Chap.IV. 
the Eaft-India Fagans. 
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the Brah- 
mans a- 
verfe to 
nefs. 
Quenava- 
dy cttjhct' 
ted. 
Haw WHY- 
Difference 
betwixt 
Qucnava- 
dy and Su 
pcrbennia 
from the Wood, took the next oppor- 
tunity to follow him thither, and find- 
ing the Juice very acceptable, fhe tafted 
fo long of it, till Ihe was alfo inebriated, 
Ixoravihcn hefirftefpy'd his Wife behind 
him, cry'd out to her, Callit that is, yoii 
/he-Thief: whereupon Ihe anfwering, 
Calla, i. e. Thief ; the Malabars to this 
day call the faid Juice Calla. Ixora being 
well pleasM with the young Tree, he 
ftretch'd it with his hand higher and 
higher, and fo tura'd it into a Palm- 
tree. 
It feems fomewhat odd, that the Brah- 
mans who pretend fo much to Sobriety, 
Ihould make their Supreme God a Drun- 
kard, when they are fo nice in this Point, 
that they will never make ufe of our 
Ink, for fear there fhould be fome Wine 
in it. Thus the Sumoryn of Calecut kill'd 
his own Brother-in-law becaufe he was 
drunk, and the King of Cochin did the 
fame to a Company of drunken Nairos. 
They further tell us of this Ixora^ that 
he caus'd his Son Qucnavady to be ca- 
ftrated, becaufe he once, whilft yet in 
his Mother's Arras, touch'd her Privy- 
Parts with his Trunk : others fay he ac- 
tually enjoy'd her ", which is the reafon 
the Malabars fay that the Elephants have 
no Teftides. 
' It is to this ^enavady the Pagan Ar- 
tifans, Workmen, offer the fint- 
fruits of their Labour. After they have 
reverenced and ofFer'd Sacrifices to him 
for 1 2 years, he moves one of his Ears, 
as a fign that they mull continue the fame ; 
which being done 12 other years, he 
ftiakes the other Ear, to give them to 
underftand that he requires flill more at 
their hands ^ if they hold on 12 years 
longer, he opens his Eyes and grants 
their Requefts. 
Jxora being at a certain time defirous 
to try the Agility of his two Sons Que- 
mvady and Superbennia^ ofFerM a very fine 
Fig as a Reward to him who fhould 
carry the day. ^enavady having a ve- 
ry thick Skin, and riding only upon a 
JMoufe, whereas Superbennia had 6 Faces 
and 12 Arms, and rid upon a Peacock, 
being fufficiently convinc'd that his Bro- 
ther would carry the Prize, took his op- 
portunity whilft the other was riding 
round the Calaja^ to turn fhort and fo 
lay hold of the Fig. Superbennia having 
taken his turn, purfuant to the Wager, 
and not finding the Fig, did fall upon 
" ^enavady fo furioufly, that he beat out 
one of his Teeth : But Ixora giving Su- 
perbennia another Fig, the difference was 
foon ended- But not knowing what to 
do with ths Tooth, he gave it to FiJinoH^ PvA-^' 
defiring him to reftore it to Quenavady^ 
which he did accordingly by putting it ' "* 
into a Fig which he gave to his Nephew, 
who as he was going to eat the Fig found 
the Tooth, which he turn'd into a nice 
writing Pen, and kept it to write his 
Poetry with. 
for the reft Qucnavady is reprefented 
as very voracious, for they fay he could 
devour the whole Worlds nor is he to 
be fatiated but in the Sugar-Sea call'd TheSugtn^- 
Jexucadhil^ which is of a valt extent, and 
always boiling-hot, having in the midft 
a Mount corapos'd of 9 very fine Stones, 
with a Plain on the top, delicioufly feat- 
ed, in the Center whereof ftands the 
Tree Luola^ inclofed with a row of pre- 
cious Stones curioufly wrought. In this 
Enclofure is a Strufture of the fineft red 
Coral, cover'd with precious Stones: 
The Doors whereof, as well as the Ave- 
nues to the place, are guarded by a good 
force of the Pudas^ who fpend their 
time in holy Meditations and Prayers in 
the Company of a good number of Wo- 
men, who fing to the Praife of God. 
Clofe about the Tree Luola are Seats of 
Gold, and a Table made of the moft pre- 
cious Stone call'd Bairacalle^ upon which 
ftand a bright fhining Moufe, and 3 
Rofe, in the Leaves whereof are written 
14 Letters or Charaders. This is the 
Refidence of Qucnavady^ who rides up- 
on the faid Moufe. 
He has on each fide of him a moft beau- 
tiful Woman, who are continually em- 
ployed to lade Sugar mixt with Hony into 
his Mouth and for fear he fhould be tir'd 
with the fame Diet, good ftore of j4ffes 
( Indian Cakes) fried in Butter-milk, But- 
ter, and divers other Provifions, ftand 
always before him. The Hills near it 
afford alfo Figs, Grapes, Coco Nuts, and 
all other forts of the bcft Fruits, as well 
as Rofes and other Flowers ; the Mufici- 
ans that attend divert him with Fiddles, 
Trumpets, Flutes, Hautboys, and other 
Mufical Inftruments, as many Women 
are employ'd to make rich Incenfes, and 
to anoint his Body with Sandal Wood, 
Civet, Musk, and to offer all forts of 
odoriferous Flowers. 
The Malabars celebrate yearly the Fimerd 
Memory of their deceafed Friends with ^"-/^^ 
great Pomp and vaft Charge, according ^^'^ 
to their Abilities. The Kings upon this 
occafion entertain the Brahmans (who 
are in high efteem there, as being the 
Interpreters of their Vedam or law- 
book) magnificently, and diftribute Mo- 
ny after the Feaft, And becaufe in the 
Indies^ 
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