£>f tbepojtfasatesant) epefficosbourcSfc. 
tone him, nor pet obap him* Stbe fleet be? 
ang out, it fapletb bacfieloarde and forloatas 
along the coaff, and fomctimes Into fome \w 
uenstilltbefPontbofHprill, anti about tbc 
Saff of tbat gpontb tbep enter agatne into tbc 
riucr of Goa, Mere tbeplointer, and tben 
tbc folbiers are free, anb euerp man goetb bis 
ioap,Mbout anp further pap of the lung. 
%\)tn the micerop mafeetb a certificate for 
tbc Generali of tbc fleetc, Mereinbe teffifi- 
etb that fuel) a Captaine bp bis commaunbe* 
ment batb bane fo manp spontbes in tbe 
Slings fernice at fca,$ bauing bone anp matter 
of importances is tbereinfet doM at large, 
anb boto that bee out of bis otone purfe batb 
fpent anb lafb out much monep for tbe feruice 
of bis spaieffic, anb accorbing to this certifi? 
cate tbe Captaine Cenerall mahetb certifi? 
cates forcucrpone of btsbnbcr Captaincs 
anb folbiers, in tbe fame fort. SDbere are like? 
Me fome Gentlemen tbat in Winter time 
i*Spe open boulbolb for all folbiers tbat Ml 
come tbetber to mcate, Mercof alfo tbep 
banc certificates, anb for all things tbat tbep 
Boc, Mitb certificates tbep fcaepe till tbep be 
fome ten, tMlue, ortMntie, anb Mb tbe 
t&iceropes licence go tbereMb to Ponin- 
gall, afinng fome recompence for fbetr ferui? 
ces, accorbing to tbeir certificates: Mball 
tbep muff bring a certificate from tbe Math- 
cola Ccncral of tbat fbeir rcftbcnce in India, 
anb tbat tbere batb not anp beuife or fubtiltp 
b&m bfeb about fetttng boMe tbeir titles. 
%i)t UUe muff tbep baue from all otber offt? 
ccrs,receiuers anb accountants both for mu¬ 
nition anb armour Merelmtb tbep ferueb in 
luarre, for biduatls alfo anbfucb Ufce,Mere? 
of manp times tbe captaines anb folbiers boe 
make but babbe accounts,anb manp of them 
areaforebanbe Mb tbe king, Micbis pro? 
fentfp regtffreb bnber tbe title of bim tbat 
batlicommtttebtbe fault: from tbefejMt? 
ccrsalfo tbep muff baue certificates, tbat 
tbere is no fuel) thing comrnitteb bp them: 
Mbtbefe certificates tbep faple to Portin* 
gall. Mere tbere is an office of remembran? 
ces, to afke tbetr retoardes bp, as tbeir qua? 
iittes anb feruices are or fbalbe refoarded:buf 
iftbcpbaueanpfrienbintbecourt fo fpeake 
for tbcm,f bp greafing tbeir banbs to procure 
Bifpatcb: tben coc tbep obtaine tbofe offices 
for tbra peaces as Captapnes, factors, 
ClearKes, 3 ubges, $c. anb all other offices 
anb places in India, but tbep muff ferue the 
place tbemfelues in perfon. §>ome of them 
bp fauour get licences to paffe them alnap,to 
fell them, or to giue them Mb tbeir Daugh¬ 
ters in manage, anb then the patent for fuel) 
offices are regtffred in tbe Kings Cbanccrp, 
anb fent into India Mere tb?p muff be com 
Th£ l.Bc^ke 
firmeb bp the Htcerop. S^befe offices are al? 
Mies giuen in reuerfion after bim that batb 
it promifeb before them, anb then the Megt? 
ffertsfearcbeb, tofee bolu manp are before 
him tbat afketb the fate places, $ Men tbeir 
time is out, or that tbep cbaunce to Die before 
tbep come to it, or be abfent (as manp times 
it bappenetb)tben be Mich is nejt in reuerfl? 
on batb the place, anb is reabp to recepne if. 
0 nb this in briefe fs tbe manner of tbeir go? 
uernementanbpolicie for martiall affaires: 
tbeir other gouernment for iuff ice anb equitie 
is as tbep bfe it in Portingall, I5p the table 
hereafter foiloMtg pou map fee tbe deferip? 
tion of the ffratt ff ceete in Goa,Mb tbe bap? 
Ip mating therein, Mich tbep call Ley Ion, 
liuelp portrapeb. 
The 3 o. Chapter. 
Of the Portingalles and Mefticos , their 
houfesj curtefics, manages, andot;her 
cuftomes and manners in \ndia> 
^e porfingals, spefficos, 
anb Cbrtffians keepe Mr? 
ftjtpfuU anb bountifull bou? 
fes, bauing commonlp (as 
it is fatb before) flue, fire, 
fen, ttoentie, fome more, 
fome leffe flaues, both men 
anb Mmen,in tbeir boufes euerp man accor* 
Ding f o bis eff ate anb qualities means mart* 
eb men. SDbep are berp cleanlp anb float in 
all things belonging f o tbeir boufes, fpectallp 
in fbetr linnen,for that euerp bap tbep change 
ibirtes anb fmockes both men anbloomen, 
anb tbeir flaues anb feruants likelotfe Mb o? 
tber fbinges that tbep Mare,Mich tbep boe 
becaufe of the great beat in that land. %bz 
J^ortingals are commonlp ferueb loitb groat 
grauitie,foitb0ut anp Difference betMene tbe 
(Gentleman $ tbe common Citijen,tolones? 
manorfolbter, anb in tbeir going, curtefies, 
anbconuerfation?, common mail tbinges: 
loben tbep go in the ffrates tbep ff eppe berp 
foftlp anb flololpforMros,Mtb a great pride 
anb bameglorious maieff te, loitb a flaue that 
carrietb a great bat or baile ouer tbeir beads, 
to Ueepe tbe funne anb ratne from them. 0lfo 
Men it rainetb tbep commonlp baue a bop 
tbatbcaretba cloUe of Scarlet or of fome o? 
tber cloth after them, to caff ouer them: anb 
if it bee before name, bee carrietb a cufbin for 
bis matffer to hneele on Men bee bearetb 
spaffe, anb tbeir Kapler is tnoff commonlp 
carried after them bp a bop, tbat it map not 
trouble them as tfjep nor binder tbeir 
grawities 
