Mozambic

P. R. 3. 252, 253. 1. 324. See Niphates. P. L. 4. 161. A district of Portuguese East Africa, and its chief town, We read in Purchas: “Suddenly situated on a coral island. starteth up in sight the King do me of Mozambique, situate in foureteene degrees and a halfe towards the South, and taketh his name of three Hands, that lie in the mouth of the River Meghincate, where there is a great Haven and a safe, and able to receive all manner of ships. in all The Realme is but small, and yet a bound eth kind of Victuals. It is the common landing place for all Ve els that sayle from Portugall, and from India into that In one of these lies, which is the chiefe and principall, Mozambique, and giveth name to all the rest, as also to ch207.xhtml c 213