er 'tis held abominable, and severely
punished. And here they have a common and usual Proverb, None can
reproach the King nor the Beggar. The one being so high, that none
dare; the other so low that nothing can shame or reproach them.

[His Pride.] His Pride and affectation of honour is unmeasurable. Which
appears in his Peoples manner of Address to him, which he either
Commands or allows of. [How the people Address to the King.] When
they come before him they fall flat down on their Faces to the Ground
at three several times, and then they sit with their legs under them
upon their Knees all the time they are in his presence: And when he
bids them to absent, they go backwards, untill they are out of his
sight or a great distance from him. But of Christian People indeed
he requires no more then to kneel with their Hats off before him.

[They give him divine worship.] Nay, He takes on him all the Ceremonies
and Solemnities of Honour, which they shew unto their Gods; making his
account that as he is now their King, so hereafter he shall be one of
their Gods. And the People did call him God. Formerly since my being
on that Land, he used not to come out of his Palace into the sight of
the People but very seldom out of State and Haughtiness of Spirit;
but now of later times he comes forth daily. And altho he be near
fourscore years of age, yet his greatest delight is in Honour and
Majesty, being [Pleased with high Titles.] most pleased with high
and windy Titles given him. Such as Mauhawaul, a Phrase importing
Greatness, but not expressible in our Language. Hondrewne Boudouind,
Let your Majesty be a God. When the King speaks to them, they answer
him at every period, Oiboa, many Lives. Baula Gaut, the limb of a Dog,
speaking to the King of themselves: yet now of late times since here
happened a Rebellion against him, he fears to assume to himself the
Title of God; having visibly seen and almost felt, that there is a
greater power then His ruling on Earth, which set the hearts of the
People against Him: and so hath given command to prophane that great
Name no more, by ascribing it to him.

[An instance or two of the King's haughty stomach.] In Anno 1675, one
of the Kings greatest and most Valiant Generals, and that had been
notably successful against the Dutch, had done many pieces of good
service for the King, expelled the Hollander out of several Forts,
taking and killing many or them, this man the King was jealous of,
and