5 z £>f t|)e H ana anfcCtttie of 
Cicero?,« other the Kings £Dfficcrs,pearelp boufes, fo that ft is, at the lea® tmice as big 
ff ipenss, mbicb is graunteti them, bp fpeclall toitbout ttjc mallcs. as it is mttbtn.antiIpetb 
ptueledges anD patents from the King, open mitbout makes o? clofurcs, fauing one** 
%\\t 9land is berie tjiHie, and in fome places Ip tbat tbe Bland batb a toal on tbe (Salt fide, 
fo defect and rougb, tbat on fome fides men lnbieb beginnetb ouer again® tbe land of Sal* 
canbardlp trauell oueiiand (buttuitb great 
labour) t o tbe f otonc of Goa , tbe Bland euen 
to tbe £>ea fide is full of mtllagcs,anOinba* 
bites bp tbe Canarijus , lnbieb are tbe natu* 
rail borne people oftbe land, anti doe altoge¬ 
ther Uue bp mo?king bpon tbe land, anti bp 
tbetr palme frees. 2 Cbc tillages anti smell* 
ings of tbefe Cananjns , are mo® rounde a* 
bout tbe Bilans, and on tbe mater fides, o? bp 
fmall Lakes, mbereof there are fome fetoe, 
Initbintbe 33 Iand, and tbe caufe Inbp tbep 
smell tbus, is foj tbat tbe palme trees mill 
not groin inanp other place but bpon loin 
ground,bp the maters, fpcetallp in fandie 
ground: fo that there are no palmettos to 
e found on the high land Initbin the countrie 
nlcffe it bee bpon fandie grounded on the 
^ea coa®, o? rpuers fides. £)n the Caff fide 
of tbe tomne of Goa bpmardcs, into the rp~ 
uer,about tb?& miles from the tomne of Bar- 
des, Ipetb a place mber tbepojttngals Chips 
doe 8 nker, tbe rpuer batb fome crakes, and 
a fbip of 2 oo. Dunnes o? there abouts, map 
eafilp tiifebarge before tbe 2 Comne, but the 
pojtfngales great Chips muff titfebarge them 
felues atBardes:mbfcb being done^bcp map 
if tbep mtllfreelp goe and lie before the tomn. 
2 £be toinne is lnell builte tuitlj faireboufes 
and ffrates, after the pojttngall manner, 
but becaufe of tbe beatetbep arc fomelnbat 
iomer.lOjcp commonlp baue tbeir (hardens 
and D?cbards at the bache fide of tbeir bou= 
fes, full of all htiide of Indian fruites: as alfo 
tbeinbolc Bland tb?ougb, tbep bauemanp 
plcafant Cardens and farmcs,lnitb boufesto 
plap in, and trees of Indian fruites, mbetber 
tbep goe to fpojt tbcmfelues, and mberein 
tbelndianmomentahc great delight. 2 Cbe 
tomne batb in it allfo?fes ofClopffersand 
Churches as Lisbone hath, onelp ft toant* 
etb #unnes, fo? tbe men cannot get tbe mo- 
tnen to trauell fo farre, mbere tbep fboulo be 
fi)ut bp, and fo?fahe V enus,mif b mborne(fo 
that tbep map entop and fulfill tbeir luftes) 
tbep bad rather Ioffe tbeir liues, mbereof tbep 
matte fmall arcount.SCbe Bland fs both min* 
ter and Summer all alike grane, and batb 
aimaies fome htntie offruite in feafon, mbicb 
Isa great pleafure, the tomneIpctbbppon 
fome bils and dales like Lisbone, ft batb in 
times pa® bane berie fmall,and mailed,mftb 
a d?te HDtfcb round about it, mberein there is 
no mater, but mben ft rapnetb, the malles 
are pet ff anding, but no crates remaining, 
and the tomne is nom built round about tnft& 
. The i, Hooke, 
fette, and fo runneth along bnftll poueome 
at Bardes, and is onelp to defend them from 
the firme land, mbere tbe pojttngalesbaue 
no commaundement. Sfbc mbole Bland batb 
no other defence, but onelp bpon tbe corner 
of tbe land of Bardes, at the mouth of the rp¬ 
uer, mbere there ftandetb an olee ruinous 
Caffle, mberein Ipetb tlno o? tb?a Bron pa¬ 
ces, and one man tbat in tbe night time to 
petb the match, tbe Bland on the ^eafidets 
berie high, full of ftonie Cltffes, but the land 
of Bardes batb on tbe £>ea fide a berie fatre 
mbite&anti, about balfe a mile long, and 
fornembat mo?e: tbe defence of the Blands 
eonfiffetb herein, that on the Caff fide there 
aretb?m o? fourc paffages o? Cates, that 
Cans bpon tbe mater fide, on tbebtfeemoff 
part of the Bland, right again® the firme 
land, Salfettc and Bardes , euerie gate o? 
paffage baft a Capfame and a clatke,mbtcb 
kape match, that no man map paffe Into the 
other fide,but bp tbetr licence. 0 nd the Indi¬ 
ans, Decani jns, and other Spcojes andbea* 
tbens, tbat are refioent in Goa, and therein 
baue tbeir habitation, mben tbep goe info 
the firme land to fetch tbeir neceffarte p?cui* 
fions,commtng to tbefe places mbicb are cal* 
led Paffos, tbep muff euerpe man baue a 
marke, mbicb is pointed on tbeir naked 
acmes, and fo tbep paffe ouer to tbe other 
fide, and at tbeir rcturneagaine tbep muff 
(bem tbe fame marke, mberebp tbep man 
frrielp enter, fo? tbe<tobicb tbep pap tmo Ba* 
facukes, mbicb is as much as a Hollanders 
$>oft, and tbis Is tbe p?ofit tbat tbe Captain 
and Clarke of tbe fattiPaflos doe make. Bn 
tbe»nigbt tbep baue a Bop, tbat kapetb 
matcb, and batb a fmall Bell,mbicb bangetb 
ouer tbe gate, mbicb Boplpetb domne, and 
tietbtbe firing of the Bell at bis faff e and fo 
rtngefb it often times,to Ibem tbat bee mat* 
cbetb, mbicb is all the match tbep bold tbo* 
rougbout tbe mbole Bland. Sphere are fine of 
tbefe Pallos, one bpon tbe £>outb fide of tbe 
Bland, mbere men paffe to tbe firme lantie, 
and to the land of&dfette, and Is called Be- 
nellcrijn, commonlp named Paflo dc Saint 
Iago, becaufe tbe parity of ^aint Iacobs 
ffandetb tber: Ebe Tebe de Paflo Is on tbe 
Caff fide of tbe Bland, mbere men doe onelp 
paffe Into. Cbe firme land called O PafTo 
Secco, mbicb is tbe ti?te paffage, fo? in tbat 
place tbe rpuer Is at tbe narromeff and tyal* 
lome®. 2 Ebe third Paflo on tbe £>outb fide 
of the Bland, lopnetb almoff fo the Colune, 
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