item,ana alfo Inljatfocucr cometb to band. 
Co o?efle tbeir meat tbep baue cerfaine ear; 
then pots toberein tbep fifth Htce, and make 
boles in the ground,toberein tbep ffampe it, 
o?beateit toith a tomdden peffel made fo? 
tbcpurpofe, and tbep are fo nnferable,tbat 
tbep bup tbc Hice in the I^ttfhes, as it groto; 
etlj on tbe grounde, and fome of them baue 
Hire fotoen bcbinde tfjetr boufe to ferae tbeir 
neceftatiebfe. Cbep bfe to d?inke out of a 
copper Canne tottb a fpout,toberbp tbep let 
tbe toater fall dotone into tbeir months, and 
itenec touch tbe pot toith their Iippes. 2£bcir 
Routes arecommonlp ftratoed tottb <£otoc 
dung,tobicb (tbep fan) killetb ifleas. SCtjep 
are lacrie cleane on their bodies,fo? euerp bap 
tbep toafb tbemfelnes all their bobp ouer, as 
often as tbep eafethemfelues o? make toater, 
both men and toornen, like the $©a>?cs o? 
Mahometans, ^Lbeptoaflj themfeiues toith 
the left hand,bccaufe thep eate tottb the right 
band,and bfc no fpojnes. Cbep doe kcepe and 
obferae their ceremonies and fuperffttions, 
toith great deuofion, fo? thep ncuer goe fo?tb 
toitbout p?aping, token thep trauatle bp the 
toap. Cbep baue on euerp bilbcliffe, hole, o? 
dcnne their Pagodes and Bldols in moft dtui- 
liflj and dcfo?med fhapes, cut and betoed out 
of the (tones and caches, toith their famifes 
hard bp them, and a cetterne not farre from 
tbem,tobtcb is altoaies fall of loafer, and v 
ncrp one that pafletb bp, lualheth their feete 
therein, and fo fall dotone before their Bidoll, 
fome fetting before him fo? an offering fruits, 
Hic^CggeSj^cnnes, $c. as their deuotions 
ferae , $ then commcth the Bramcncs their 
lajictt and taketb it atuap and eateth it, ma; 
king the common people bclome that the Pa 
godc hath eaten if. 
flMben thep toillmake a fjopage to £>ea, 
tbep bfe at the leaff fourfeene dapes before 
thep enter into their fibps, to make fo great 
a nopfe toith founding of Crumpets, and to 
mahe tiers, that it map be heard and feene 
both bp night and dap, the fhip being hanged 
about tottb flaggcs , toberctoitb (thep 
fap) thep feaft their Pagode , that thep 
map bane a good Nonage, Che like doe thep 
at their refurne fo? a thankefgiuing fourtoene 
dapes long, and thus thep bfe fo doe in all 
their feaft es,affaires, martages, childbirths, 
and at other times of the peare, as fotoing, 
andmotomg,sc. v 
Che heathenifh Sindians that dtoell in 
Goa are tjeric rich Merchants, and traffique 
much, there is one ft rate toitbin the totone, 
that is full of Chops kept bp thofe l^eathenilh 
Indians, tbat not onelp fell all kindts of 
Rilkes, s>attins, SDamafkes, and curious 
too?kes of Porfelyne from China and a- 
The i ♦Booke, 
ther places,buf all manner of toes offset 
uet, Shlhe, Baffin and fuch like, bjoughC 
outofPortingali,tnhicbbpmeanes of their 
l&okers thep bup bp the grcat,and fell them 
agairie bp the p®cc o? elles,tobercm thep are 
berie cunning,and nafurallp fubtill, Chore 
are in the fame If e^t on tbe other fide, that 
bane all ktndes of linnen, and fijirts, toith Q* 
ther clothes readp made fo? all fo?tes of per* 
tons, as loellflauesas po?tingales, and of 
all other lumen too?kc that map bee defired, 
Cherc are heathens that fell all ktndes of 
toomens clotbes,aud fuch like toares, tottb a 
thoufandfo?fs ofciotljesand cottons, tohich 
are like Canuas fo? faples and fackes.Chere 
is alfo another ftreet Inhere the Benianesof 
Cambaia dtoell,that bane all kinds of tees 
OUf ofCambaia, and all fo?tes of p?eci0U£C 
ft ones, and are berie fubtill and cunning tot 
bo?e and make holes in all kinds of If ones, 
pearies, and cojrals, on the other fide of the 
fame ffreet dtoell other heathens, luhich fell 
allfo?fesoffaeDftajdes, ffajles, and fuch like 
ffuffe, berp cummtglp couered oner toitb 
Lacke,moft pleafant f o behold, and fhepcatt 
fura&the ilacke into anp colour that pou Util 
defife. Chereisalfo a ftratfullof goldandt 
^»tluer Smithes that are heathens, luhiife 
makeall?kmdeoftoo 2 kes, alfo diners other 
handicrafts men, as Cepperfmithes, Car- 
penters,andfuch like occupations,l»hich are 
all heatbens,and euerp one a ftrat bp them^, 
fclues.'Chere are Itketoife other CDarchante^ 
that deale all bp great,tottb Co?ne,mice,attts 
other Indian toaresand Marchandtfes, as? 
toasd and fuch like. %>ome of them farme the 
kkigies rents and rcuenetoes,fo that thep are 
fktlfull euerp toap to make their p?ofitcs» 
Chere are alfo manp l^eathen 51B?okcrs ? be^ 
rp cunning and fubtill inbupingand felling, 
and toith their tongues to pleade on both 
fiocs. 
Che feeathcnsbaueltke&tfe their fi^opi 
toith all ktnde of fpices. tohich thep fell bp ref 
fatle,both bptaatghtandmcafure, as (tea* 
cers and potticartes doe toith bs, and this to 
onelp bfed among them. Cljep baue liketoife 
of alfo?ts of toares tohatfoeuer, but pet toith 
leffe curiofittc then toith bs, fo? if is mingled 
toith duft and garbilh. Chefe are common!^ 
the Bramcnes, tohich ferae liketoife fo? 
p?ieffesand Sldolafrotts , $haue 
tbeir fl[)ops th?oughout the Ciftie. 3n euerie 
place and co?ncr,and bnder penttfes,tohcreb^ 
euerp man map baue f o ferae him at bto 
nad. 
Cherc are liketoife manp barbers,tohich 
in euerp end of the ffreetes doe call to thofe 
that baue caufe to bfe them. Chep kbspe n® 
(hoppes, butfo?afmallp®ceof monepcome 
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