the South-Sea. z&l 



and a Sword as they do in Spai% excepting the Judges and 

 Prefidents. 



The Traveling Habft in Peru is a Coat flafh'd on botlr 

 Sides under the Arms, and the Sleeves open above and 

 below, with Button-Holes ; k is« call'd Capotillo de dot 

 falday. 



The Dwellings of the Spaniards in Verity are no way Houfes: 

 anfwerable to the Magnificence of their Garb. Without 

 Lima, in which Place the Buildings are handfome enough, 

 nothing is poorer than the Houfes ; they confift in only a 

 Ground Floor, 14 or 15 Foot high. The Contrivance of 

 the ftatelieft of them, is to have a Court at the Entrance,, 

 adorn'd with Porticos of Timber Work, the Length of the^ 

 Building which is always fingle in Chili, bccaufe of the' 

 Largenefs the Top would require; but on the Coaft of 

 Peru, they make them as deep as they pleafe, becaufe 

 when they cannot have Lights from the Walls, they make 

 them in the Roof, there being no Rain to apprehend. The 

 firft Room is a large Hall, about 19 Foot Broad, and be- 

 tween 30 and 40 in Lengthy which leads into two other 

 Chambers one within another. The firft is that where 

 the Eftrado is to receive Company, and the Bed in a Nook, 

 in the Nature of an Alcove, fpacious within, and whole 

 chief Conveniency is, a faife Door, to receive or difmifs 

 Company, without being perceiv'd coming in, tho' upon 

 Surprize. There are few of thofe Beds in the Houfes, 

 becaufe the Servants lie on Sheep-Skins upon the Ground. 



The Height and Largenefs of the Rooms would never- Fkrnitnrt; 

 thelefs give them fome Air of Grandeur, did they know 

 how to make their Lights regularly ; but they makefo 

 few Windows, that they have always a Dusk and Melan- 

 choly Air, and having no Ufe of Glafs, they are letticed 

 with Grates of turn'd Wood, which ftill leffens the Light. 

 The Houfhold Stuff docs not make amends for the ill 

 Contrivance of the Building, only the Eftrado is cover'd 

 with Carpets, and Velvet Oafliions for the Women to fit 

 on. The Chairs, for the Men arc cover'd with Leather, 



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