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The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell

by Andrew Battell

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  1. 1The Hakluyt Society
  2. 2Contents
  3. 3Introduction
  4. 4Bibliography
  5. 5§ I — [ From the Thames to Cape Palmas. ]
  6. 6[ St. Thomé and the Gulf of Guinea. ]
  7. 7[ Across the Atlantic to the Brazils. ]
  8. 8[ The Rio de la Plata. ]
  9. 9[ A Prisoner of the Portuguese. ]
  10. 10[ Transported to Angola — A Voyage to the Zaire. ]
  11. 11§ II — [ Trading in Loango. ]
  12. 12[ An Attempted Escape. ]
  13. 13[ A Second Attempt at Escape. ]
  14. 14[ Surrenders to a Portuguese Captain. ]
  15. 15[ A campaign in Lamba. ] 46
  16. 16[ A Voyage to Benguella. ]
  17. 17§ III
  18. 18[ A Second Voyage to Benguella. ]
  19. 19[ Among the Jagas. ]
  20. 20[ March into the Interior. ]
  21. 21[ Left as an Hostage. ]
  22. 22[ He joins the Jagas. ]
  23. 23[ Military Organisation of the Jagas. ]
  24. 24[ A River of Gold. ]
  25. 25[ Palm Wine. ]
  26. 26[ Jaga Raids. ]
  27. 27[ Dress and Ornaments. ]
  28. 28[ Infanticide. ]
  29. 29[ Human Sacrifices. ] 108
  30. 30[ Burial of the Dead. ]
  31. 31§ IV — [ João Rodrigues Coutinho’s Campaign, 1602. ]
  32. 32[ Manuel Cerveira Pereira carries on the war. ]
  33. 33[ A Trading Trip to Congo. ]
  34. 34[ Final Escape from Captivity. ]
  35. 35§ V — [ Kabinda. ]
  36. 36[ The Capital of Loango. ]
  37. 37[ A Royal Audience. ]
  38. 38[ The King’s Wives. ] 142
  39. 39[ The King Drinks! ]
  40. 40[ The King at Dinner. ] 144
  41. 41[ The King as a Rain-maker. ]
  42. 42[ Albinos. ]
  43. 43[ The Nkishi, or Fetishes. ]
  44. 44[ Children are born White. ]
  45. 45[ The Royal Princes. ]
  46. 46[ The Kings Mother. ]
  47. 47[ Palm Cloth. ] 158
  48. 48[ The Royal Tombs. ]
  49. 49[ Europeans Committed to the Sea. ]
  50. 50§ VI — [ Bongo. ]
  51. 51[ Cango. ]
  52. 52[ Calongo. ]
  53. 53[ Gorillas and Chimpanzis. ] 169
  54. 54[ Hunting Dogs. ]
  55. 55[ The Maramba Fetish. ] 172
  56. 56[ Sette. ]
  57. 57[ Mani Kesock. ] 178
  58. 58[ Pygmy Elephant-Hunters. ]
  59. 59[ Poison Ordeals. ]
  60. 60[ Death and Witchcraft. ] 190
  61. 61§ VII — [ Domestic Animals. ]
  62. 62[ Wild Birds. ]
  63. 63[ The Zebra. ]
  64. 64[ The Hippopotamus. ]
  65. 65[ Portuguese dealings with the Natives. ]
  66. 66[ Fishing. ]
  67. 67[“ Corn. ”]
  68. 68[ Ground-nuts. ]
  69. 69[ Plantains, or Bananas. ] — [ Bees and the Baobab. ]
  70. 70[ Palm Trees. ]
  71. 71[ A Crocodile Story. ]
  72. 72[ The End. ] · Religion and the Customs — Angola, Congo and Loango
  73. 73Chap. IX — § I — Angola — [ The Slave Trade. ]
  74. 74[ Fetishes. ]
  75. 75[ Trial by Ordeal. ]
  76. 76[ Burial. ] 217
  77. 77[ Dogs. ] 218
  78. 78[ Quizama. ]
  79. 79[ Women and the Moon. ]
  80. 80Chapter IX — § II — Of Congo — [ A Crocodile Story. ] 221
  81. 81Chapter IX — § III — Of their... Strange Trees
  82. 82Chapter X — § I — Of Loango — [ Offerings. ]
  83. 83[ Funeral Rites. ]
  84. 84[ Prohibitions — Taboo. ]
  85. 85[ Poison Ordeal. ] 238
  86. 86[ Albinos. ] 241
  87. 87[ The Gumbiri Fetish. ]
  88. 88[ Possessed of the Fetish. ]
  89. 89[ The Maramba Fetish. ] 246
  90. 90[ Origin of the Jagas. ]
  91. 91[ Infanticide among the Jaga. ]
  92. 92[ Human Sacrifices. ]
  93. 93Anthony Knivet in Kongo and Angola
  94. 94First Account ( Purchas, pp. 1220-2)
  95. 95Second Account ( Purchas, pp. 1233-7)
  96. 96A Sketch of the History of Kongo
  97. 97Cão’s Discovery of the Kongo, 1482. 298
  98. 98Cão’s Second Voyage, 1485-6
  99. 99The Embassy of 1490-1. 303
  100. 100D. Affonso I, 1509-1540. 311
  101. 101D. Pedro and his Successors, 1540-1561
  102. 102A Reign of Anarchy, 1561-1568
  103. 103D. Alvaro I and the Ayaka, 1568-1574. 344
  104. 104D. Alvaro II, 1574-1614
  105. 105D. Pedro II Affonso, 1622-1624
  106. 106D. Pedro’s successors, 1624-1641
  107. 107Garcia II Affonso, o Kimbaku, 1641-1663, 359
  108. 108D. Antonio I, 1663-66
  109. 109A Time of Anarchy, after 1666
  110. 110A Retrospect
  111. 111A List of the Kings of Kongo
  112. 112A Sketch of the History of Angola
  113. 113The Early History of Ndongo (Angola)
  114. 114The First Expedition of Paulo Dias de Novaes, 1560
  115. 115The Second Expedition of Dias, 1574
  116. 116Dias in the Field, 1578-89
  117. 117Luiz Serrão and the Battle of 1590
  118. 118The Jaga
  119. 119D. Francisco and D. Jeronymo d’Almeida, 1592-1594
  120. 120João Furtado de Mendonça, 1594-1602
  121. 121The Campaign of 1602-3. 443
  122. 122D. Manuel Pereira Forjaz and Bento Banha Cardoso, 1607-15
  123. 123An Attempt to Cross Africa
  124. 124The Conquest of Benguella
  125. 125The Colonial Government
  126. 126The War with Ngola nzinga mbandi
  127. 127Queen Nzinga, 1623-1636
  128. 128Minor Events, 1624-1641
  129. 129The Dutch in Angola
  130. 130Restoration of Portuguese Authority
  131. 131Queen Nzinga and Her Successors
  132. 132The Last of the Kings of Ndongo, 1671
  133. 133Relations with Kongo
  134. 134Minor Punitive Expeditions, 1658-95
  135. 135Benguella
  136. 136Ecclesiastical Affairs
  137. 137Measures of Administration
  138. 138A List of the Governors of Angola, 1575-1702
  139. 139Index and Glossary

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