€)f tljebcljdtttottt of S0eWta& 5$ 
tailed O Pafso deDaugijn, o?Of Madre 
tie Deus,anti fo farre goetb tfje mail, begins 
umgat Pafso de Benederi jn, o? §S>. Iago, 
anD from thence the tobole $latio is initbout 
anp toail c? clofurc: from this Pafso, right o* 
ner again® it, tbep pafle ouerfo anBIlanD, 
iobicb is barD bp tbe firme Iano, bobere is al- 
fo a Pafso calleD O Pafso de Norwa.- fbc 
fift o? la® Pafso Ipetb in tbe miODle foap of 
tbe fitter DotonteDs fotoarDs Bardes, 
iobicb is tbe ftrongett of them all, anD be® 
icoheD bnto, but no ctberte rnaDe then all 
tbe rett,| is calleD O Pafso de Pangijn,fro 
tbence tbep pafle to Bardes, anD alfo all tbe 
boatesanD fljips tbatpalfeinanDoutoffbe 
riueteuft (tap there g be fearcbeD, anD tbis 
is all tbeir toatcb anD ftrentgbmtbe 3 lanD. 
touching tbe po?tingales iufftce anD 
ojDinances, as toell in foo?lDlp as fpirituall 
canfes,tbep are al one as tbep are in Porting 
gale, Cijep DUjcII in tbe tofone among all 
fo?tS Of nations, as Indians, Heathens, 
Moores, Iewes, Armenians, Gufarates, 
Benianes,Bramenes, anD ofall BltlDtatl 
fions anD people,tobicb Doe all Dtoel! anD tra* 
fiefce therein, cueriemanbolDing bisotone 
religion, toitboutconflrapninganpman to 
Doe again® bis confcience, onelp touching 
tbeir ceremonies of burning tbe Dea 9 ,anD the 
liuing,of marrping $ other fuperfttfious $ De* 
uelifbinaentions 3 tbep are fo?biDDen bp the 
#rcbbi®jdp to bfe them openlp, o? in tbe 31 h 
anD, but tbep map fifelie bfe them bpon tbe 
firme lanD,anD fecretlp in tbeir boufes, there* 
bp to fbunne anD auoiD all occalicns of DiCUfte 
that might be giuen to ©b?ittians,fobicb are 
but netolie baptifeo;but touching the tuojlDlp 
policte o? goD gouernemenf of the countrie, 
anD executing of iufiice, as alfo fo? tbe ruling 
of tbe totes men in the ctfie: it is common 
to them all, anD tbep arc bnder tbe ] 2 o?tm* 
gales latn,anD be that is once cb?iffeneD,anD 
is after found to bfe anp heatbentfij fuperffi* 
tions,is fubiect to the Snquifitton,fubat fo e* 
Her be be, o? fo? anp point of Religion tubat 
foeuer. 
2 £bc SllanD bath nothing of tf felf to nou* 
rity it tmtball,buf onelp fome cattl^ljcnnes, 
goates, Doucs,fc. but berp fefoe, becaufe of 
tbe barrcnnclfc anD cuilfituationof the place, 
tubicb is amo®billie,barren,anDMDcoum 
trie, anD full of boa® grounD: all tbeir nccef- 
faries,asbea®es, bennes, bogges, egges, 
mtifee,|C. come from Salfette anD Bardes, 
but mo® part ont of tbe firme lanD, Come, 
3 &ice, anD otber grapnctalfo ©pie, anD all o* 
tbernecefisriescomc from otber countries, 
anD are brought in bp tbe ftiueras fro Cam* 
baia on tbe #o?tb fide, anD from tbe coa® of 
Malabar anD otber places, as in the Defcrtp* 
Thei.Bookc* 
tion of tbe coa® foebauc in part declared: of 
topne calleD topne of palme tries, tbep baue 
inougb, anD fo mucb tbat tbep bane to fpare 
fo? otber places. Cbep baue but little freflj 
toater,but onlp one Mell calleD Banganiin, 
bnbicb ttaDetb about a quarter of a mile boitb 
outtbcCtttie, tobereboitb the Vobolctote 
is ferucD,tobicb tbe flaues fetcb inpots $ fel if 
in tbe tote, anD is berie gsoD to Djinfie: fo? 
boater to D?effe meat, boaflj, anD Doe otber 
tbfnges bjifball,tbep commonlp bane Mels 
toitbin tbeir boufes: tbe lanD of it felf is berie 
®onie anD D?ie, bauing a fetnoe of reD earth, 
fo tbat fome Italian 3 lcbpmi®cs baue p?o* 
mifeD to get Copper $ Cold out of the fame,' 
toljicb neither p king no? tUltcc-rop toonID e* 
uer cofet bnto, fearing lea® tbe repo?t of fuel? 
treafuretooulDbe occafion of greater treble 
bnto them bp tbeir enemies that arc rounD a* 
bout them, fb?ougb the Defire tbat tbep baue 
of riches, anD therefore tbep baue DeferreD to 
feebe fo? tt:bp the mappe hereafter folloboing 
poumapfee tbe fituationof the 3 ilanD an© 
Cobone of Goa,boith all the ®rates,Cbur> 
cbes anD places liuelp DefcribeD. 
The 29. Chapter, 
Of the cuftomes of the Portingales y and 
fuch as arebflued from them,called Me» 
Bicos^x half countrimen,as wel of Goa , 
as of all the Oriental countries. 
Portingales fil India 5 are 
||fe«^^|manp of them tnarrpcD boitb 
llw ^ naturatl bo?neteomen of 
the countrie, anD the cbilD?en 
of them arc calleD 
Meiticos, that is, half countrimen. Cbefe 
Medicos arecommonlieof pelotoi®} colour, 
notboitbttanDing there are manie buomcn a- 
mong them, that are faire anD boell fo?meD. 
‘Che cbilD?en of the Portingales, both hopes 
anD gprls, tobicb are borne in India,are caU 
leoCaftifos, anD are in all things like bnto 
the Portingales* onelp fomebJbatDiffering 
in colour, fo?tbep D?ato toteDsapealoto 
cclountbe cbilojcn of tbofe Cadifos are pea* 
lobo, anD altogether like the Medicos, an© 
the cbilD?en of Medicos are of colour anD 
fafbionlike tbenaturall bomeCowntdmen 
0? Decaniins oftbe countrie,>fo that the po- 
fteritie of tbe Portingales, both men anD 
toome being in the tbirD Degr®, Doe feme to 
be naturall Indians,both in colour % fa(bion« 
‘Cbeir liuings anD Daplte traffiques are to 
B:engala,Pcgu,Malacca,Cambaia,China, 
anD.eueric boap,botb #o?tb anD £>outb: alfo 
In Goa there is bolDena Daplie aftemblie 0? 
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