Kings make Poyson is very common throughout the Empire and at deare rates there being some that is sold at a hundred Miticales or Sequins the ounce The reason so much is used is the rigour of the King and his Ministers of Justice who inflict such cruell punishments upon Offenders For no sooner hath a person committed a Crime but he is punished in the instant and if the Crime requires the Offender should be suspended some dayes to render his punishment more long and greivous he is tyed to a tree with strong guards there being no Prisons as I said before so as the Criminall seeing no possible escape the best remedy is to poyson himself by a speedy death to cut off the rigour of a long paine Nor will the Prince be clothed with any thing but what is made within his own Palace for fear of poyson There are certain trees called Coscoma which beare fruit like the golden apple of violet sent which tastes well but being eaten in any quantity purges so violently that it voids blood and at last is mortall There are those that ingross the poyson by Patent for which they pay a high excise to the Prince by reason there are so many who use it for there death to free themselves from the Torments of Justice for there is no pardon to be expected for offences If one injures another without cause he is cruelly bastinado'd as they are in Turky where I have seen Judges themselves for that they have failed in Justice punished in that manner They are laid naked upon the ground and the Officer or Executioner is to beat them with a cord knotted and buttond at the end and when the President gives the word then he doth his Office having done he gets up puts on his clothes again and gives thanks to the Judges and Executioner for their Justice without any disgrace for the matter and returns to his function as if no such thing had happened This makes the Judges candid in their sentences The greatest Lords and Magistrates find the like from the King as I observed before speaking of Melnida For he hath them castigated in his presence privately and then with instructions dismisses to their charge Justice thus severely executed without exception of persons preserves the Nation in firm Peace and Tranquillity and gets the King as 't were a Divine Adoration so really that as he passes thorough the streets the people praying for him cast themselves to the ground on their face not presuming so much as to look upon him There are some Princes and particular Lords fancy much to hang bells at their neck or leg conceiving it well becomes them At Court every man goes habited as pleases him best so as there are Courtiers but they are of the highest rank who over all weare a large cassock of a Lions skin made up unshapely enough as they use in Preste Johns Court but no man can weare this Lions garment but a Prince of the blood Others go to the wars in coats of sea-oxe covered with ivory to defend the thrust of a sword for 't is not their custome to cut They also use Swords and Bucklers faced with ivory or skins of sea-oxe or Crocodiles with which all their Rivers abound the flesh whereof they eat throughout all Africa and India as an excellent meat CHAP. VII The History and strange adventure of Prince Alfondie Another of the Amours of Princesse Abederane BEeing here we further came to understand that Alfumigarbachi one of the last who raigned in this Empire dying suddenly at the age of 47. years without leasure to call a prudent councell or settle the succession in the child that of all the rest he most desired amongst the sixty four sons and eleven daughters which he had by several wives whose name was Abditsinda his minion a gallant and generous Prince This change bred great tumults and dissentions at Court each of these wives striving to thrust her childs head under the crown so as to attain more easily to it and to gain the Peers and Officers of the Crown to purchase the Scepter they spared not whatsoever was dearest to them a cause of much blood and murther Of these sons there were four principal whose names were Abgarou Adala Corcut and Gulman who having seap'd some enterprises upon their persons united themselves against their other brothers of whom they put to death as many as they could lay hold on the rest saved themselves in several places flying the cruelty of those who proclaimed Offices and places of trust to whosoever brought in their heads During this state of things here raged great warres and many bloody encounters passed wherein two of the four brothers payed their lives and there remained only Corgut and Gulman who at last reconciled with a general peace and lived in great amity copartners in the royalty so as after the modell of Eteocles and Polinice those ancient Kings of Thebes each governed six moneths by turns This lasted for a time till Corcut took to wife the Princesse Dafila an ambitious Lady who six moneths after her nuptials perswaded her consort to murther his brother and reign without a partner which was done accordingly calling him to Court under pretence of communicating some affaires of consequence and so he became sole King and reigned thirteen years till an Uncle of his called Nahi in revenge put both him his

