£>f tfte SDefticog attD manner j6 
Sfauto. Mbentbepmafte inWeffrafesa 
gcoD fpace befo?e tbep come togeWer,Wep be» 
ginne With a great Befolasmanos, tottajpe 
With their boDies, anD to W?uft fo?W their frot 
to falutc each otber,WiW their batfes in their 
, banDs, almoff touching the grouts: Iihetoife 
When Wepcome into the Church Where then 
haue their fifties rcaDp, Which their flaues 
haue p?cparcDfo?Wcm: ail that are bp him 
that commeth in DoftanDe tp, anD Withthe 
fame manner of boWing of their boDtes Doe 
him great reucrence, anD if it chaunccth that 
anp Doeth him reucrence (as the manner is ) 
f that he to Whom it is Done Doth not greatlp 
efiteme thereof, fo that he Doeth him not the 
like curtefic, thep Do altogether fo? that caufe 
gc after him, anD cut his hatte mpeeces, Tap¬ 
ing that hehaDDifgraccD thepartie. Wherein 
ftfe not fo? them to affce Wherfo?e thep Wolo 
fo Do, fo? it WoulD bee the greateft lhame aHD 
rep?ochin the Wo?lDbnto them if thep thoulo 
not reuenge fo great an inturp: f When thep 
feehetobee reucngeD of anp man that hath 
IheWen them Difcurfefie, o?fo? anp other 
caufe Whatfoeucr it bee, thep aflemble ten o? 
tWelue of their fricnDs, acquaintance o?com- 
panions,anD tafee him Wherefoeuer thep finD 
him, anD beat him fo long together, that thep 
leaue him fo? DcaD, o? berp neare DeaD, o? els 
caufe him to be flabbeD bp their flaues, Which 
thep holD f$? a great hono? anD point ofbone# 
Ific fo to reuenge Wemfelues, Whereof thep 
Bare boaft anD b?agge openlp in Weftreetes, 
tat if thep Dcfiie not to kit binttbep bafte him 
Well about the ribsanD all his bobp oucr With 
a thiche reebe, as big as a mans legge,Which 
fo calleD Bambus, wherebp fo? epghtDapes 
after anD mo?e he hath inough to Do to hdepe 
his bcD, anD fometime in that manner thep 
leaue him foi DcaDc* 2 Dhis is their common 
cuttome, anD is neuer toheD Onto o? once co?# 
tectcD* 9 ilfo thep bfc long bagges full of fans, 
WhereWith thep Will giue fuchbloWes each 
hpon other, that therewith rthep Will b?cahe 
each others limmes, anD fo? euer after malic 
them lame. OTjenanp mangoeth to hifite 
an other in his houfe, although he Which is bi# 
Utebbe one of the p?incipal Gentlemen of the 
Citie, anD the bifito? but a Ample folDtcr, o? 
fome other man, it is the manner that bee 
Which is btfitco commeth bnfo theD®?e of his 
houfe, Withhishatteinhfs hanD, anD With 
great curtefic to reccpucbim that commeth 
toWfitehim, anD foleaoetb him bp into his 
hall o? chamber. Wherein he Will fpeafie With 
him. Where bee offereth him a chaire fo fitte 
Do Wne, anD then hee hmtfelfe fitteth bp him, 
then hee affiethhim What hee WoulDe haue. 
Which hautng bnDerftcoDe hee b?ingcth him 
DoWne againe to the Do?e in the like fo?f, anb 
The i .Bookc* 
fo With a Bbfolas manos blODCfb him lXtW 
Wel,anDifhefhoulDnotDocfo, o? When bee 
giuetb him a fttol, ffjolD giue him one bnlineD, 
o? one $ is Ioffe o? loWer then that hee tafcefb 
fo?himfelfe,hethatbifiteth bunWculDe take 
it tneuil parte, cffeemtng it a great fco?ne,$ 
foefte to he reuengcD on him fo? the fame. 
Mhen thep haue anp WcDDingesanD ate 
marricD, Whofocuer thep be if thep haite anp 
Wealth, all the fncnDes anD neighbours corns 
together, euerp man on ho?febaclie, anD hee 
that hath not a bo?fc Wil bo?roW one,anD arc 
euerp man berp coftlp apparelleD, at the lealf 
fome 50.0? 100. ho?fes little mo?e 0? leffe,as 
We perfon is of qualtfie, anD fo thep riDe alto* 
gether in gcoD o?Der bnto the Church With 
theirferuantes, anD euerp man his hatte fo? 
We §mmie, the parentes anD fricnDcs in the 
btnDer part,anD in p Iaff row the b?iDegrcome 
betWamettooof them. Whom thep call gof= 
fops ; after them folloWeth the b?pDe bcfW&ii 
two Commeres, each fit theft Pallamkin , 
Which is moft coftlp maoe,anD after them fol# 
loWe the flaues both men anD Women going 
in troupes, as if thep ramie to hunt, anDfi? 
commingtothe Church, anD being married 
acco?Dtngf0 theo?ber bfcDinthe Church of 
Rome; thep ate in the fame o?Der b?ought 
home again, anD paffing th?ough the ftrats,, 
the neighbours leaning bppon 3nDian Car* 
petslcofeeoutofthe WinDoWes, anD th?oWe 
Hofc Water bpon the B?pDe $ 10 ?iDegra>me, 
anD other ftooetfmclltng waters. With Itofcs 
anD &ugar Comfcts,o? co?nc. 3 ]n the mean 
time their flaues plap bppon ^halmcs anD 
STrumpetsmoft pleafant anD meloDious fo 
heare, anD corramng to the houfe Wbcte the 
315 ?(De anD the B?iDegr®me D Wcl,With great 
reucrence anD curtefie boWing DoWne their 
boDies, thep taftc their leaues of all the com- 
panp. Which are all on ho?febacfte about the 
Do?c. 0 nD fo fhe ^?iDe,the 3 ft?iDeg?ftmc anD 
the Commeres go bp 1 fit With great graui# 
tie in a Wtnosto, anD then beginne the bo?fe# 
men that IcD them fo Church, fit hono? of the 
marrieD couple, one after the other torunne 
a courfe,Wegoffops beginning firft, anD the 
reft following twice 0? fh?tce one after the q« 
ther, Wifh contiuuall plaping on ^balmes. 
Which are berp common in India,fo? Wat be 
Which is of anp Wealth hath them of his own 
Within his houfe, SThis being cnDeD, thep all 
paffe befo?e We WinDoW Where the H 5 ?iDe’an® 
H 5 ?iDegrQjme fit, With a great reucrence,ano 
fo paffe on all failing the < 25 offoppcs, fo? then 
go bp to the 315 ?iDe anD 05 ?iDegr(ome 3 anD bite 
Cod giue them iop. Wen Is there fome Com# 
fets anD Marchpane brought fo?th, to D?mhe 
a cuppe of Wafer WtthaU, anD after fome cur# 
t eous falufations anD congratulations to the 
