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A Relation os the Canacick Country. 1 5 1
sicians here are great Bleeders, insomuch that they exceed often Chap. II.
Galen's Advice, ad-deliquium, in Fevers ; hardly leaving enough to t-^-u^O
feed the Currents for Circulation 3 of which Cruelty some complain
invidioussy after Recovery.
In our return wc saw a Nunnery, and the Nuns at their Devotion, St. v«k a
a Confessbr through the Grates Reading Mass, and performing the Nunnet>'-
Ceremonies to a Couple with Maiden-Crowns on their Heads, ready
to be admitted into the Virgin Society :
--------Inmtptaqtie mmula Pbebes
Vitta coercebat positossine lege capillos.
They had good Faces and excellent Voices; the Nunnery was called
St. Monaeha ; here is another of St. Claras.
Near the Palace is a Modern, but a compleat Convent of the JheTsitaUm
fheatiniy where Captain Gary staid to mew us the Palace, not so of ^e plaice
Sumptuous as Convenient; pussing the Guards we were uiher'd into
a long Gallery, hung round with the Pictures at length of all the
Vice-Roys that had been in East-tkdia down to the present Vice-Roy:
At the upper end was the Canopy Royal and Chair of State; upon
information of our being there, we were introduced the Vice-
Roys Presence; he received us Standing, and after a little Confe-
rence, dismissed us. A Proper Man, Courteous to Strangers, his
Name Lewis Mendofade Albuquerque^ newly created Marquess by the
King; in this Room was another Canopy of State, with the Arms of
Portugal, Coming into the Court-yard we saw some Men in Gowns,
like our Aldermen, the Emburgadors, or Council of the City,
going to attend the Vice-Roy to his Devotion at the Church of
Miserfcord) where was to be Presented a Pious Comedy ; but their
Rcpresentations being too tedious, and the generality making Re-
ligion the leasl os their business, not respecting either God or the
King, they made such a rout among the Women, that we were glad
to leave alnd Reimbark for our Lodgings.
At Night we were alarmed by a paultry Fellow that took our
House for his Sanctuary, being forced to it for his own Security;
the Soldiers assuming great license for want of Pay, and the Cosseries
for want of Victuals, so that every one walks the City with his
naked Sword in his Hand for his own defence at Evening ; and now
within Doors, and in a Private House, we were forced to make our
Arms our Pillows.
The next day we patted the Bar for Vingtda; half way we put in our going
aflioretorefremourMen, and at Ten in the Morn set out again; by j?"*^ «*
Twelve we came close up with a Malabar that had seised a Grab, but uf^shrn*'
wesoon made him yield his Prize to engage with us; which they
did briskly for Two hours, striving to board us, casting Stink-pots
among us, which-broke without any Execution, but so srighted our
Rowers, that we were forced to be severe to restrain them; they
plied their Chambers and small Shot, and flung Stones, siourishing
their Targets and Darting Long Lances; they were well Manned in
a Boat ten times as big as our Barge, and at least Sixty fighting Men
besides Rowers; we had none to manage our small Gun, the Gunner
running
sicians here are great Bleeders, insomuch that they exceed often Chap. II.
Galen's Advice, ad-deliquium, in Fevers ; hardly leaving enough to t-^-u^O
feed the Currents for Circulation 3 of which Cruelty some complain
invidioussy after Recovery.
In our return wc saw a Nunnery, and the Nuns at their Devotion, St. v«k a
a Confessbr through the Grates Reading Mass, and performing the Nunnet>'-
Ceremonies to a Couple with Maiden-Crowns on their Heads, ready
to be admitted into the Virgin Society :
--------Inmtptaqtie mmula Pbebes
Vitta coercebat positossine lege capillos.
They had good Faces and excellent Voices; the Nunnery was called
St. Monaeha ; here is another of St. Claras.
Near the Palace is a Modern, but a compleat Convent of the JheTsitaUm
fheatiniy where Captain Gary staid to mew us the Palace, not so of ^e plaice
Sumptuous as Convenient; pussing the Guards we were uiher'd into
a long Gallery, hung round with the Pictures at length of all the
Vice-Roys that had been in East-tkdia down to the present Vice-Roy:
At the upper end was the Canopy Royal and Chair of State; upon
information of our being there, we were introduced the Vice-
Roys Presence; he received us Standing, and after a little Confe-
rence, dismissed us. A Proper Man, Courteous to Strangers, his
Name Lewis Mendofade Albuquerque^ newly created Marquess by the
King; in this Room was another Canopy of State, with the Arms of
Portugal, Coming into the Court-yard we saw some Men in Gowns,
like our Aldermen, the Emburgadors, or Council of the City,
going to attend the Vice-Roy to his Devotion at the Church of
Miserfcord) where was to be Presented a Pious Comedy ; but their
Rcpresentations being too tedious, and the generality making Re-
ligion the leasl os their business, not respecting either God or the
King, they made such a rout among the Women, that we were glad
to leave alnd Reimbark for our Lodgings.
At Night we were alarmed by a paultry Fellow that took our
House for his Sanctuary, being forced to it for his own Security;
the Soldiers assuming great license for want of Pay, and the Cosseries
for want of Victuals, so that every one walks the City with his
naked Sword in his Hand for his own defence at Evening ; and now
within Doors, and in a Private House, we were forced to make our
Arms our Pillows.
The next day we patted the Bar for Vingtda; half way we put in our going
aflioretorefremourMen, and at Ten in the Morn set out again; by j?"*^ «*
Twelve we came close up with a Malabar that had seised a Grab, but uf^shrn*'
wesoon made him yield his Prize to engage with us; which they
did briskly for Two hours, striving to board us, casting Stink-pots
among us, which-broke without any Execution, but so srighted our
Rowers, that we were forced to be severe to restrain them; they
plied their Chambers and small Shot, and flung Stones, siourishing
their Targets and Darting Long Lances; they were well Manned in
a Boat ten times as big as our Barge, and at least Sixty fighting Men
besides Rowers; we had none to manage our small Gun, the Gunner
running