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them than fifty paces: and therefore they lie lurking in certain 
shadows, and dark places, and marshes, lest they should suddenly 
chance to meet with them. Wherefore when they come abroad, 
that they may be heard afar off, they cry with a loud voice, that 
they may be heard of the same Bramini and Nairi; lest being 
suddenly betrayed, they should be put to death. 
“ The higher sort of these idolaters, to shew great courtesie and 
friendship one to the other, use sometimes to change wives; but 
the children remain with the first husband: they have also divers 
other customs; for among some of them, one woman is married 
to seven husbands: when she hath brought forth a child, she 
may father it to which of them she listeth; who may in no case 
refuse it. 
“ When they pray to their idols in the morning before the sun- 
rise, they resort to the pools or rivers to wash them. Their weapons 
are certain crooked swords, bowes, and lances: lying along on the 
ground, they eat their meat out of a tray of copper; for spoons, 
they use certain leaves of trees: the ruder sort eat so filthily, that 
putting their foul hands into the pot, they take out rice by handfuls, 
and so thrust it into their mouths. Among the better sort the women 
have none other charge or care than to dress and beautify them- 
selves; for their husbands like to have them curiously washed, and 
perfumed with sundry sweet savours. When these women go 
abroad, it is marvellous to behold how they are behanged with 
jewels and precious stones, on their ears, arms, and legs. 
“ When the king, or any of the priests or gentlemen die, their 
bodies are burnt in a great fire, made of a pile of wood; then all 
the while they sacrifice unto the devil. Whiles the bodies are bum- 
