go £)ftUe#a3t>Des!attU'ittwsttfsolsi. 
principles of Religion before tbep goe fo 
Cburcb: tbep toaflj tljeir feet, for tbe tobicb 
pnrpofc tbep bane altoaies a teCerne toitb 
toater Canning toitbout fbe Cburcb, t leaue 
tbeir Alparcos (tobicb are tbeir lboes)ffanb* 
tog at the Cburcb bore before tbep goe in, 
anb being in tbe Cburcb tbep fall flat on tbe 
grounb irpon tbeir faces, anbfo toitb tbcic 
acmes $ banbes lifteb bp, make manie coum 
tcrfaitfaces. SCbep are alfo oramicifeD liflc 
tbe letoes,? eate no bogges flefo, anb toben 
£bep ace beab tbep are burteb. Bln tbeic ebur* 
cbes tbep baue not anp 31mages, butonelie 
fome Cones or counb pillers fianbing Upright 
toitb certaine Cbalbean letters (out of tbeic 
Alcaron) gcauen bpon tbem. 8s 3 anb a 
frtenb of mpne cbaceb t o go out of tbe toton, 
Inc toere beflrous to fee tbeir ^abometicall 
Cburcb, anb tbeic manner of feruice, tobicb 
boas benpeb bsbp tbe beeper of tbe bore,tbat 
bab bS put off our fljoes, but becaufe tore 
tooulbnof, be faib it bias not latofullforbs 
to enter in that fort into tbe Cburcb: but f o 
let Us fee it, be fuffercb bs to fianb tottbtn tbe 
bore,anb openeb fome of tbe totnbotoes, tbat 
toe might foe tobattoas toitbinit: tbentbe 
portingale affleb bim for tbeir Cob $ tbeir 
^aintes tobicb tbep bfebfoprap bnfo, be* 
caufe be fatoe tbe Cburcb emptie ,‘as 3 fapb 
before: tben tbe Spmre anftocreb bim, tbat 
tbep bfeb not toprapto fioefees anb Cones*-; 
but to tbe hums Cob, tobicb is in ^eauen, 
anb faib tbat tbe proube portingale Cbritti* 
ans, anb tbe l&catbcns toere all of one Kelt? 
gion, for tbat tbep prapeb to Images mate 
of totob anb Cones, anb gate tbem tbe glo* 
cie tobicb onelp appertainetb to foe lining 
<0ob:tottb the tobicb anfmere tbe portingal 
toas fo angcie,tbat be began to cbibe $ mafee 
a great nopfe, anb to giue bim manie barb 
foorbs, tobecetoitb manie |etoes$ spares 
aflembleb about tbem, fotbat there bab 
grotone a great quarrcll, bab it not bene for 
me, tbat got bim tobolo bis peace, anb fo 
brought bim atoap,anb let tbe matter rcC in 
tbat fort. 2Dbefe sp©res traffique much toitb 
fpices to tbe rcb fea,anb other places,botb bp 
toatjjr anb bp lanb- £lnb although manie of 
them btocll among the portingales anb 
traffique much toitb them, pet fecretlp tbep 
arc tbeir moC beabip enemies, anb boe tbem 
much mifebief, anb are the principal occafion 
tbat there arc no more CbnCians conuerteb 
totbefaitbofCbriC, ftohingaU tbe toapes 
anbmeancs tbep can to toitbbrato aubbtf* 
ftoabc tbem from it, toberebp the 3ln- 
bians boe both tofe anb follotoe tbeir xu* 
Comes anb Religion. 
l!3p tbe picture follotoingpou map fee 
fbe Cate anb maielf if of the fling of Coch in 
The i.booke. 
fitting Upon an Clepbant, toben be rpbetb a< 
broao toitb bis Nayros,or Ccntlemenano 
foloiers that guarb anb contract bim, alfo the 
other Malabaresf,botb men anb toomen, 
calleb Polyas, tobicb tbe spores anb Maho¬ 
metans that btoell in Cananor, among tbe 
Malabares, as 31 faib before, f>on foall alfo 
fee tbe CbriCians that are calleb ^.Thomas 
CfmCians, tobereof manp btoell among tbe 
Malabares, toitb one great legge, as tbep 
are borne, as intbebefeription of thecoaC 
3 baue alreabie foetoeb, lifectoife tbe p U 
cure of the men of Pegu, anb the |lanbes of 
Molucos. 
The 44, Chapter, 
Qfthe and Indian Idoles form¬ 
ing, keeping ceremonies and fuperlhti- 
onsingenerall,bricflie deferibed. 
©e Pagodes anb Images 
are manp anb innumerable 
tbrougbout tbe ©rfentall 
countries, tobereof fome are 
bolben in great reuerencet 
eCtmation,more then the c& 
mon forf,anb from all places are fought bn* 
toanbbifiteb both bp Inbians} ^eatbens* 
to manner of pilgrimages to purchase par* 
bows, tobicb aboue all others , are berie 
coCIp mabe anb rieblie fet fortbiof tbofc onlie 
boe 3 mcane to fpeafl as neeb requiretb, that 
pou map hnoto them from tbe rcC. S5p the 
totone of Baflaym, tobicb Ipetb nortbtoar&s 
from Goa, bpo tbe coaC of India , anb is in p 
babitebbpportingalles, there Ipetb an %* 
lanb calleb Salfette . Cbereare ttoo of tbe 
moC renotomeb ‘Pagodes,ortemples,or ra* 
tberboles toberein the Pagodes Cano inaC 
India: tobereof one of tbeir boles fsxuteuC 
fromtjnbcr a bill of barb Cone,anb ts of com* 
paCe toitbin,about the bignes of a tillage of 
4 oo.boufcs: toben pou come to the fate of 
the bilMbere is a Pagodes boufe,toitb |ma* 
ges therein cut cut of the berp caches of the 
fame bill, toitb moC horrible anb fearcfnlf 
formes anb foapes, tobereat this bap tbe 
Crapifrpers baue mabe a Clopffer called 
^.Michaels; anb as pou goe in trnber tbe 
bill,mtbefirC circle pou mapfto manp Pa- 
gode s 3 anb Ceppmg fometobat higher it bath 
an other circle or (©allerie of Chambers anb 
Pagodes, f pet higher it batbfucb an other 
Callerie of Chambers anb Pagodes, alcut 
out of fbe barb rocfles:anb bp tbefe chambers 
Canbetbagreat ceCerne toitb toafer, anb 
bath certain boles aboue,toberbp § rain toa* 
ter falletb info if: qb m th^tit flatb an otbec 
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