'A New Account of East-India and Persia, in Eight Letters. Being Nine Years Travels, Begun 1672. And Finished 1681. Containing Observations made of the Moral, Natural, and Artificial Estate of Those Countries: Namely, of their Government, Religion, Laws, Customs. Of the Soil, Climates, Seasons, Health, Diseases. Of the Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Jewels. Of their Housing, Cloathing, Manufactures, Trades, Commodities. And of the Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used in the Principal Places of Trade in Those Parts.' [‎150] (195/506)

Leiter IV.
A Relation of the C
them in 50000 Xerephins, by that invention Annually, he Ifin
Old Man, and almoft Blind, being of great Efteem for his long p ra
dice in Ph) Tick, and therefore applied to by the moft Eminent of
all Ranks and Orders in this City; it is Built like a Crofs, and ftews
like a Seraglio on the Water.
We paid a Vifit to the Dom of Bon Jefu, the Church an admirable
Piece, the Repcrfitory of St. Xaverius, the Indian Apoftle, where* is
a famous Tomb in Honour of him, who firfl fpread the Gofpel as
far asC^/wa,'and fealed it with his Martyrdom, near Two hundred
Years pgo, leaving his Body a Miraculous Relick of his better part
it dill retaining its vivid Colour and Frefhnefs, and thereforeexpofed
once a Year topubhck view, on the Vefpers of his Feftival.
St. PauPs ^as the firff Monadefy of the Jefuits in Goa, from
whence they rective the N ime of Pauliftins ; it is the Seat therefore
of their Provoft, who is-lndependent, and Ru\qs Juo Jure.
The Jeluits are Clad in Black Gowns with a Collar and Ring?
with high round Caps fht at top, Shoes but no Stockins, as few in'
deed, either Clergv or Laity have here : ( For Amor de Frifco ).
Of aii Orders w hen they die they are Inhumed in the Habit of the
Order they belong to, without Coffins.
The Policy, as well as the Trade, of this place, is mcftly de-
volved from private Perfons on the Pauliftins, wherefore this faying
is in ever} Body's Mouth; • .
A Franfifcano guar do minha wulier J
A Pauliftino guar do minha denier.
We went to the Convent of St. Aufiins, Inhabited by that Order
who when they go out, wear Black Gowns ( girt about with a Lea
thern Girdle ) like our Bachelors of Afts, with Black Hoodswith
in doors White, of the fame Fafhion with a Scapulary.
We faw feveral Seminaries, or Schools, where the Students difpnte
in long Cloaks, or Vefts.
We faw the Convent, or Church, of the or Grey Friars
with Cords inftead of Girdles abotit their Middles, Sandals inftead of
Shoes; they wear Grey Broad brimmed Hats, a's Countrymen do, as
well as Cow Is abroad , their Habit being borrowed of the Ruflicks;
they touch not Money, but carry one with them that will, and are
Mendicants.
•The CcHcgc of Carmelites is on an high Mount, profpedine the
1 "• ' sa ^ ne Building ; thefeare Begging Friars too, Eat
only hlh Except in Sicknefs, Cloathed with a courfe RulTet Tippet
Coat and Vett, girt about with a Cord : In their Hall where they
Repaft, at tlie upper end on the Table is placed a Death's Head j
oyer their Cells, Sentences denoting each Virtue, which were Wrote
ln . pital Letters of Gold over the Doors, as Fortitude, Patience,
and the like: Here we left many Devout Old Men on their Knees,
Fraying Fervently, and Living Pioufly.
We defcended from this lovely fpedacle to the Spittle, where we
found the Poor faring well from their Benetadtors.
The forepart of their Velpers to the AW, I fpent at the Rings
o.pita ; where their Care for the Sick is commendable, an hand-
fome Apothecary sShopfurnilhing them with Medicines: ThePhy-
' . ficians