[An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies by Robert Knox]@TWC D-Link book
An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART III
47/205

Their Temples are called Covels, which are inferior to the other Temples, and have no revenues belonging to them.

A man piously disposed, builds a small house at his own charge, which is the Temple, and himself becomes Priest thereof.

Therein are Bills, and Swords, and Arrows, and Shields, and Images, painted upon the walls like fierce men.

This house is seldom called Gods house, but most usually Jacco, the Devils.

Upon some extradinary festival to the Jacco, the Jaddese shaves off all his beard.
[How they dedicate a red Cock to the Devil.] When they are sick, they dedicate a red Cock to the Devil.


<<Back  Index  Next>>

D-Link book Top

TWC mobile books