'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.' [‎154] (199/506)

154 Relation of Canatick-CoMwfrj.
Letter IV. ther hand; but withal befriending Marmagoun, from which it i s
wideft, with huge Stakes of Rocks hid under Water, that Veffels of
Burthen muft either feek out the Channel or Shipwreck thentfelves
or elfe force themfelves on the Mouth of their Guns; a Fortunate and
well weighed Choife of a Port and Harbour: In our Courfe we fa^
the bottom of the Bay meet with the River of St. Lawrence^ and a
Fleet of 30 Grohs more ready to receive their Lading; the Bay i s
two, if not three Leagues deep ; the truly Noble Aldeas of the fidal.
gos, the Temples and curioully wrought Crofles of the Ecclefiajlkh
Sriving on every open Strand and rifing Hill to outlhine one ano!
ther, by their Whited Outfides, and Artificial and Delicate Adorn*
Old Co a.
SanBo Pilar
the Seat of
the Capu
chins.
ments.
The Way be
twixt Old Goa
and New Cog,
At our Landing the Sea bellowed a kind Murmur on the yielding
Sand, and caft us afhore in a Place quadrated more for {till Retire-
ment, than noify Commerce; there lying before its BanksCanoojes
belonging to Fifliermen, and Saloons of Pleafure only; the Segnioros
minding nothing lefs than Merchandizing, and the/Wr imployjng
their Filli-hooks, and knitting-needles to get a Livelihood: So that
I prefume Old Goa need not complain for the lofs of Trade, which ibe
never had ; nor lament the deprivation of Coflly and Spacious Build
ings, which flie never wanted; but hath them rather as a Country
Town ^ of whom fhe is the Dame ) than City, though fhe might
claim the Title of Miftrefs; her Soil is Luxurious and Campaign, and
abounds with Rich Inhabitants, whofe Rural Palaces are immured
with Groves and Hortos, refrefhed and cooled with Tanks and Rivu
lets; but always referve a graceful Front for the Street, which are
broad and cleanly at this time of Feftivity, celebrating with Trium
phant Arches and moft Pompous Pageants: Palenkeens pafsas com
monly as at Goa it felf, the People as urbane, though lefs peftered
W'ith Drunken Comrades, as Soldiers, Seamen and Ruffians; the
Market- place is flored with Provifions, and the Parifh provided with
a large Church; but nothing antiquated as I could difcover, by
which it is eafy to judge Old Goa never w ; as deferted; but Now Goa
hath lloln from hence for the fake of Traffick, for that purpofe the
River is more luitable than this Bay ; it may meafure from one end to
the other, two Miles.
Abreafiofit on an hanging Hill is a Sumptuous Strudure of the
Capuchins called Sanfto Pilar, the Afcent to it is by a winding Stair-
cale cut out of the Rock, and Railed with Stone Banifters; this Or
der is difcalceated alfo, and confanguineous to the Francifcans, differ
ing only in Superiority and Auftenty, their Hood is long and taper
ing, on their Scapular in falhion of a Sugar-loaf; to both whom are
annexed a Lap-Fraternity, which wear the Mantle and Tippet, but
not the Veft and Cord, neither are they fhaved as the Fathers are:
So that aJ Degrees of them in every Order are comprehended under
thefe Three Claffes, viz. Pat res. Fathers; Fr aires , Brothers; jto*
venes, \ oung men ; To thefe alfo belong the Sifterhood oi Santh
Clara. & *
Thus parted we from the comt\y Galataay and bent our Addrefe
toward the Courts of the (lately Amarillis^ whofe Highways were
tull of Travellers, Country Manfions, Villages, Churches, ftady
Stands,