dW the s^o^esattii'Jevbes! tit ^ttfita, 
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tic plarcc toljcre tbcp Dtocll, tbep baue a pit 
0 ? Well oiggco, toberetu tbep Doc boloe 
toater, tobicb ttanoctb openlp mtbetoap* 
inhere eucrie man paffctb bp, tobcrein euerp 
*no?nu?g Vubcn tbcprpfe, key toaft) tbem- 
felues all oucr,heginmng firtt at tljc tote anD 
fo rpfing tip to the beab, as tocU mm as too* 
mm, toitbout being aihameD to be tone of 
fttcbasgoebp, 0 : leoke bpon tbcm, anDtbe 
fting btmfclfe Ithetotfe: tobicb toater Isfo 
greene, flpmie anD ttmcktng, that a man can 
notebufe but ftopbtsnofcasbe goetbbpit: 
ano then ccctatnlic bctouc, tbat tobeit foeuer 
then fljoulD fo?gct to toafl) tbcmfducs in tbat 
toater, tbattbepfijoulD tbenbetobolltcbn* 
cleans anD full of finne: anD this loalbtng 0 ? 
making clcanc mutt not be Done in any rum 
ning toater, but it mutt be in a place inhere 
tbe boater ttanDetb in a pit 0 ? Well, anD bp 
tbeir Bramenes coniureD toitb manptoo?os 
anD ceremonies, otbertmfe it tocre of no ber* 
tue but tobolUe bnp?ofifable, fo? tbeir Blbola* 
trous feruices. ^bep are like tbe other ©ea* 
tbens,anDare burncD toben tbep are Deabj 
tbeir fonnes map not be tbeir bep?cs,bccaufe 
tbep bane no tx)iucs,buf bfe al toome, iobere 
anD toben tbep toill, Doubting tobicb is tbeir 
otoncfonne: fo? tbe Bramenes alfo baue tbe 
kings topues at tbeir pieafures, anD Doe bim 
great honour toben it pleafetb them tolpe 
toitb tbeir &ueme, SCbeir bep?es are tbeir 
fitters fonnes, fo? tbepfap, although tbep 
Doubt of tbeir fathers, pet tbep knoto tbeir 
fitters are the mothers of them. ^Lbtsmucb 
touching tbe Nayros anD ©entlemen 0 ? 
^>olDiers* 
Che other common people of tbe Mala- 
bares,callcD Polya s,are fucb as arc the con* 
trie buibanD men anD labourers,men ofoeem 
pations,fifljers,anD fucb like: tbofe are much 
contemneD anD DifpifeD,tbcp liue berp mifera* 
blp,anDmaptoeareno kinD of Weapon, nep- 
tber pet touch 0 ? be couerfant toitb the Nay* 
roSjfo? as the Nayros go on tbe ttreetes, anD 
tbep beare him call, tbep ffep afiDe, botoing 
tbeir armes, anD ftopmgtuttb tbeir beaDes 
Ooton to tbe grounD, not Daring fo much as 
once take bp befo?e tbe Nayros be patt:in 0 - 
tber tbinges tbep obferue tbe cuft omes of the 
other Blnotans, fo? that euerp manfoltotoetb 
the occupation of bis ClDers, anD map not 
change it fo?anptbing» 
The 1, Bookc, 
The 4 3. Chapter. 
Ofthe Moores and levies in indm 
l^ere arc great number# of 
Spores anD BJetoes in al places 
Of India, as at Goa, Cochin.* 
t toitbin the lanD, fomc com* 
mg out of other places, anD 
tberett bo?neof3?etoes anD ^e>?es in that 
countrp,anD fo bp birth right 3InDians, tobo 
in times paffibp conuerfationanD company 
of tbofe Vetoes $ ^o?es,baue bene b?ougb£ 
to tbeir feet anD opinion. 3[n tbeir boufes anD 
apparell tbep folloto tbe manner of the lane 
biberein tbep arerefiDenttamongtt tbe 3lnDt* 
arts tbep baue tbeir Churches, ^pnagognes 
ano SpefiiuitaSjtoberein tbep bfe all ceremo¬ 
nies acco?Dtng to tbeir lain: but in the places 
Inhere the po?ttngales infjabite anD gouerri, 
it is not permttteD Data them to bfe them o» 
pcnlp,neitber to anp BinDian, although tbep 
baue tbeir families anD Duelling boufes, anD 
get tbeir linings,anD Deal one toitb tbe other: 
but fecrctlp in tbeir boufes tbep map Doe 
tobat tbep toill, fo tbat no man take offence 
thereat: toitbout tbe totones anD inhere the 
53o?ftngalcs bane no commanDement,tbep 
mapfredpbfeanD ercrcife tbeir ceremonies 
anD fuperttitions, euerp one as liketb bim 
beft, toitbout anp man to leto? Denp them: 
but if tbep be fotmDe opcnlic Doing it in the 
po?fmga!es totones anD turifDictions,o? that 
tbep baue anp point of Cb?ittian ceremonies 
mtngicD among theirs, both men anD toomc 
Die fo? it,toilette tbep tunic but 0 the cb?iff tan 
faith,as it oftentimes bappenctb toitbout tbe 
fotonc of Cochin, inhere the 5iung k®pctb 
bis Court:tbcre the Vetoes anD 2®co?es baue 
free libertte fo bfe tbeir fests anD ceremonies 
openlie, fo? there the Vetoes baue maDe anD 
built berpfatr ttone boufes,anD are rich mar* 
chants, ano of tbe king of Cochins neerefb 
Counfellers: there tbep baue tbeir fpnagogue 
toitb tbeir beb?ue Bible, anD Mofes Hatoe, 
tobicb 31 baue baD in mpbano : tbep are 
mott tobite of colour, like men of Europe, f 
bane manp fatre toomcn. 2Ubere are manic 
of tbcm tbat came out of tbe countrp of Pa* 
lellma $ lerufalem tbefber, ano fpeakc otter 
all tbe ©rebauge bene perfect anD geno Spa- 
niHi:tbep obferue tbe ©abotb Dap, anD other 
fuDictall ceremonies,anD hope fo? the Mefsi- 
as to come. 
SCbe Moores liketotfe baue tbeir Mef- 
quitos, inberem tbep p?ap, anDaboue tbe 
Cburcb tbep baue maute fellers anD gab 
lertes,Inhere tbep leamc tbeir cbite?en tbeir 
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