s: for, except Iron-work, all other things they have
need of, they make and do themselves: insomuch that they all build
their own houses. They are crafty and treacherous, not to be trusted
upon any protestations: for their manner of speaking is very smooth
and courteous, insomuch that they who are unacquainted with their
dispositions and manners, may easily be deceived by them. For they
make no account nor conscience of lying, neither is it any shame
or disgrace to them, if they be catched in telling lyes: it is so
customary. They are very vigilant and wakeful, sufficed with very
little sleep: very hardy both for diet and weather, very proud and
self conceited. They take something after the Bramines, with whom
they scruple not both to marry and eat. In both which otherwise they
are exceeding shy and cautious. For there being many Ranks or Casts
among them, they will not match with any Inferiour to themselves;
nor eat meat dressed in any house, but in those only that are of as
good a Cast or Race as themselves: and that which any one hath left,
none but those that are near of kin will eat.

They are not very malitious one towards another; and their anger doth
not last long; seldom or never any blood shed among them in their
quarrels. It is not customary to strike; and it is very rare that they
give a blow so much as to their Slaves; who may very familiarly talk
and discourse with their Masters. They are very near and covetous,
and will pinch their own bellies for profit; very few spend-thrifts
or bad husbands are to be met with here.

[The Inhabitants of the Mountains differ from those of the
Low-Lands.] The Natures of the Inhabitants of the Mountains and
Low-lands are very different. They of the Low-lands are kind, pittiful,
helpful, honest and plain, compassionating Strangers, which we found by
our own experience among them. They of the Up-lands are ill-natured,
false, unkind, though outwardly fair and seemingly courteous, and
of more complaisant carriage, speech and better behaviour, than
the Low-landers.

[Their good opinion of Virtue, though they practice it not.] Of
all Vices they are least addicted to stealing, the which they do
exceedingly hate and abhor, so that there are but few Robberies
committed among them. They do much extol and commend Chastity,
Temperance, and Truth in words and actions; and confess that it is
out of weakness and infirmity, that they cannot practice the same,
acknowledging that the co