times of tlje^atem^nDta 
6 6 
bomcfo mens houfesto mttheirhatres, anb 
make cleanetfjeCr nailcs, as (sell of ttjeic tet 
as oftheir Canoes, as alfo theft eares,g theft 
t&th, anb to cub tfjeir legs anb their bobies, 
SEbcparefo importunate toteorke> that a 
man can harblp get them out of hishoufe* 
fo that pouhaue much feruiceof them for a 
fmall retoarb, i fometimes thep haue blotucs 
of the ^orfingales for tfjeir labours , anb 
bare not boeanp thing againftthem, but 
tljrinh in their flWDers,aNb be quiet, Sphere 
are in Goa man? heathen phifitions Web 
obferue their grauities toith hats carrieb o* 
tier them for the funne, like the portingales, 
Web no other heathens boe, but onelp 3m* 
baffabors, orfomerich sparebants. 3£befe 
feeatben phifitions boe not onelp cure their 
otane nations anb countricmen,but the por* 
fingalcsalfo, for the Cicero? bimtelfe, the 
3rtbbi(bop, anb all the sponkes anb jrriers 
boe put more trull in them,then in their oton 
countrimen,tobercbp the? get great (tore of 
moncp, ahb are much honourcb anb efite* 
meb. schecountriineninthe tillages rounb 
about Goa, anb fuch as labour anb till the 
!anb,aremoff Chriffians: but there is not 
much Difference among them from the other 
heathens,for that thep can harblp leaue their 
heatheniO) fuperfftfions, Web intact are 
permitteb them, anb is bone to bratoe the o- 
ther heathens to be ebriffeneb, as alfo that e* 
thertoife thep teoulD harblp be pcrftoabeb to 
continue in the Chrifiian faith* Sphere isin 
tuerp place of the ftr&t erchangers of rnonp, 
bn them calleb Xaraffbs , Web are all ebri* 
ftian Vetoes. Chep are berp reabie ante 
pert in all manner of accounfs a anD in fenobj- 
ing of all forts ofmonep,b)ttbout fobofe help 
men bare not receaue anp moncp, becaufe 
there is much counterfet monep abroabe, 
Web is barb to bee knotone from the gdb, 
Sbere if not for thefe Xaraffbs, Web canbi* 
fcerne it toitb halfe an epe 2Dbe 3Jttbtan hea* 
thens haue a cuffome, that no man map 
change nor alteu trabe or occupation, but 
muff bfe his fathers trabe, anb marrie mens 
Daughters of the fame occupation, trabe or 
Dealing, Wch is fo nearelp Icokeb bnto, that 
thep are beuibeb anbfet apart, each occupati* 
on bp ttfclfe,as Countries anb Rations are, 
anb fo thep call one another:for if thep fpeahe 
to a man,thcp afhe him of fobat trabe he is, 
Whether hcc bee a <Mofmttb,Barber,spar* 
chant,(0roeer,jfiajerman,or fuch Itke.SChep 
gtue no bouffjoto ttuffe bntb their Daughters, 
but onlp 31eb)els,anb pap the charges of the 
tocDDing. 2Dhe bonnes inherite all their 
gobs. Ms fbaU fuffice to fbeb) the maners, 
cuffomes, anb common hinoc of life of th$ 
fecatbcns,tinb Binbian Spaces in Goa . 
The /.booke. 
The 3 4. Chapter. 
Of the times of the yeare its 
India , and of their dif- 
eafes.&c. 
fee tfmes anb feafonsof 
the peres are, as folloln* 
eth. Winter begfnnetk 
on the laff of 3prill, 
throughout the tohofe 
coaft Web io calleb In^ 
dia , from Carribaia to 
the cape de Comorin , anb comtiietb teitb a 
toetterne toinb, tobfeb blobsetb out of the fea 
bpon the coaft: the beginning thereof is forth 
thunber anD lightning, anb after that a ffe 0 * 
fan anb continuall ratne fobicblaffetb night 
anb bap till the month of September, $ then 
Winter enbeth forth thunber anb lightning? 
anbbpreafon Of that continuall ratne, ft is 
calleb Winter, as alfo becaufe at that time 
thep cannot trauaile on the ^eas, but (n 
toarme foeatbet foben fruite time commeth 
on : it is then right Rummer for the time, 
Wch in India istalleb Rummer, becaufe of 
theclearenes anb brines of the breather. is 
the colber anb the holfomer, anb then there 
blofoe Catt teinbes, fo that the rnghfes are 
as then berp carle anb fomefobat Sharpe, anb 
then there are no fpeciall kinbes of fruites in 
feafon, but fuch as groin continually all the 
peare. 3gamtt the Mlinter commeth, euerie 
man maketh his prouiSon of bictuals, anb al 
other neceffaries,like as in a fhippethat is te 
make a bopage of Sue or fire months, alfo 
all their (hips are brought into the nuer, anb 
bnfurntgjeb of tacklings,anb euerp thing be* 
ing taken out of them, thep are couereb brith 
mattes, otherbjifefhepbioulorotboith the 
raine,b)hichis fo fieofaf anb continuall all 
thefajinter, that manp times Diners houfes 
bp reafon of the great mopffnes boe fall bnto 
the grounb: anb as fame as Winter begin* 
neth,there briueth into the mouth of the ha- 
uen great bankes anb (holes of fanbs, Web 
(top it bp, fo that nepther (hip nor boatecan 
epther goe out or in: anb the fea both there g 
along the coatt maketh fo great a roaring 1 
nopfe,that men can nepther heare nor fee: al* 
fo the brater of the riuer of Goa Wch run¬ 
neth about the Bflanb in Winter,bp meanes 
of the lanb toaters that bp the continuall 
raine falleth from the fellies,is cleanefreib 
brater,ano of a reb colour, tohieh in fummec 
is cleans contrarieanb like fea b?ater,bp rea* 
(on of the concourfe it hath butb the^ea. 
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