REYS VAN ANDRIES BATTEL

Who overrun various lands and subdue the Mani's Lords.

the bandits onward to Sowonso, a Lord who is under the Duke of Bambe, and subsequently to Samanibansa, and then to Namba Calamba, a great Lord who wanted to oppose us, but we set his city on fire, through which he submitted himself to us and brought over 3,000 Negroes fit for war to us. From here we marched to Sollancango, a lesser Lord who fought desperately against us, but still had to obey us, and subsequently to Combrecaianga, where we remained for 2 years; from here we attacked various Lords and brought them under our obedience. They are 15,000 men strong. We were now 15,000 strong and marched toward Outeiro, or the Mountain of Ingombe, but first burned all of Ingasia, the Land of Ingombe, and then marched toward the capital, which lay a half-day’s journey upward. Battle with the Lord of Ingombe, 20,000 men strong. The Lord came at us with more than 20,000 bows and destroyed many of our people, but as soon as we fired our guns at them, many of his people remained lying there, upon which he immediately retreated to the Mountain and sent one of his Captains to our General, whom he let say that he would surrender the next day. Who surrenders with great ceremony. At the appointed time, he came into our camp with a great display of drums, petes small flutes, and pongoes instruments, musical instruments so named, where he was received royally: he gave great gifts to the General, and they marched up the mountain with him. Description of the Mountain of Ingombe. On the height of the mountain is a great plain where he had his capital, where there was healthy air and a large expanse of palm trees, sugar canes, potato's sweet potatoes, and other roots, as well as orange trees and lemon trees: there was a tree called Engeriay upon which grows a fruit of the size of a pome-water an apple variety, in which there is a stone that is a certain remedy against winds that cause stomach pain, which seemed strange to the Portuguese. There is also a river