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A Defcriftion of C E Y L O N. 
•J7j? Church 
Ondcwil 
IkeClmch 
Batccotte. 
'Balci^is. ^'f Charaaers. The School here has a- 
' bout 4 or 500 Boys, and the Church 7, 
8 or 900 Auditors. 
About an Hour from Telipok ftands the 
Church Ondew'tl^ in a great Plain, with 
an adjacent large Stone-houfe, formerly 
the Habitation of a Francifcan Fryar. 
The Soil is very lufcious here and fertile 
in Rice, Naceny, and other Eatables. The 
Schoolboys amount to 600, and the Audi- 
tors to 900 or 1000. 
Two hours diftant from the Caftle is 
the Church fiatecotte, with a lofty adja- 
cent Houfe, flat on the top, and adorn'd 
with a pleafant Garden, well ftor'd with 
Trees j the Fields round about it are ex- 
tTcmely fruitful. It is featcd near the 
Salt River^ and abounds in Fifli and all 
manner of other Provifions. Of School- 
boys they have here about 8 or 900, and 
of Auditors in the Church near 2000. 
Paneteri- About half an hour from Batecotte is 
the Church Paneteri^ou, a neat and mag- 
nificent Edifice of Stone, with a plea- 
fant Houfe near it built upon Arches, 
with two fpacious Rooms and a Gallery, 
fiilc Gardens, and a delicious Filhpond or 
Ciitern. The School is frequented by 
The church 
pou. 
600 Boys, wlio in my time had made futh 
confiderable Progrefs, that they could re- 
fute the Popifh Errors concerning Purga- 
tory, the Mafs, Indulgences, Auricular 
Confefiion, &c. Mr. Andrew the School- 
mafter and his lllher, being Perfons ve- 
ry diligent in their Stations. The Inha- 
bitants are very devout here, and at 
Sermon-time feldom lefs than 1 2 or 1 300 
come to Church. 
The Church Changane is not above a TheChmch 
good Mile from Paneteripou^ lying with changane, 
this and Batecotte in a Triangle, almoft 
at an equal diftance from one another. 
Both the Church and adjacent Houfe are 
built of Stone, as is alfo Paneteripou : 
They are very conveniently built with a 
Court before, furrounded by a Brick 
Wall i behind is an Orchard of Cocoe and 
Pmuguefe Fig-Trees, befides Potatoes^ 
Bananaes, &c. The School is frequented 
by 700 Boys, who are carefully inftruc- 
ted by their Schoolmafter nam'dAmbrofto, 
The Inhabitants flock to Church with fo 
much Zeal, that there is fcarce room to 
contain them all. 
Two hours from Jafnapatttam^ and Thschmcb 
one from Cfc^jM^<?«e,ftands the Church Ma- Manipay. 
