[An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies by Robert Knox]@TWC D-Link bookAn Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies PART III 96/205
Which they constantly keep chewing in their mouths, with Lime kept in a Silver Box rarely engraven, which commonly they hold in their hands, in shape like a Silver Watch. [The fashion of their hair.] The great ones also generally, and spruce young men, do wear their hair long hanging down behind: but when they do any work or travail hard, it annoying them, they tie it up behind.
Heretofore generally they bored holes in their ears and hung weights in them to make them grow long, like the Malabars, but this King not boring his, that fashion is almost left off.
The men for ornament do wear Brass, Copper, Silver Rings on their Fingers, and some of the greatest Gold.
But none may wear any Silk. But the women in their Apparel do far surpass the men, neither are they so curious in clothing themselves as in making their wives fine.
The mens Pride consists in their Attendance, having men bearing Arms before and behind them. [The Women drest in their bravery.] In their houses the women regard not much what dress they go in, but so put on their cloths as is most convenient for them to do their work.
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