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 quite naked. They offer human sacrifices, think God a good Being, and are civil to him; but pray to and worship the Devil, because he should not them.

It is divided into two parts, Interior and Exterior.—Interior, the air hot soil fruitful. The longest day 13 and a half, and the shortest 10 and half. The people Jews, Pagans, and Christians.—Exterior,  air and soil various. Their gold, silver, pearls, corn, sugar- &c. The people are barbarous and, exposing human flesh for sale common as beef and mutton. They a called Hottentots, are the filthiest of creatures, besmearing themselves  grease, and themselves with grease, [sic]  themselves finely adorned with the  of beads hanging about their  They are subject to an Emperor  Prestor John, whose dominions are  great extent.