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The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell

by Andrew Battell

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Introductionix
Bibliographyxviii
The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell of Leigh.
I.Andrew Battell, his voyage to the River of Plate, who being taken on to the coast of Brazill was sent to Angola1
II.His trading on the coast; offer to escape; imprisonment; exile; escape and new imprisonment; his sending to Elamba and Bahia das Vaccas; many strange occurrences9
III.Discovery of the Gagas: their wars, man-eating; over-running countries. His trade with them, betraying, escape to them, and living with them; with many strange adventures. And also the rites and manner of life observed by the Iagges, or Gagas, which no Christian would ever know well but this author19
IV.His return to the Portugals: invasions of diverse countries; abuses; flight from them, and living in the woods divers months; his strange boat and coming to Loango36
V.Of the province of Engoy, and other regions of Loango; with the customs there observed by the King and people42
VI.Of the provinces of Bongo, Calongo, Mayombe, Manikesocke, Motimbas; of the ape-monster Pongo; their Hunting, Idolatries, and divers other observations52
VII.Of the Zebra and Hippopotamus; the Portuguese Wars in those parts; the Fishing, Grain, and other things remarkable63
On the Religion and the Customs of the Peoples of Angola, Congo, and Loango, from Purchas His Pilgrimage, 1613 (1617)71
APPENDICES.
I.Anthony Knivet in Kongo and Angola89
II.A Sketch of the History of Kongo to the end of the Seventeenth Century102
III.A List of the Kings of Kongo136
IV.A Sketch of the History of Angola to the end of the Seventeenth Century139
V.A List of the Governors of Angola188
Index and Glossary192

MAPS.
A General Map of Kongo and Angola.
An Enlarged Map of Angola.

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