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padre-superior, presents of the best fruits and wines, and whatever 
we wanted. 
“ Here, not adjoining to any town, in a sweet air, stood a mag- 
nificent rural church; in the way to which,. and indeed all up and 
down this island, are pleasant aldeas, or country seats of the gen- 
try, where they live like petty monarchs, all that is born on the 
ground being theirs; holding them in a perfect state of villainage, 
they being lords paramount. (It may perhaps be necessary for 
me to remark, that the island of Salsette belonged at that time to 
the crown of Portugal.) 
“ From hence, when we had bailed, the same night we tra- 
velled easily to Magatana, using our fowling-pieces all the way ; being 
here presented with rich game, as peacocks, doves, and pigeons, 
chitrels or spotted deer. When we came to the town, two several 
churches strove to receive us: we accepted of one; and as soon 
as we came in, the servitors fetched us warm water to wash our 
feet, which was very refreshing; it put us in mind of Lot’s courtesy 
to the angels. This night we fared well: next morn before break 
of day we directed our steps to the anciently famed, but now 
ruined city of Canorein: the way to it is so delightsome, I thought 
I had been in England; fine arable, pasture, and coppices: thus 
we passed five miles to the foot of the hill on which the city stands; 
and had passed half a mile through a thick wood, peopled by 
apes, tigers, wild buffaloes, and jackals : here were some flocks 
of parroquets. 
“ When we alighted, the sun began to mount the horizon over 
the hills, and under our feet, as if he had newly bathed his fiery 
coursers: there appeared the mouth of a tank, or aqueduct, out 
