[Transcriber’s Note: This text includes characters that require UTF-8 (Unicode) file encoding: œ (oe ligature) īō (letters with macron or “long” mark) Γαράμαντεσ (Greek) ãẽñõ (letters with tilde) äëïöü (lettes with umlaut) ȧ (letter with dot) âîôû (letters with circumflex) ç (c with cedilla) ° (degree sign, with latitude and longitude) If any of these characters do not display properly--in particular, if the diacritic does not appear directly above the letter--or if the apostrophes and quotation marks in this paragraph appear as garbage, make sure your text reader’s “character set” or “file encoding” is set to Unicode (UTF-8). You may also need to change the default font. Additional notes are at the end of the book.] WORKS ISSUED BY The Hakluyt Society. THE CHRONICLE OF THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST OF GUINEA. VOL. II. FIRST SERIES. NO. C-MDCCCXCIX [Illustration: STATUE OF PRINCE HENRY IN ARMOUR AT BELEM.] THE CHRONICLE OF THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST OF GUINEA. WRITTEN BY GOMES EANNES DE AZURARA; NOW FIRST DONE INTO ENGLISH BY CHARLES RAYMOND BEAZLEY, M.A., F.R.G.S., FELLOW OF MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE LISBON GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY; AND EDGAR PRESTAGE, B.A.OXON., KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE PORTUGUESE ORDER OF S. THIAGO; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE LISBON ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, THE LISBON GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, ETC. VOL. II. (CHAPTERS XLI-XCVII). With an Introduction on the Early History of African Exploration, Cartography, etc. BURT FRANKLIN, PUBLISHER NEW YORK, NEW YORK Published by BURT FRANKLIN 514 West 113th Street New York 25, N. Y. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY REPRINTED BY PERMISSION PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. 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. C. RAYMOND BEAZLEY, ESQ., M.A. COLONEL G. EARL CHURCH. SIR MARTIN CONWAY. ALBERT GRAY, ESQ. F. H. H. GUILLEMARD, ESQ., M.A., M.D. THE RIGHT HON. LORD HAWKESBURY. EDWARD HEAWOOD, ESQ., M.A. DUDLEY F. A. HERVEY, ESQ., C.M.G. ADMIRAL SIR ANTHONY H. HOSKINS, G.C.B. J. SCOTT KELTIE, ESQ., LL.D. F. W. LUCAS, ESQ. VICE-ADMIRAL ALBERT H. MARKHAM. E. J. PAYNE, ESQ. SIR CUTHBERT E. PEEK, BART. E. G. RAVENSTEIN, ESQ. HOWARD SAUNDERS, ESQ. CHARLES WELCH, ESQ., F.S.A. WILLIAM FOSTER, ESQ., B.A., _Honorary Secretary_. PREFATORY NOTE.