ing still under the Horizon. This
continued visible about the space of one month, and by that time
it was so diminished, that it could not be seen. But there were no
remarkable passages that ensued upon it.

PART III.

CHAP. I.

Concerning the Inhabitants of this Island.

Wee shall in this Part speak of the Inhabitants of this Countrey,
with their Religion, and Customs, and other things belonging to them.

[The several Inhabitants of this Island.] Besides the Dutch who
possess, as I judg, about one fourth of the Island, there are Malabars,
that are free Denizons and pay duty to the King for the Land they
enjoy, as the Kings natural Subjects do; there are also Moors, who
are like Strangers, and hold no Land, but live by carrying goods to
the Sea-Ports, which now are in the Hollanders hands. The Sea-Ports
are inhabited by a mixt people, Malabars and Moors, and some that are
black, who profess themselves Roman Catholicks, and wear Crosses,
and use Beads. Some of these are under the Hollander; and pay toll
and tribute to them.

But I am to speak only of the natural proper People of the Island,
which they call Chingulays.

[The Original of Chingulays.] I have asked them, whence they derive
themselves, but they could not tell. They say their Land was first
inhabited by Devils, of which they have a long Fable. I have heard a
tradition from some Portugueze here, which was; That an antient King
of China had a Son, who during his Fathers Reign, proved so very
harsh and cruel unto the people, that they being afraid he might
prove a Tyrant if he came to the Crown, desired the King to banish
him, and that he might never succeed. This that King, to please the
people, granted. And so put him with certain Attendants into a ship,
and turned them forth unto the Winds to seek their fortune. The
first shore they were cast upon, was this Island. Which they seated
themselves on, and peopled it. But to me nothing is more improbable
than this Story. Because this people and the Chineses have no agreement
nor similitude in their features nor language nor diet. It is more
probable, they came from the Malabars, their Countrey lying next,
tho they do resemble them little or nothing. I know no nation in the
world do so exactly resemble the Chingulays as the people of Europe.

[Wild-men.] Of these Natives there be two sorts, Wild and Tame. I will
begin with the former. For as in these Woods there are Wild Beasts so
Wild Men