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A Defcriftion 0/ C E Y L O N. 
rs-/>-^ my requeft ) in flopping the Progrefs of 
f Pagan Superftitions, and was not well 
i.y^n>^ pleafed to fee the Callico Printers in- 
troduc'd here, it being (not without 
reafon ) to be fear'd that in time they 
may (by promifcuous Marriages) in- 
creafe to fuch a number as may endanger 
both the Church and State, efpecially if 
they are allowed the burning of their 
Dead, and fome other Pagan Ceremo- 
nies they much inlift upon. 
It is further to be fear'd, that in time 
there may be a promifcuous Copulation 
betwixt the Chriftians and Pagans, which 
muft needs produce direful Effefts in the 
Church. It may be objeded, that fevere 
Punifliments will put a ftop to that Evil 
( fome having already been punifh'd with 
Death upon that account) but this does 
not altogether remove the Danger be- 
lides, that it ought to be confider'd whe- 
ther fuch a Severity be confonant to the 
Word of God or not. 
Tbeclmcb The laft Church not far from the City, 
is call'd Sundecouli, belonging to the Ci- 
wcvs^ or Chair-men and Water- Carriers, 
The Church is a neat Structure, but the 
Inhabitants an idle and bafe Generation. 
About 450 Children belong to the School, 
but feldom frequent it, becaufe they ge- 
nerally go abroad a filhing with their 
Parents. Seldom above 400 come to- 
Church, whereas there are about 1500 
Inhabitants. It is a pleafant place, deli- 
cioufly feated among Trees of a conlide- 
rable bignefs. Thus far we have fpoken 
of the Province Belligamme, and its 
Churches, unto which belong likewife 
Copay and Pontour^ containing about 800 
School-boys, and 2000 Souls. The Chil- 
dren in thefe Schools are diftinguifii'd 
into feveral Forms, according to their 
refpcdive degrees of Proficiency j fo that 
thofe who have learn'd (for inftance) 
the Creed^ and Our Father^ teach thofe 
that fcarce know to fay Our Father. A- 
mong thefe Boys, they have fome they 
call Merinhos, who take an account of 
fuch as are abfent, and return them to 
the Mafter, or the Head Merinho. 
CHAP. XLVI. 
The fecond^ third and fourth Provinces^ with their refpeBive Churches^ belongs 
ing to Jafnapatnam. The Ifles of Jafnapatnam. Vaf: number of Chrifiims. 
The Juthor^s Zsd in promoting the Chrijlian Religion. 
TH E fecond Province of Jafnapatnam 
is Tenmarachey which contains five 
Churches, with the Villages thereunto 
belonging. The firfl is the Church Na~ 
Thechurch vacouH, feated in a pleafant Plain abound- 
Navacouli. ing in Cattel and Fruit as the Woods 
afford great ftore of Apes and Monkys, 
and all forts of Venifon and Wild Fowl. 
Both the Church and adjacent Houfe 
are only of Clay, and cover'd with Palm- 
leaves. The School is frequented by 
400 Children, and the Church by 7 or 
800 Auditors. 
I he church An hour from Navacouli ftands the 
of chava- Church of Chavagauery, the biggeft of 
gatzery. whole Province, and the adjacent 
Houfe, very ftrong and well-built, having 
a pleafant Profpeft towards the Sea, with 
fine Gardens, vjell ftor'd with all forts 
of Indian Fruits. They abound in Fi(h, 
for they live upon Husbandry and Filh- 
ing. The School is frequented by 1000 
Children, who are inftrudted by two 
Mafters and an Ulher, and the Church 
by betwixt 2 and 3000 Souls. 
church The Church Cathay is an hour from 
Qchay. Chavagatz.eryy through fandy and diffi- 
cult Ways, but full of Ponds ftor'd with 
Wild-ducks befides which they abound 
in Snipes, Herns, Indian Ravens, and all 
forts of fmall Birds. The Church and 
Houfe are only of Clay, and' covered 
with Leaves, like that of Navacouli. 
The School has 550 Children, and the 
Church II or 1200 Auditors. 
Betwixt Cathay and the Church Wa- The church 
ranni are fandy and difficult Ways. The wannni. 
Church ftands in the midft of a fmall 
Wood of AreeJi, Coco^ Palm, Banana's, 
Mango's, Cajou and Cw/aw-Trees. This 
place affords, befides the ordinary Melons, 
the moft delicious Water-Melons in the 
Indies. The Church is but flendcrly 
built, and enclofed with a Wall of Earth, 
as is likewife the Houfe ; yet has it di- 
vers fpacious Apartments, and a hand- 
fome Entrance. The School has about 
800 Children, and the Church 2500 Au- 
ditors. 
The laft Church of Tenmarache is that Thechmh 
of lUondi Matual, unto which belongs the lilondi 
Village of Nagar Kojel, famous for a ^^t"^'- ' 
large Pagode that ftood there formerly. 
The Church is only of Clay, but the 
^ adja- 
