fuch fort of Mufick, making an odd kind of 
Harmony, accompany' d by a great num- 
ber of Men, Women and Children ^ the 
Maidens of Qiiality dance all along before 
the Elephant naked down to the middle, 
their Heads, Arms and Ears adorn'd with 
Golden Bracelets and Jewels % the Gar- 
ments which cover their under parts are 
of different Colours. They pay their 
daily Devotions to a certain Idol call'd 
Sambaja^ by proftrating themfelves upon 
the ground, and afterwards clafping 
their hands together over their Heads. 
But concerning the Religious Worfhip of 
the Cingakfes we lhall have occafion to 
lay more in the following Treatife, 
which in efFeft differs very little from the 
Malabars and thofe of Coromandel, except 
that they are not altogether fuch Bigots, 
the Emperor of Ceylon allowing Liberty 
of Confcience to all Mations. The Cin- 
galefcs are not fo ftubborn, but that ma- 
ny of them have been without much 
difficulty converted to the Roman Faith, 
and fince that to the Reformed Reli- 
gion. 
The Cenim For the refl the Cingakfes are naturally 
9f the Cm- active and ingenious, and good Work- 
galefes. 
rnen in Gold, Silver, Ivory, Ebony, Iron 
Works, &c. Arms inlaid with Silver, 
eloquent, nimble, courageous, fit for War- 
like Exploits, fober and watchful. They 
march one ungle Man after another, by 
reafon of the many narrow Lanes in this 
Country i their Arms are a Half-pike, 
their Drums are fmall, but make a great 
noife, which may be heard at three 
Leagues diftance in the Mountains j they 
are belt in the purfuit of a routed Enemy. 
Since they have converfed fo much wich 
the Portugttefes and other European Na- 
tions, they are grown fo cunnijig that 
they mull not be too much truited, nor 
defpifed. 
Incefl is fo common a Vice among 
them, that when Husbands have occafion 
to leave their Wives for forae time, they 
recommend the Conjugal Duty to be per- 
form'd by their own Brothers. I re- 
member a certain Woman at Gak^ who 
had Confidence enough to complain of 
the want of Duty in her Husband's Bro- 
ther upon that account. The like hap- 
pen'd in my time at Jafnapatnam^ which 
had been likely to be punifh'd yvith 
Death, had not at my Interceflion, and 
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