thus with change and rechange, and by diligence in
my voyage, God did blesse and helpe mee, so that I got a good stocke. I
will not be vnmindfull to put them in remembrance, that haue a desire to
goe into those parts, how they shall keepe their goods, and giue them to
their heires at the time of their death, [Marginal note: A very good order
that they haue in those Countreys for the recouering of the goods of the
dead.] and howe this may be done very securely. In all the cities that the
Portugales haue in the Indies, there is a house called the schoole of
Sancta misericordia comissaria: the gouernours whereof, if you giue them
for their paines, will take a coppy of your will and Testament, which you
must alwayes cary about you; and chiefly when you go into the Indies. In
the countrey of the Moores and Gentiles, in those voyages alwayes there
goeth a Captaine to administer Iustice to all Christians of the Portugales.
Also this captaine hath authoritie to recouer the goods of those Marchants
that by chance die in those voyages, and they that haue not made their
Wills and registred them in the aforesayde schooles, the Captaines wil
consume their goods in such wise, that litle or nothing will be left for
their heires and friends. Also there goeth in these same voyages some
marchants that are commissaries of the schoole of Sancta misericordia, that
if any Marchant die and haue his Will made, and hath giuen order that the
schoole of Misericordia shall haue his goods and sell them, then they sende
the money by exchange to the schoole of Misericordia in Lisbone, with that
copie of his Testament, then from Lisbon they giue intelligence thereof,
into what part of Christendome soeuer it be, and the heires of such a one
comming thither, with testimoniall that they be heires, they shall receiue
there the value of his goods: in such wise that they shall not loose any
thing. But they that die in the kingdome of Pegu loose the thirde part of
their goods by antient custome of the Countrey, that if any Christian dieth
in the kingdome of Pegu, the king and his officers rest heires of a thirde
of his goods, and there hath neuer bene any deceit or fraude vsed in this
matter. I haue knowen many rich men that haue dwelled in Pegu, and in their
age they haue desired to go into their owne Countrey to die there, and haue
departed with al their goods and substance without let or troubles.

[Sidenote: Order of apparel in Pegu.] In Pegu the fashion o