^ftDeCoa(t5atti3ltmi550f3ttacain,^eguf5>iatt. 19 
The 17. Chapter, 
Of the coafts and lands of Aracan, Pe¬ 
gu and Sian, totheCapeofSingapura, Sc 
the townc and fortrefle of Malacca, 
«£ponO the kingDome of 
Bengala, beginnetb the 
kfogOomeSOf Aracan f 
Pegu,tobtcb coaffftretcb* 
Cth from Bengala foutb 
anDbptfcatt fotbetoton 
ariOhauen Of Martauan, 
in the I a no of Pegu, ano is 7°- miles: Mar* 
tauan Ipetb tDiitet 1 6. Dcgrees,fcom tobence 
beginnetb the kingDome oj lano of Sianttbefe 
kingDomes of Aracan anO Pegu are berp 
rich l fruit full of all things, befiDes CDolQ ano 
pjenons ftoucs, as Rubles, Cfptncls, 
fires, 31 acfnthcs, Cmeralocs,emanates,ano 
fuch like, as itistodlknotonebp the great 
numbers that are oaplp bjougbt out of thofe 
countries into all places.lliketoife tbep make 
haroe mare, tohich is carrteD throughout the 
toojio: Sphere are greater number of Cle* 
phantes in thofecountries, then in anp other 
place of India, oj the £D?ientall countries; t 
the pgjtingallcs that traffique there,affirms 
that the king of Pegu hath a tobite Elephant 
tuhich hce pjapctb Onto, ano boloetbit to bee 
help. Che peguans hauea cuftome, that 
tohen anp Granger commcthinto their lano 
to oeale ana traflfique toith them,of tobat na* 
tionfocucr he beet tbcpafkc bim botolcng 
hcmeancthto Gap there, ano bautng tolic 
them, tbep bjing him manpmaiDes, that of 
them be map take bts choice, ano make con* 
tract ana agnr toith the p?.rentes of the mate 
that lihetb him beft, foj the bfe of her During 
his continuance there: tobteb Done he bjing* 
eth her to his loDging, ana Oje fertteth him a- 
boutallhis affaires, both bp Dap $ bp night, 
like bis fiaue 02 his toiie, but bee muff take 
beetle that in the tneane time bee keepeth not 
companp toith other toomcn,foj thcrebp bee 
map incurre great Daunger, ana ftano in pe* 
rill of his life.Mbcn the time of his reftbcnce 
is enaeo, he papetb the fricnaes 02 parents of 
the maia as much as he agreeo foj toith the, 
tobteb done be Departed) quietlp atoap, ana 
the maia returneth toith creoite home againe 
bnto her fttenBcs, anaisastoell efteemea of 
as ener ffje toas befoje: ana if after that the 
fame maiae chance to marrie, toere it totth 
the pjmctpalleffof the Conntrep, ano that 
the afojefaio ffranger ffjola come to iraffique 
(n the fame place againe, hee map againe De* 
mano his tooman,ano he (ball batte her toith* 
The 1. bookc. 
out refinance of her hufbano, 02 anp fifam* 
bnto him, ano the remaineth bp the Granger 
as long as he abiDefb there, ano he trauelling 
from thence,ttie goeth home againe Onto her 
hufbano, tobicb among them is bolBcn foj a 
moff furc ano inuiolable lato.lliketotfe toheti 
anp gentleman 02 noble man toill marrie 
toith a maiDe* hee goeth to feke one of his 
frtrnfces, 02 a ffraunger, ano intreatethhim 
to lie toith his bjioe the firft night of their ma* 
riage, ano to take her mapBcnbeaD from her, 
tohich he efteemefh as a great pleafurc $ bo* 
nour Done Onto him, that another man toolo 
take bpon him to eafe him of fo much papne: 
Cbis cuff ome is not onelp bfcD among the 
€»entlemenanOchiefe nobilitie of thelanoe, 
butbptbe&ingbimfdfc* 91 fo Oiucrs of the 
peguans toearea bell bpon theirparoe, ano 
fomettoo,asbiggeasan 8cojnc, tobich is 
maoc faff bettoane the ficih ano the skinne* 
£Pf the like ©dies Paludanuscanffjcto pots 
one,tohich 3 bjougbt out of India, anogaue 
it him; tohich bcls haue a berp fto&t founoe: 
Cbis cuftome of tocaring ©dies toas ojDai- 
ncobpthem, bccaufetbepeguans in time 
paft toere great £>oOomtfes, ano bfing this 
cuftome of belles, it tooulo be a meane to let 
them from the fame. Che tocmen go altoge* 
ther naked, onelp toith a doth befoje their 
pjiutc members,tohtch(as thep go)opencth f 
bnccucrctb, Vetoing all thep haue, tohich is 
bp them ojDapneD, to the enoethatbp fuch 
meanes it ffjoulo tempt men to luff after too# 
men, ano to auoio that moff abbcmmable $ 
accurfco finne of soDomtc. Chere are like* 
toife fome among them that Doe fotoe bp the 
pjiuie member of their female chite?eti as 
foone as thep are bojne, leauing them but a 
little hole to auoio thefr toatcr; ano token 
ffje marrieth the hufbano cutteth it open,aito 
mahetb it as great 02 as little as hce toil!, 
tohid) thep toith a certaine opnfment 02 falue 
can quicklp heale. 3 fato one of thofe tocmcn 
in Goa tohom the burgeon of mp fl^apffer 
the 0rcbilbops boufe did cut open: men tooulo 
iutge all thefe thinges fo be fables, pet the? 
amnefttrue, foj 3 Doe not onelp knotoe if 
bp the Daplp trafficking of the pojttngalles 
out of India thether, but alfo bp tbepegu* 
ans themfdues, tohereofmanp otoell in In* 
dia, fome of them being CbJtftians, tohich 
tell it ano confefleit fo2 a truth, as alfo the 
neereuefic of place and neighbourh©o ms# 
ketb it fufficientlp knotone* Che people 
of Aracan, Pegu, ano Sian are info2me y 
manner, ano bifage, much like thofe of 
China, onelp one Difference thep haue. 
tohich is, that thep are fometobaf tohtfer 
then the ^engalon, anDfometohat bjoto* 
ner then the men of China 1 Che pictures 
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