Ill 
Its probable the intent of this Paper was to compare 
theft Characters, being very Ancient with them at Per- 
jepolis, the Gentlemen having got together (as appears) 
feveral other Alphabets that had been uled in the Eafiern 
parts of the World. 
The places here pointed at, are chiefly three, two up- 
on the Ifland Salfete, and one upon the Ifland Porj y called 
the Pagode of Olifant of fuch a bignefs that one of them 
is defcnbed by Lhfchoten to be equal to a Village of 
400 Houfes, to confift of Four Ranges of Building one 
over another within the Mountain • and to contain no 
Ids then 300 Rooms or Habitations ; adorned through- 
out with ftrange frightful Statues, of Idols, of Lyons, 
Tigers, Elephants, Amazons, and a hundred other things 
fo well defignedjthat Andrea Corfali in the Year 1 5 1 5 had 
a mind to lend fome of them to Julian de Me dices for 
their Curiofity, who were the Architects is very uncer- 
tain. Balhi names the Romans and Alexander the Great, 
others the Ghinefts, Mr. Flower the Abeffins who have 
fome few Churches cut in the Rocks; but Alvarez who 
Caw them twice, fays the Country affirms they were made 
ky Egyptians or other white Men; but though their 
beginning be cbfcure, their end may more eafily be de- 
clared, for the Portugueses upon the building of Goa be- 
gan to deftroy them, and have continued to do fo ever 
fince. 
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