Chap.XL V. A Defcripion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
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TheCimrch 
Vanar- 
ponc. 
TheChuKb 
Nalours 
nipay. About 560 Children are educa- 
ted in tiiis School. It is fcarce to be 
imagined, that at fo fmall a diftance 
there fliould be fo great a difference be- 
twixtthe People, the Inhabitants here 
being a malicious Generation, fuperftiti- 
ous, and ftill much inclin'd to Paganifm. 
The Church is big enough to contain 
20C0 Souls, but feldom above 7 or 8co 
come to hear the Sermons. The Houfe 
is built only of Clay, and cover'd with 
Palm-tree- Leaves. Juft before the 
Church is a fine Pond or Ciftern with 
frelh Water, near which flood formerly 
one of their Pagodes. This Place is in- 
habited by feveral of the Family of Ma- 
dapoli, who were concern'd in the PloE 
(lately mention'd) with Don Louys. 
The Church ranarpone ftands juft un= 
der the Caftle of Jafnapatnam^ moft in- 
habited by Wafhers Vanar fignifying as 
much as a Wafiier in the Malabar. It is 
not very big, nor has a Houfe belonging 
to it. The Schoolboys amount to 200, 
and the Auditors in the Church to about 
5 or 6qo Souls. 
Jufl; by Fanarpone is the Church Na- 
'ot'.y^ built only of Clay, and flenderly 
cover'd. Hers alfo ftood formerly a ^^J^* 
Pagode. The School is frequented by a- 
bout 590 Children, who are not fo well 
verfed in the Points of the Chriftian Re- 
ligion as moft of the reft, the People here 
retaining ftill a ftrong Inclination to Pa- 
ganifm, efpecially fince fome Years ago 
about 100 Printers of Callicoes were 
tranfplanted hither from the Coaft of 
Coromandel^ to the no fmall Prejudice of 
the Chriftian Religion, tho the Company 
were no great Gainers by it ^ fince it is 
evident, that for want of good Water at 
Jafnapatmm, the fame can't be brought 
to their true Perfedtion, and therefore 
are much better bought and tranfported 
from the Coaft of Coromandel. 
This is certainj that this Generation is 
very mifchievous to the Chriftians here. It 
being frequent to fee them appear in , 
publick painted with Cinz^ or Aflies (ac- 
counted holy among them) and to carry 
their Beads j befides that the Moon have 
their publick Schools allow'd them of late 
Years. I muft confefs that whilft Mr. 
Anthony Pavilioen (at the time of ray be- 
ing there) was Governor of Jafnapat- 
nam, he did all in him lay to aOlft me (af 
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