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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART II
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He takes great delight in Swimming, in which he is very expert.

And the Custom is, when he goes into the Water, that all his Attendance that can Swim must go in likewise.
[His Religion.] And now lastly for his Religion, you cannot expect much from him.

Of the Religion of his Countrey he makes but a small Profession; as perceiving that there is a greater God, than those that they thro long custom, have and do Worship.

And therefore when an Impostor, a Bastard Moor by Nation born in that Land; came and publickly set up a new nameless God, as he styled him; and that he was sent to destroy the Temples of their Gods, the King opposed it not for a good while, as waiting to see which of these Gods would prevail, until he saw that he aimed to make himself King, then he allowed of him no longer: as I shall shew more at large hereafter: when I come to speak of the Religion of the Countrey.
[How he stands affected to the Christian Religion.] The Christian Religion, he doth not in the least persecute, or dislike, but rather as it seems to me, esteems and honours it.

As a sign of which take this passage.


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