74 £>f 
anti bailing tbitS, 3 ioent to one of the Ca* Bp the pictures folloloing pou map fee the 
navi jnsboufcsfoafhe feme loafer, tbtre* 
imtljfo rcfreilj is, (lobicb tbcpcommonlp 
6 ?inhe out cf a Copper Canne loitb a fpout, 
thereat to D?mhc Ioitbout touching it l»it 6 
their mouses , lobicb is all tbe mcttcll ttjep 
bane loitbin ttjear boufes,) 9 becaufe 3 iloas 
iierietljirlete, 31 ttinpcDDoloncanDtb?uftmp ___ ..._ rv „, VM , WVWM 
beaDinattbc Doo?c, afhingfd?fome loater, .ntong the Decaniins anD Canaras,ioitbtbe 
inhere 3 efpicD a iooman alone loitbm the manner bolo tfje lining loomen burne them 
boufe,tping Ijcr clotlj fall about her miDDle, f '* . ". 
Decauijns0?Canaras , 03 tbe SparcbantCS 
flfGoa 3 alfotbeBanianesi? Gufurates of 
Cambaia^toitb tbe Bramcnes 9 bis loifc, fit 
tobat fo?t all tbe Voomen Doe goe,as toelB^ 
niancs as Decaniins, jptojes f IndiahlOO* 
men tbat inbabite tbe counfrie. ^oto tbofe of 
a* 
before ber hawing a loaDDen trough, (bp tbe 
IpojtingafcscallcD Gamcllo) full of boater, 
inhere fte fto)D anD ioafbeD a cbilDe, iobereof 
as tben fye baD nelolp bin DeliuereD Ioitbout 
anp belp: lobicb bailing loafltf, Ibe laiDit na-- 
fccD on tbe grounD bpon a great 3 inDian figge 
leafe^anD Defir eDmee to ftap anD ibeelooulD 
pjefentlp glue mee loater, Mben 3 InDer* 
CtffiD bp ber tbat fl)e baD as tben nelolp bane 
DeliuereD of tbat CbilD Ioitbout anp belp, 3 
baD no Defire ta D?inh of ber loater, but ioent 
Into another to afhe loater , anD perceiucD 
the fame iooman not long after going about 
ber boule, as if there baD bin no fucb matter, 
anD tbe cbilD?en are bjougbt bp in that mam 
tier clcane nahcD, nothing Done bnto them, 
but oncIploalheDanO maDe cleans in a little 
colDloater,anD Doe in that fo?t p?ofpcr anD 
come bp as loell as man looulo toitb, 0? as 
anpcbilDloitbinthefe countriescanDo loitb 
alltbe tenDingtbep bane, 9 liue manp times 
Intill tbep be a bunD?etb pearcs olD, Ioitbout 
anp beaoacb, 02 tmtbacb , o?Ia>fmg anp of 
their fath. SEbcp locate onlep a tulhe of 
jjatre on tbe toppes of tbeir beaDs,lobicb tbep 
fuffer to groin long: tbe refi of tbeir bade is 
cutfl)o?t,tbepare lerperpert in ftnimming 
anD oming, tbep roln bp anD Dolune tbe l&i> 
iners in boates calleD Almadias , iobereof 
tome oftbe are beloen out of a pace ofiocoD, 
anDfonarrolo tbat a man can barDlp fit in 
them, anDitchanretboftentimes that tbep 
turne oner 9 oucr finite o?tb?ice before tbep 
page tbe riuer, anD tben tbep leape out into 
the loater anD turne them bp, anD fo polo* 
ring cut tbe loatertbepget into them again. 
SDbep are fo miferablr^bat fo? a pennp tbep 
inoulD inDurc to be lubippeD, anD tbep eafe fo 
fittle,tbat if fernetb ibep line bp the aite^bep 
arelikcloife rtiofrof tbemleane anD toeahe 
pf limmes ,of lit tie ftreugtb f berp cotoaites, 
luberebp the Pojtingales Doc them great 
outrage anD billanie,bfing them ItheDoggcs 
inotJeaffs._ 3 n their mariages anD Deatbes 
tbep obferuc tbe manner of the Decani ins 1 
Camaras, as ago in tbeir religion 9 cetemo* 
fries. Mben tbe man is DeaD bis boDp is 
butnt,anD the tooman cuts her bade off, ano 
b?eahetb all ber 3 etuels,altbough tbep be but 
The x.Bookc 
felues loitb tbeir DeaD bufbanDs, inbat effate 
the CmbaffaDo? of Hidalcam bolDctbm Go* 
a,f bolo be is caries in tbe ffrats, ago a true 
Description of the Canariin loitb bis loife, f 
tbe manner bolo tbe Indian beatbenitb cbik 
D?cn are brought bp:alfo oftbe folDier ofBal* 
lagatepJbicb is calleD Lafcariin , loitb the 
beatbenify loboje calleD Baliiad.era,fobo is a 
Dancer,becaufe fijee is commonlp DfeD tbere^ 
DntOjin anp feaft 02 open plapcs, fare rcaDp 
to be bireD foz a fmall pace of manp, tobere* 
of manp of tbe Dloell in Gg a,ujttb the manec 
of the Dtoellings f boufes of tbe Decaniins, 
Canariins,'f Corumbiins, fbolotbep COlO 
intberiuerstoitbtbeirfcutes, lobercbi) 3 
bane placeD tbe manerof tbe boats Ifeo bp 
tbofe oftbe Malabares in Cochin, fo that 36 
Ibail not naDe to mahe a feuerall Chapter of 
them bp tbemfclues. 
- The 40. Chapter. 
Of the Arabians and Abexiins dwelling 
in India, 
%cre are manp Arabians f Abexk 
;insm India. SCbe Arabians ofafCTUe 
^abomrtslalo,f the Abexiins fome 
arc ^pabometans,fome cb2ifi tans,aftcr tbeir 
manner, fo? tbep areof Prefter lohns lanD, 
lobicb firefebetb bebinD Mofambique in M* 
thiopia Unto tl)e rcD fea,anD the riuer Kilus 
in Egvpr,anD bp tbeir Eommon traffique ans 
conference loitb tbe sp^cs anD 5 ©abome^ 
tans, there areDiuers of them infccteD loitb 
tbe fame fed. STbere are manp of them in 
India that are flaues anD capfiucs 3 both me 
anD loomen lobicb are b2ougbttbctber out 
of Aethiopia, 9 folD lihe other ®2iental 
tions, tbe Abexiins that aredfriffiansbaue 
on tbeir faces 4,bufnf marhes in manner of 
a Crofie, one oner tbeir nofe in tbe miDDle of 
tbe fo2ebeaD, betloane both tbeir epes, on 
each of tbeir ebahes one,betlodne tbeir eics, 
anD tbeir eares, anD one bnDer tbeir neatber 
lip,Dolonc to tbe chin: anD this is tbeir 3 Bap* 
tifme.loljen tbep are maDe Cbfrlf ians 3 tobiclj 
tbcplfe in fieaD of loater. SCbefe Abexiins, 
anD Arabians fucb as are traDoe fcrueinal 
India fo2faplers anDfea faring me, loitb fneb 
marebantsas failefrom Goa to China, la* 
pon,Bengala,Mallaca, Ormus, anDaltthe 
^D;tentnl coaff: fo? that there tbep bauc no c> 
<!)tf faplers, no? thrre are no other becaufe 
the 
