A Def crip ion of the Coafls of 
Baldaus. 
CHAP. XIV. 
hcreafe of the City of Goa. Its Trafflck^ Manners^ and way of living of the 
Portuguefes //^^re-. The War betwixt the Dutch Company and the Pcrtu- 
guefes. Their Ambaffadors appear in the Great Council at Batavia \ their 
Profojitions and Tranfactions. 
T 
Inhdb't- 
tants. 
H E City of Goa increafing every 
year in Riches and Traffick, in- 
creafed alfo in Strength by the addition 
of feveral Forts near the Water-fide ; 
this being the Capital City of the Portu- 
guefes in the Indies. Its Trafficic was 
much more confiderable formerly than 
of late years, fince by our blocking up 
the Bar of Goa they were not a little 
difturb'd by our Ships. Whilft Goa 
was in its fiourifhing State, they ufed to 
Incrsafe f^od their Ships to Pegu, Siam, Japan, 
and Traf- Perfia, Cambaja^ Arabia, Malabar, Coro- 
fckofQo3.. fnandel, Bengale, Jchem, belides divers 
other places. It's well inhabited not only 
by Europeans, but alfo Canarins, Moors, 
and Pagans of all Nations, who live for 
the moll part upon trading, or are Han- 
dicrafts Men. The great Street of Goa 
has many rich Shops well-ftor'd with 
Silks, Porcellain, and other precious Com- 
modities, Drugftery Wares, Manufado- 
ries, iyc. Some of thefe as well as frefh 
Provifions are fold every day in tlie 
Market-places, where you hear a Crier, 
or Audtioneer (call'd by them Lalang) 
to fell in publick all forts of Goods, 
both movable and unmovable, Cattle, 
Slaves, ire. to the fairefl Bidder ^ but 
they leave otf early, by reafon of the ex- 
ceflive Heat about mid-day. 
Them' of ^^^^ manner of living of the Portu- 
liv'mg of gucfes is the fame here as in moil other 
the rortu- places of the Indies ; they are diftinguilh'd 
guefes. into Caz^ados, i. e. married People, and 
Zoldados, lingle People ; the laft are moft 
efteem'd. The Portuguefes here are ge- 
nerally very idle, feldom applying them- 
felves to any Employment, leaving the 
management of their bufmefs for the 
molt part to their Slaves, even the Wo- 
men committing the care of their Chil- 
dren to the Female Slaves, who alfo give 
them fuck. The"Tden frequently marry 
with the Natives of the Country, yet 
not fo much now as formerly : The Chil- 
dren begot betwixt a Portuguefe and an 
Indian Woman are call'd Mtfiices^ as the 
Children of thefe Miftices are call'd 
Cajlices. 
The Men are generally addided to 
exccRive Lnft and 1 remember to have 
feen three Women Slaves Lie in at once, 
who were got with Child by their Ma- 
tters ; Fornication and Adultery being 
confiderM among them as Errors of little 
moment : but they are very averfe to 
Drunkennefs , notwithftanding which 
Quarrels and Murders are frequent a- 
mong them. 
The Men are alfo generally exceflive 
proud, there being fcarce any of them 
that thinks himfelf rcmov'd a little a- 
bove the vulgar fort, but what has his 
Urabrello carried over his Head, another 
Servant to carry his Cloke after him, and 
another who holds his Sword : They ufe 
frequently Snuff, not excepting even the 
Maidens and Women ; and as they walk 
along the Streets, they are continually 
ftroking and fetting up their Whiskers. 
The Women never appear abroad either 
a foot or in Chairs unveil'd, their Huf. 
bands being (and perhaps not without 
reafon ) very jealous of them ; for which 
reafon alfo they keep them at home in 
their Apartments above (fairs, the Win- 
dows whereof are fo contriv'd, that they 
can look upwards, but not downwards 
into the Streets. 
The Diltempcrs moft in vogue at Goa 
are the burning Fevers, which the PortU' 
guefes cure by Venefedion, fometimes five 
or fix times aday, but they let but little 
at a time. The French or Spanijh Pox 
are alfo fo common here (as in moll o- 
ther parts of the Indies ) that a Fidalgo 
or Gentleman here docs not look upon 
it as a difgrace to have been a filiated 
with it twice or thrice in his lite-time. 
For the reft, the Portuguefes ufe much 
Sweetmeats, and take a Draught of cool 
Water after it, they being Enemies to 
ftrong Liquors, and moderate in their 
Diet, a fmall (hare fufficing for a good 
number of People. The Women fsed 
much upon Rice, tho they have excellent 
Wheaten Bread ; they alfo ufe frequently 
B.etel and Areek^ and all forts of Pickles, 
which makes them have a pale Colour. 
The King of P^fjapour has more than 
once fliewn his Inclination of attacking 
Goa by Land, efpecially at that time 
whilft Corneliiu Simonfz. commanded the 
Dutch 
Hkiy Lull 
and Pride. 
Tbcir Jciu 
loiijy. 
pers. 
7 k' King ^.f 
Viiiapour 
n-iUing to 
attack. 
Goa. 
