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 caufe hee had manye of his Nobles and Soul- 

 diers poyfoned (as was fuppofed) by theire 

 Wives. Hee therefore ordeyned,that when any e 

 Husband dyed, his Wife fliould bee burned 

 with his Corpes ; and if hee had more Wives 

 then one, as manye as hee had, fliould all 

 burne together. But then they were forced 

 unto yt ; but nowe they have gotte fuch a 

 Cuftome of yt, that they doe yt mofte wil- 

 linglye. As concerninge theire Preifts, which 

 they call Bramans y they keepe 

 theire Pagods, and have Allmes or churches. 

 or Ty thes of theire Pariftiionors, 

 beeinge efteemed marvaylous holye. They 

 are married as the refte are, and are of Oc- 

 cupations, and followe theire Bufinefle clofe. 

 They are for the mofte parte verye good 

 Workemen, and apte to learne to make anye 

 Thinge that they fee the Patterne of before 

 them. They eate but once a Day, and be- 

 fore and after Meate wafhe all theire Bodie ; 

 allfoe, if they make Water, or goe to Stoole, 

 they carrye Water with them, to wafhe when 

 they have done. 



Beeinge nowe at Suratt, our Agente 

 havinge Occafion to buye fome rounde Indi- 



coe, 



