AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1583-91. 



he is of the chiefest and most learned, and he opposeth 

 them, and afterward examineth them many times, whether 

 they will leave their friends, and the company of all 

 women, and take upon them the habit of a Tallipoie. 

 If any be content, then he rideth upon an horse about 

 the streets very richly apparelled, with drummes and 

 pipes, to shew that he leaveth the riches of the world to 

 be a Tallipoie. In few dayes after, he is caried upon 

 a thing like an horsliter, which they call a serion, upon 

 ten or twelve mens shoulders in the apparell of a Talli- 

 poie, with pipes and drummes, and many Tallipoies with 

 him, and al his friends, and so they go with him to his 

 house which standeth without the towne, and there they 

 leave him. Every one of them hath his house, which is 

 very little, set upon six or eight posts, and they go up 

 to them with a ladder of twelve or foureteene staves. 

 Their houses be for the most part by the hie wayes side, 

 and among the trees, and in the woods. And they 

 go with a great pot made of wood or fine earth, and 

 covered, tied with a broad girdle upon their shoulder, 

 which commeth under their arme, wherewith they go to 

 begge their victuals which they eate, which is rice, fish, 

 and herbs. They demand nothing, but come to the 

 doore, and the people presently doe give them, some one 

 thing, and some another : and they put all together in 

 their potte : for they say they must eate of their almes. 

 Observation of and therewith content themselves. They keepe their 

 new moones. ^^^^^^ \^y the Moone : and when it is new Moone they 

 keepe their greatest feast : and then the people send rice 

 and other things to that kiack or church of which they 

 be ; and there all the Tallipoies doe meete which be of 

 that Church, and eate the victuals which are sent them. 

 When the Tallipoies do preach, many of the people cary 

 them gifts into the pulpit where they sit and preach. 

 And there is one which sitteth by them to take that 

 which the people bring. It is divided among them. 

 They have none other ceremonies nor service that I could 

 see, but onely preaching. 



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