she with her children disrobed in like manner went to the Palace gate and there seated themselves on the ground by him with each a great stone on their head The Queen espying them from her window in this deplorable condition moved with compassion shewed them to the King who gave order they should be bidden to revest themselves go back to their lodgings and there attend his further pleasure so they did trembling with expectation of the consequence Many advised Abdalami to make escape and his wife her self was of that opinion but he would not be perswaded his services raising him a confidence of the Kings clemency Now moreover to compleat his calamity when the King began to relent the suits and supplications which came on all sides in his behalf one of the principal persons in the Court called Isman charges him with a new crime complaining to the King that he had seduced debauched a daughter of his for which he craves justice which suspended the Kings clemency resolving to examine the truth of the matter which proved in fine to be but a meer supposall For it was most true that Abdalami being a Prince of an amiable form and beauty and of high esteem for his valour this Lords daughter had so impetuous a Love-passion for him that she fell sick to death and Abdalamies Lady visiting her as a friend observed she fell on weeping as oft as she beheld her whereupon one day she importuned to know the reason conjuring her to speak freely if she had in any thing offended her protesting she was ready to make her as ample satisfaction as she could desire The poor Lady confounded with shame was sometime before she could form her answer but at length love taking place of Virgin-modesty she ingenuously confessed the eause of her distemper with such abundance of tears sighs and supplications of pardon for the affront she offered her that the other was moved to such tendernesse she promised her notwithanding one so near and dear to her as a husband was aimed at neverthelesse in pity of her violent passion which deserved some pardon she would contribute what was possible to her reliefe hereupon the young Lady told her how she had presented by her bond-maid a chain of pearl and rubies to her husband with request that he would wear them for her sake which he accepted as well for the value of the thing as for that the slave was a gay and pretty girle to whom he gave a pair of pendants of Fauser diamonds of an Olive figure but for the Mistresse he returned her a bare meagar thanks without further acknowledgement which the slave notwithstanding dissembled making her Mistresse believe he had a strong affection for her and for love of her wore her favour and so this slave treated her with these fictions in hope to give some remission to the violence of her passion and t was she who first embarked her in these amorous follies The Lady was amazed at these passages and remembred the chain because her husband had given it to her self without acquainting her where he had it Now being desirous to invert some cure for her malady though a most perfect reciprocal affection animated both her husband and self notwithstanding compassion forced her inclinations to offer her a nights concubitation with her husband which so reviv'd this Damsells heart that immediately she arose from her bed and in few dayes was perfectly recover'd To compasse this without her husbands discovery she consulted both with the daughter and the Lady her Mother who was likewise of the Party so as returning home she told her husband she found some unusuall distemper in the state of health and entreated him he would forbear her enjoyments for some nights which expir'd Abdalami passionate for her commpany she to heighten his flame shewed some unwillingness till pressing her with importunity she consented for the ensuing night upon condition that for that night he should not speak a word to her Being thus agreed she gives the Lady notice to be ready at the houre appointed so being conveyed into the wives roome she conceived with child without the husbands knowledge of the juggle Meanwhile time making the Father perceive the growth of his daughter and understanding by her acknowledgment whose act it was fired with rage accompanied with his Allies and Relations without delay he repaires to the King with a violent complaint of this injury as I said before Hereupon Tahachi enters into a deep consideration of these two Persons whereof the one was his Kinsman and of high deserts for his services the other was Lord of the Province of Essen between Dafila and Ganfilira below Barnagasso heretofore tributary to the great Negus but being not inclined to be a Christian himself nor be subject to a Christian King had put himself voluntarily under the dominion of Tahachi an Infidel In conclusion the King resolved to have the matter examined and to pronounce Justice as the cause merited And hereupon notice was given to Abdalami of the accusation wherein being conscious of his own innocence he was much satisfied that the Kings anger lay on that side and conferring with his Lady told her he admired the impudence of that Lord to accuse him of a a thing he was so ignorant of and much more at the insolency of his daughter that laid two bastards to his charge The Lady smiled as who should say it may be true whereupon as he was about to make oaths and protestations to the contrary she acknowledged and related the whole to him and how the businesse was brought to passe by her invention whereat he was strangely amazed admiring his Ladies goodnesse that was so charitable to her own injury In this conjuncture the King gave licence to Lord Isman to take revenge of Abdalami in what sort he could under his assured grace so he now layes wait for all occasions to effect it and to surprise him on the water as he went to take the Ayre for the town of Zanzibar or Zanguebar is compleatly encircled with water which runs both within and without and almost every inhabitant hath his Almady or flat boat wherein they recreate upon the Lake But Abdalami whether advertised or suspecting it stood upon his constant guard so as passing one day upon the water before the windowes of the Palace-royall that the King might have the prospect if any one attacked him Isman comes up with his boats to assault his enemy who was not unprovided then there succeeded a fierce combat between them where Abdalami did miracles in his own defence so effectually that he put the adverse barks to flight to the extraordinary delight of the King In the mean while Princesse Abasinda waits upon the Queen and recounts to her the plain truth of the mystery which being told the King he sent to Isman to let him know that if the case were found such as he apprehended he would lay the head of