
Ee a es a 
1922.] Father A. Monserrate, S.J., on Saléete, etc. 355 
bastara dezir maya p prias 
de los Bramen : 
Logo como nasce algun nifio 
Bramene, luego mandan lla- 
guardan escrito!; vy el Boto 
conforme la estrella le pone 
nombre; y si acierta de nas- 
cer en vna estrella q’ llaman 
mala, echan fuera de casa la 
quedare en casa q’ a de morir 
su padre y madre. Despuesde 
nascida la creatura, velan sobre 
a le hazen ciertas cere- 
ollas, &c.; y lauan a la crea- 
tura y a st madre, y todos se 
Ser en casa, y con aquellas cere- 
! Thave iissitated between ocuto 
(? for oculto), secreto, and escrito. 
Writing indistinct at the second 
fold of the page. 
poe life, it will be sufficient 
speak of some anon are 
pci to the Bramen 
a Bramene pars is 
under what sign i 
was born, the vicissitudes of 
its life, manner n 
and whatever he answers they 
keep in writing. And the Bo- 
to gives it a name according 
under a star which they call 
unlucky, they cast the baby 
outside or give it to another 
person to bring up: for they 
believe that, should it remain 
in the house, his father and 
mother will die. After the 
birth of the child, they keep 
watch over it during six full 
days against the witches, and, 
on the 6th day, they perform 
for it certian ceremonies which 
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baby and its mother; and all 
dress neatly, and they cook 
‘ood with new fire, a and say 
that, all the days before, a 
were unclean and s 
cause the woman gave bch 
within the house, and with 
| Sety. Cf. ‘qageas” TE. * 300. 
From the Konkani and Mabra _ 
sathi or sate? ; Saruskrt 7easthi (6t 
day). 
