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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 ⟨hurt⟩ them.
Of ETHIOPIA.
It is divided into two parts, Interior and Exterior.—Interior, the air hot ⟨and⟩ soil fruitful. The longest day 13 ⟨hours⟩ and a half, and the shortest 10 and half. The people Jews, Pagans, ⟨Mahometans⟩ and Christians.—Exterior, ⟨the⟩ air and soil various. Their ⟨commodities⟩ gold, silver, pearls, corn, sugar-⟨cane,⟩ &c. The people are barbarous and ⟨savage⟩, exposing human flesh for sale (illegible text) common as beef and mutton. They a called Hottentots, are the filthiest of ⟨all⟩ creatures, besmearing themselves ⟨with⟩ grease, and themselves with grease, ⟨and⟩ themselves finely adorned with the (illegible text) of beads hanging about their ⟨necks.⟩ They are subject to an Emperor ⟨called⟩ Prestor John, whose dominions are ⟨of⟩ great extent.
