ities to see his Will and Pleasure executed in
the World; and these are the petty and inferior gods. These they say
are the Souls of good men, who formerly lived upon the Earth. There
are Devils also, who are the Inflicters of Sickness and Misery upon
them. And these they hold to be the Souls of evil men.

[They worship the God that saves Souls.] There is another great God,
whom they call Buddou, unto whom the Salvation of Souls belongs. Him
they believe once to have come upon the Earth. And when he was
here, that he did usually fit under a large shady Tree, called
Bogahah. Which Trees ever since are accounted Holy, and under which
with great Solemnities they do to this day celebrate the Ceremonies
of his Worship. He departed from the Earth from the top of the highest
Mountain on the Island, called Pico Adam: where there is an Impression
like a foot, which, they say, is his, as hath been mentioned before.

[The Sun and Moon they repute Deities.] The Sun and Moon they seem
to have an Opinion to be gods from the Names they sometimes call
them by. The Sun in their Language is Irri, and the Moon Handa. To
which they will sometimes add the Title Haumi, which is a name they
give to Persons of the greatest Honour; and Dio, that signifies God:
saying Irrihaumi, Irridio: Handahaumi, handa Dio. But to the Stars
they give not these Titles.

[Some of their Temples of exquisite Work.] The Pagoda's or Temples
of their Gods are so many that I cannot number them. Many of them
are of Rare and Exquisite work, built of Hewn Stone, engraven with
Images and Figures; but by whom and when I could not attain to know,
the Inhabitants themselves being ignorant therein. But sure I am they
were built by far more Ingenious Artificers, than the Chingulayes
that now are on the Land. For the Portugueze in their Invasions have
defaced some of them, which there is none found that hath Skill enough
to repair to this day.

[The form of their Temples.] The fashion of these Pagoda's are
different; some, to wit those that were anciently built, are of
better Workmanship, as was said before; but those lately erected are
far Inferior; made only with Clay and Sticks, and no Windows. Some,
viz. Those belonging to the Buddou, are in the form of a Pigeon-House,
foursquare, one Story high, and some two; the Room above has its
Idols as well as that below. Some of them are Tiled, and some Thatched.

[The shape of their Idols.] In them are Idols and Images most mo