76 Df tlje watfte people of fJofambmfte. 
all tbeir bodies ouer rafcd anti feared toitb tottbout an? knctoledge of diaod, o? anp like* 
ffons,and al figured like rafed Ratlin o? Da- IpfecoCie 03 ffjadoto thereof, tfjcp maintains 
mafke,tobcrcin tbcp take great p?toc,tbmk* tbemfelucs bp banting, tobicb tbep doe in the 
fug there are no fairer people tbon tbep in all iucoiDSf, toberc tbep fake all tbat tbep finde, 
tbe too?ld, fo tbat token tbep fee anp tutjite tbep cate elephants fiefi? and all other kind 
people, tbat toeare apparell on tbeir bodies, of toild bcaffes, ana of tbe Elephants taetfj, 
tbep langb anti mockc at them, thinking bs tbep make tbeir tocapons, in® cede of 3!ron 
to be monffers and bglp people » and token and Steele, tbep doc commonlp make toarre 
tbep toill make anp dcuclilb fo?mc and pic* one again® tbe other, and fome of them cate 
ture, tben tbep inuent one atfer tbe fojtne of mens flclb, and fome there are alfo that cate 
a tobite man in bis apparell, fo that to com it not,b«t fact) as deale toitb tbe po?finga!s. 
dude,tbep tbinke and berilp perfbjade them* Mbeu tbep take anp man p?ifoner in the 
fclues, tbat tbep are tbe right colour of men, toarres, tbep fell btm to tbe po?tingales, 03 
and that toe baue a falfe and countcrfait co- crcbaungc and barter him fo? Cotton linnen, 
lour. *Cbere are among them that file tbeir and other Indian toares. SCbcp baue a cuff* 
t&tb as ffjarp as ncdles, tobicb tbep liketoife ome among them, that toben tbep goe to 
effeemefo? a great ornament. sparip of them toarre again® tbeir enemies, if tbep toin the 
bold tbe lato of spabomet,tbat'is to fap,fucb battaile, 0? ouerfb?oto each otbcr.be that fa¬ 
ns dtoell on tbe coaft of Abex 0? Mdinde, ketb 0? Uilletb moft men, is boldenand ac* 
and round about tbofc places,as alfo in Mo- counted fo? tbe beff and b?aucff man among 
fambique, bp rcafon tbe red fea is fo ncere them, and much refpected.and to toitneffe the 
bnf 0 them, together toitb the Arabian spa* fame befo?e tbeir &mgs, of as manp as tbep 
bometans,toitb tobome tbep daplp traffique, baue flainc 0? taken p?tfoners, tbep cut off 
as tbep alfo did in al places, $ Slabs tb?ougb* tbeir p?fuie members, that if tbep bee let goe 
out the D?icntall countries, before the po?* againe, tbep map no mo?e beget cbtld?en, 
tingales difeouerp and conqueff of India, tobicb in p?oceffe of time might mifekiefe 
toberebp all the €>?icntall countrie tobere them, and then tbep d?tc them tocll, becaufe 
tbep traffickeo,toas infected toitb tbeir deuc* tbep fljould not rot:toljtcb being fo d?ied,tbep 
lilfilato,and tbeir popfonfp?ead and tb?otone come befo?e tbeir fetngs toitb great reuc* 
ab?oad in all places, tobicb id cue oftbep?in* rence,tntbep?efenceoftbe p?tncipall men in 
cipall occafions. that tbe <£ 5 ofpcll faketk no tbe tillage, and there take tbefe members fo 
better effect in thob countries, tbeir peff tfe* d?ied one bp one in tbeir moutbes, and fpit 
rous lato bccing as it toerc rooted and in* them on tbe ground at tbe 51 iingsfete,tobicb 
grafted in tbeir mindes. Sphere are fome of tbe fetng toitb great tljankcs acceptetb, and 
them that are become Ck?tff tans fince the the mo?e to retoard and to recompencc tbe® 
po?tingaics came tbetber, but there is no balour, caufetb them all to bee taken bp and 
great panics taken about if in tbofc coutrics, giuen to them againe, fo? a figne and token 
becaufe there is no p?ofite to be bad, as alfo of honour,toberebp euer after from that time 
tbat it is an infectious and bnbolefomc coun- fo?toards tbep are accounted as &nigkts,and 
trie s and tberefo?e tbe Sefuites are toarp tbep fake all tbofc members, toberetoitb tbe 
Inotigb not fo make anp boufes 0? babitatt* icing bath thus honoured them, and fie them a cofliie 
ons therein, fo? tbep fee no greatp?ofite f0 be all bpona ffring like a B?acelet 0? Ckaine, k y n . de ° f 
reaped thereto? them, as tbep doe in India $ and toben tbep marrie,o? go fo anp toeddtng, ch *^ n to 
tbe glands of Iapan,$ in other places,tobere 0? feaffs,tbe 115 ?ide 0? toiues of tbofc knights JJ° arc# 
tbep find great quantities of riches, "toitb tbe doe toeare that Chaine of mens members 
fap tobereof tbep tncreafe much and fill about tbeir ncckes, tobicb among them is as 
tbeir bcebpues,tberetoitb to fatiffp tbeir tbir* great an honour, as it is toitb bs, to toeare 
ff p $ mfafiable defircs: moff part of tbe Caf* tbe golden fleece, 0? the barter of England, 
fares line like bcaff es 0? toild men, pet tbep and the $ 5 ?tdcs of fucb Intgbtcs, are there* 
baue tbeir boufes in troups 0? heaps,like con* toitb as p?oudc,as if tbep toere the migbtieff 
trp bilages,toker tkepaffcble $ dtoel together ©udenes in all the too?ld. 
andtn etterp taiillage tbep baue a Ho?d 0? jfrom eftfofambique great numbers of 
icing, to tobome tbep are fubtect and obedt* tbefe Caffares are carted into India , and 
cut, tbep arc commonlp in toarres one toitb ntanp times tbep fell a man 0? tooman that 
an other,and one place 0? tillage again® an is grotone to tbeir full ffrengtb, fo? ttoo 0? 
o£ber,and baue lato and Suffice among them tb?to HDucafs. SSUken the po?tingalcs ibips 
toitb fome fmall policie, concerning tbeir put in there fo? frefk toater and other neceffa* 
too?ldlp affaires and gouernment: but as ries, then tbep are dearer, bp reafonoftbe 
concerning Religion and faith, tbep knoto great numbers of bupers, the canto tobp to 
stof tobat it mcanetb, but liueltke beaffes manpflaues and Capfatucs of all naflons 
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