Chapter I: Front Matter

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WORKS ISSUED BY
The Hakluyt Society

THE STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF
ANDREW BATTELL.

SECOND SERIES.
No. VI.

THE
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF
ANDREW BATTELL
OF LEIGH,
IN ANGOLA AND THE ADJOINING REGIONS.

_REPRINTED FROM “PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES.”_

Edited, with Notes and a Concise
HISTORY OF KONGO AND ANGOLA,
BY
E. G. RAVENSTEIN.

Reproduced, by permission of the
HAKLUYT SOCIETY
from the edition originally published by the Society
in 1901
KRAUS REPRINT LIMITED
Nendeln/Liechtenstein
1967

Printed in Germany

Lessing-Druckerei—Wiesbaden

COUNCIL OF THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY.

SIR CLEMENTS MARKHAM, K.C.B., F.R.S., _Pres. R.G.S._, PRESIDENT.
THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD STANLEY OF ALDERLEY, VICE-PRESIDENT.
REAR-ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM WHARTON, K.C.B., VICE-PRESIDENT.
COMMR. B. M. CHAMBERS, R.N.
C. RAYMOND BEAZLEY, M.A.
COLONEL G. EARL CHURCH.
SIR W. MARTIN CONWAY.
F. H. H. GUILLEMARD, M.A., M.D.
EDWARD HEAWOOD, M.A.
DUDLEY F. A. HERVEY, C.M.G.
E. F. IM THURN, C.B., C.M.G.
J. SCOTT KELTIE, LL.D.
F. W. LUCAS.
A. P. MAUDSLAY.
E. J. PAYNE, M.A.
HOWARD SAUNDERS.
H. W. TRINDER.
CHARLES WELCH, F.S.A.

WILLIAM FOSTER, B.A., _Honorary Secretary_.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
INTRODUCTION i

BIBLIOGRAPHY xviii

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 Angola 1

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 occurrences 9

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 author 19

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 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; their
Hunting, Idolatries, and divers other observations 52

VII. Of the Zebra and Hippopotamus; the Portuguese Wars
in those parts; the Fishing, Grain, and other things
remarkable 63

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 ANGOLA 89

II. A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF KONGO TO THE END
OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 102

III. A LIST OF THE KINGS OF KONGO 136

IV. A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF ANGOLA TO THE END
OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 139

V. A LIST OF THE GOVERNORS OF ANGOLA 188

INDEX AND GLOSSARY 191

MAPS.

A GENERAL MAP OF KONGO AND ANGOLA.

AN ENLARGED MAP OF ANGOLA.