The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell, of Leigh, in Angola and the Adjoining Regions

by Andrew Battell

CONTENTS.

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Introduction		[ix]
Bibliography		[xviii]
The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell of Leigh.
I.	Andrew Battell, his voyage to the River of Plate, who beingtaken on to the coast of Brazill was sent to Angola	[1]
II.	His trading on the coast; offer to escape; imprisonment;exile; escape and new imprisonment; his sending toElamba and Bahia das Vaccas; many strange occurrences	[9]
III.	Discovery of the Gagas: their wars, man-eating; over-runningcountries. His trade with them, betraying,escape to them, and living with them; with manystrange adventures. And also the rites and manner oflife observed by the Iagges, or Gagas, which no Christianwould ever know well but this author	[19]
IV.	His return to the Portugals: invasions of diverse countries;abuses; flight from them, and living in the woods diversmonths; his strange boat and coming to Loango	[36]
V.	Of the province of Engoy, and other regions of Loango;with the customs there observed by the King and people	[42]
VI.	Of the provinces of Bongo, Calongo, Mayombe, Manikesocke,Motimbas; of the ape-monster Pongo; theirHunting, Idolatries, and divers other observations	[52]
VII.	Of the Zebra and Hippopotamus; the Portuguese Warsin those parts; the Fishing, Grain, and other thingsremarkable	[63]
On the Religion and the Customs of the Peoples ofAngola, Congo, and Loango, from Purchas HisPilgrimage, 1613 (1617)		[71]
APPENDICES.
I.	Anthony Knivet in Kongo and Angola	[89]
II.	A Sketch of the History of Kongo to the endof the Seventeenth Century	[102]
III.	A List of the Kings of Kongo	[136]
IV.	A Sketch of the History of Angola to the endof the Seventeenth Century	[139]
V.	A List of the Governors of Angola	[188]
Index and Glossary		[192]

MAPS.

[A General Map of Kongo and Angola.]

[An Enlarged Map of Angola.]

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