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likewise_o very_o small_a stretch_v along_o the_o sea_n coast_n till_o you_o come_v to_o the_o river_n chimamchi_n lie_v under_o two_o degree_n and_o a_o half_a and_o upwardes_o by_o the_o river_n it_o run_v to_o a_o lake_n call_v calais_n about_o a_o hundred_o italian_a mile_n or_o twenty_o dutch_a mile_n in_o this_o country_n about_o the_o sea_n side_n there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a town_n most_o inhabit_v by_o white_a people_n all_o heathen_n and_o mahometanes_n their_o house_n be_v build_v almost_o like_o the_o house_n in_o portugal_n their_o sheep_n be_v almost_o as_o big_a again_o as_o those_o in_o portugal_n with_o tail_n which_o be_v account_v for_o a_o quarter_n of_o mutton_n weigh_v at_o the_o least_o five_o and_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o pound_n the_o woman_n be_v white_a and_o dress_v themselves_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o arabia_n very_o proud_o and_o in_o great_a pomp_n all_o in_o silk_n wear_v about_o their_o neck_n arm_n and_o leg_n jewel_n ring_n and_o bracelet_n of_o 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those_o three_o kingdom_n of_o quiloa_n melinde_n and_o mumbaza_n lie_v the_o great_a and_o large_a kingdom_n of_o monemugi_n which_o on_o the_o south_n lie_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n of_o molambique_n by_o the_o river_n of_o coâ—uo_n and_o on_o the_o west_n upon_o the_o river_n nilus_n between_o the_o two_o lake_n on_o the_o north_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o pâ—esâ—eâ—_n lolin_n it_o live_v peaceable_o with_o the_o 3._o kingdom_n aforesaid_a traffike_v with_o they_o for_o cotton_n linen_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o out_o of_o cambaia_n which_o to_o such_o like_a ware_n bring_v out_o of_o india_n which_o they_o barter_v for_o gold_n silver_n copper_n and_o ivory_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n towards_o monomotapa_n it_o have_v continual_a war_n and_o that_o so_o cruel_a and_o bloody_a that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v know_v who_o have_v the_o victory_n because_o in_o that_o place_n there_o méete_v two_o mighty_a people_n and_o those_o that_o be_v most_o expert_a in_o arm_n throughout_o all_o africa_n for_o those_o of_o monomotapa_n the_o woman_n call_v amazon_n whereof_o i_o speak_v before_o and_o for_o monemugi_n the_o people_n by_o those_o of_o mencongi_n call_v giachi_n but_o in_o their_o own_o speech_n agagi_n which_o in_o time_n pass_v use_v much_o to_o invade_v the_o kingdom_n of_o congo_n nothing_o incomparable_a for_o strength_n and_o agillitie_n to_o the_o amazon_n this_o people_n have_v a_o custom_n with_o hot_a iron_n to_o burn_v their_o face_n especial_o their_o upper_a lip_n and_o so_o make_v strikes_z and_o line_n in_o they_o also_o they_o turn_v their_o eye_n lid_v upward_o and_o round_o about_o they_o be_v black_a with_o shine_a skin_n the_o white_a of_o their_o eye_n be_v of_o so_o swart_a a_o colour_n that_o by_o their_o face_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v strange_a and_o cruel_a monster_n they_o be_v il_fw-mi favour_v &_o great_a body_n live_v in_o the_o field_n like_o beast_n &_o eat_v man_n flesh_n in_o war_n they_o be_v most_o 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