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arrow_n and_o their_o other_o weapon_n as_o we_o tell_v you_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o bramas_n they_o make_v great_a store_n of_o cloth_n of_o the_o palm_n tree_n inhabitant_n whereof_o we_o make_v mention_v before_o but_o these_o be_v lesser_a and_o yet_o very_o fine_a they_o have_v great_a abundance_n of_o kine_n and_o of_o other_o cattle_n before_o name_v they_o be_v in_o religion_n pagan_n their_o apparel_n after_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o people_n of_o congo_n they_o maintain_v war_n with_o their_o border_a neighbour_n which_o be_v the_o anzichi_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o anzicana_n &_o when_o they_o enterprise_n war_n against_o the_o anzichi_n than_o they_o crave_v aid_n of_o the_o people_n of_o congo_n and_o so_o they_o remain_v half_a in_o freedom_n and_o half_a in_o danger_n of_o other_o they_o worship_v what_o they_o listen_v and_o hold_v the_o sun_n for_o the_o great_a god_n as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o man_n and_o the_o moon_n next_o as_o though_o it_o be_v a_o woman_n otherwise_o every_o man_n choose_v to_o himself_o his_o own_o idol_n and_o worship_v it_o after_o his_o own_o pleasure_n these_o people_n will_v easy_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n for_o many_o of_o they_o that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o congo_n have_v be_v convert_v to_o christendom_n and_o the_o rest_n for_o want_v of_o priest_n and_o of_o such_o as_o shall_v instruct_v they_o in_o true_a religion_n do_v remain_v still_o in_o their_o blindness_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o three_o province_n call_v sundi_fw-la this_o province_n of_o sundi_fw-la be_v the_o near_a of_o all_o to_o the_o city_n of_o congo_n call_v citta_o di_fw-mi san-saluatore_a thereof_o the_o city_n of_o saint_n saviour_n and_o begin_v about_o 40._o mile_n distant_a from_o it_o and_o quite_o out_o of_o the_o territory_n thereof_o and_o reach_v to_o the_o river_n zaire_n and_o so_o over_o the_o same_o to_o the_o other_o side_n where_o the_o caduta_fw-mi or_o fall_n be_v which_o we_o mention_v 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yea_o and_o to_o this_o law_n even_o the_o king_n own_o son_n be_v subject_a so_o that_o if_o any_o man_n do_v not_o pay_v his_o tribute_n yearly_a as_o he_o ought_v the_o king_n take_v away_o his_o government_n from_o he_o and_o give_v it_o to_o another_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o king_n that_o now_o live_v who_o at_o the_o time_n that_o signior_n odoardo_n be_v at_o the_o court_n be_v of_o his_o own_o nature_n very_o liberal_a and_o bountiful_a beyond_o measure_n and_o one_o that_o bestow_v much_o upon_o his_o servant_n can_v not_o discharge_v those_o imposition_n that_o the_o king_n have_v lay_v on_o he_o whereupon_o he_o be_v by_o the_o king_n deprive_v of_o his_o revenue_n of_o his_o government_n and_o of_o his_o royal_a favour_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o that_o language_n he_o be_v tombocado_n as_o we_o will_v declare_v more_o at_o full_a in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n many_o lord_n there_o be_v that_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o governor_n or_o 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