Description of Magadoxa.
The Reason of Captain Beavis’s coming on the Zanguebar Coast, [144]. His third Mate goes ashore, [145]. He describes the People at his Return on board, [146]. The fourth Mate and a Molatto go ashore and return; he goes further to the Westward, [147]. The third Mate and Gunner land again, come back with 3 Antilopes and two Guiney Hens; the Ship weighs, they spy some Men; but they avoid the Boat’s Crew, [148]. They discover, and anchor before a Town; the Men sent, civilly treated, [149]. They return to the Ship with a Present from the King’s Son; the third Mate, Gunner, and Molotto, ensnared, [150]. The Ship’s Boat seized, [151]. The first Mate goes towards the Shore, the Natives discharge their Arrows at the Boat, and he returns to the Ship, [152]. The Captain’s Method to be inform’d of his People, [153]. The Natives fire at the Boat, [154]. The Captain despairing of his Men, weighs and keeps along Shore, [155]. Sails for Johanna, [156]. The Manner of the Mate, &c. being betray’d; the Molotto is carried before the King, [157]. His Examination; Description of the Prison, [158]. The Molatto is inform’d of the cruel Death of his Companions, [159]. He is carried again before the King; what past between the King and him, [160], [161]. He is remanded to Goal; his Conversation with the Jaylor and another, [161]. Sent for by the King; to what End; Description of the Coway, [162]. His Treatment in the Goal better’d, [163]. He receives News of the Ship’s Departure, [164]. He is taken into the King’s Service; his Business; the Diet of the People, [165]. His Manner of Life, [166]. Description of the Town, &c. [167], [168], [169]. The Manner of the King’s taking the Air, [169], [170]. The Death of Malefactors, ib. The Augazet describ’d; the Bozee a monstrous amphibious Creature; the Massau and Sachew described, [171]. The King’s Diversions; the Genius of the People; a Tradition among them, [172]. Description of the Pyone; the Molatto is question’d for going out of the Town, [173]. He attends the King to the Moorzacks; what they are; the Conversation of the Day, [174]. The Molotto under great Apprehensions; he is order’d to the Moorzacks, [175]. He is taught his Duty, [176]. Description of a Pohalick, [177]. He is sent for to the City, clapp’d into Prison; the Reason of it, [178]. His Conversation with the Jaylor, and afterwards with the King, [179]. The Manner of his passing his Time, being remanded back to the Moorzacks, [180], [181]. By what Accident he comes into Favour, [182]. He teaches the Way of Fishing with a Line, [183]. The Execution of a Passau, [184]. A particular Description of the Moorzacks, [184], [185], [186], [187], [188]. The Funeral Ceremony of the Magadoxians, [189], [190]. The Religion [191]. A Rebellion; a Ship appears; the Molotto brought to the Army, [192]. Treachery of the King, [193]. A great Slaughter; the Molotto hears of a Ship; meditates his Escape, [194]. He gets away in the Night, [195]. He comes up to a large River; discovers six Men in his Pursuit; swims over the River, [196]. Escapes a large Alligator; spies the Ship, [197]. Is taken on board a Dutch Boat, [198]. Two of his Pursuers swim on board the Boat; give an Account of one being devour’d by an Alligator, [199]. The Molotto goes to Batavia; sails in the Dutch Service; from Holland comes to England, [200].