The History and Description of Africa Author:Leo Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IOHN LEO HIS SIXTH BOOKE OF the Historie of Africa, and of the memorable things contained therein. Of the milage called Gar. Auing hitherto int... more »reated of the moun- taines, it now remaineth that we say somewhat as touching certaine villages, hamlets, and territories: and afterward we will describe in order the cities of Numidia. And first the village of Gar, situate vpon the Mediterran sea, and abounding with dates, offereth it selfe : the fields thereto belonging are drie and barren, and yet bring they foorth some quantitie of barley for the sustenance of the inhabitants.1 Of Garell Gare. IT is a certaine little territorie or Grange, containing caues of a maruellous depth, whence (they say) the stones were taken wherewith olde Tripolis was built, because it is not far distant from that citie.2 Of the village of Sarman. His large village standing not farre from old Tripolis, aboundeth with dates, but no cornewill grow there.3Of the village called Zauiat Ben larbuh. THis village being situate neer vnto the Mediterran sea, yeeldeth great plentie of dates, but no corne at all and is inhabited by certaine religious persons.4 Of the village of Zanzor. THis village also standing neere vnto the Mediterran sea, within twelue miles of Tripolis, is inhabited by sundrie artificers, and aboundeth with great store of dates, pomegranats, and peaches. The inhabitants haue beene verie miserable euer since Tripolis was taken by the Christians; and yet they traffique with the citizens of Tripolis, and carrie dates thither to sell.6 Of the village of Hamrozo. IT standeth sixe miles from Tripolis, and the gardens thereof bring forth great plentie of dates, and of all other kinde of fruits.6 Oftheplaine of Taiora. THis plaine standing two miles eastward...« less