Purchas his pilgrimage. Or relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation vnto this present. Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud, the heathenis, Iewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since ... / by Samuel Purchas.

  • Samuel Purchas
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1626
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Credit: Purchas his pilgrimage. Or relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation vnto this present. Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud, the heathenis, Iewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since ... / by Samuel Purchas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C H A p*5» ERIC A. f Tl;e ninth 'Boohe^ ^17 ol«j)aftd of cheit Ro6f-food: into the which they conuey him,being before washed,& hauing abdained nine dayes from hisWife.Thendothhelyeoo that Bed, and inuocate,none bcin? with him in the Houfe, and rayfeth his Spirit j ca\UdHaniettlfirM’, which lometimcs as fome Chriftians affirmed to our Authour, appearcth fo, as all the people may hearc, though they fee him not. And then they queflion him of their fcicce/Te in their enterprifes. They beleeuc the foules Immortality, which they Call C6ere/)#ir’o»<ire, with rewards CothevaliantMan- eaters, in goodly Paradifes, and «^^;74«iipuni(lrmencs coothersa But hi$ boldneffc makes nrc the Icffe bold in following him in thefc and other things j which I know not with what authohtie hec auerreth againlf the former witnefles, whereas Thettet, fometimes taken in to lying, deferuech leffe credit in the,rcft. When thefe is any tcmpcll in the water,, bee faith hey actribace it to thfc foulcsof their Progemcofii''and call lomething into the water to appeafeit. They haue a Tradici6n» That one, in habitclike totlje Chriftians, had long finceCoId their Progenitors of Diume matters, bucwith.fodictleeffcft,, asheforfooketbemjand cuer fince had thofe bloady Warres continued ampngft them. How little the lefuites can preuayie, in bringing the Brafilians to Chri/lianitie , » hath vyritcen fome- what, and Pierredn farrie, a lefuitc , very largely j which is not fo pertinent to our pre- fenc purpole. . Marter Knittet (to whofe Relations our former Chapter is fo much indebted) telleth of a 10 Rocke in Brafill called Etooe4,vrith an entrance like a doorc, where cheindians fay(it is bke they borrowed it of fome fabulous Frier) that Saint Thotuae pitched, Ic is within like a great Hall: hard by it is aftone as bigge as foure Canoes, fupported by fbure ftonei like Ifickes , little bigger then a mans finger. The Indians fay it had beene wood, and by Mira¬ cle was thus altered, Theyfhew vpon great Rockei many foot-prints of one bjgncfle} and tell that the Saint callei^ the fifhes of the Sea , and. they heard him preach. This fmels of a Frariiifcan Cowle, 1-0 • r n • The Portagall Friers Treatife mentioried in the former Chapter‘deliuerech many things worthy our obferuatiqn .‘They hauc,foroe Tradition of the flood, in which they fay all were drowned, one only efca^iiig on a lapipafa with a Sifter of his, which was with chUde,from |0 whbni t htfy had cheir bcgihniin|. T^hty haue no knowledge of the (Jreator, nor bf painc and gloryifter this life, and therefore yjblpq Cerempmcipf worlhip, Yet doe theyacknow- ^ ledge that they haue foul^ which die npt^ but are conuerfed ipto Deuils //and gbe into cer- ' taine flelds where grow many Figge.ti;ees alongft.the ^nke^,of agoqdly Riuer^ and there dance. They arc greatly afraid of tht,peuill (whom c^ey iall ^r*;pfra, TrtguimyPigtan^ ga, Mat/chera, ^Wi&4«^y),inforntJch^chatbft^n they haue dy«d ?iwith the imagination of him. Yet doe not they worfliip it, nor any other creature or Idollipnely fome^ld men fay, that in fbme wayes they haue certaine pofts,whcre they offer him fpme things for/carc,and becaulc^hey would not^dye. Sometimes (but leldomc) the OeuUl [appeares tbthem , and feme fb'w among them are poflelfed. There are Witches which yfe Witchcrafts , rather for 40 health then deuotion/Some Vifitcb« ace called C4r.y^/«, or holinefle, but (\\ke bu bolinefe bf Rb^tj'arebf badlife: thefc wbmfjfccme to do ftrange things.rayflng fome to lif^ wh^h hadfaintd thCmfelues dead : they arc their Oracles for their husbandry and ocher aftaires; foractimeicaufingthemrtp dyeforjiiwger , jWhile^ they promife to make tile Mattockes Werkealonc. . -i/r. * Hi, : M. IQtfuet tolij me that one ot them being tormented by the Spirit, hee beard one of thefe Faf^ei which ipake to him and told him this was contrary to bis couenantthas to toimenc them (which death vlually followed) &if be foebtinued, they would all goe the White men and be¬ come Chriflj- ahs. Whereupo €«i tbeOeuill left (hat body prcfcmly,and he recouered, I Maff.l.iS* Time du lafrii l-^,ae.ii,ad finm- friers etcaefto '.i irii - ■M iriiu ii.nV/ 10 vv /V ] ' .■ '[1 •’■f; t?! ^ Illi' ? T- ■ .-j .'iiW ‘ ■ .V 7 ^ 7 ■; of other their Rites ^ and aneto Mttnfret SeSl ■'■V ^ ' no . 4ynongH4hem, ^ 1 ; - -dir 1: * J 5(1^ ' ■ • • , nri :! ^. t /...M '1 ‘ ‘. li (1 IjTe? ?Hfiy haue hoproper name , biicTay is the thunder and tlgfcning ?, w*^«ch gaase clicmMattbckei slnd fooci.Thtir Miriages afe diuorced vpop aby quar- ..—In tinifes paft (they tell) hoyoung niah married beforehe flue an fenemie, ner the woman before flic bad her cermts/vvhich timi; wai fhtrefore Feftiuall. At Marriages alfo they vfed great Drinkings, arid the ;Raft ended, they, were, laid in a cleanc Ncr, after which the Father, tooke a wedge of ftont, and did cut y.pdh:a ftafcc or poll, which (they fay)was to cot the iwles from rhe grand children, who were FortKjs canfe' bornir without theih. After they w^e marriedthey began to drinke; (for tilHIren thtit Fathers brought them Vpin fo- brietie ofdyet and omdefty of fpecch) arid then with a veffell the. old men gauc hiin the firft • h§lding his head with their hands for fcart of ^omiting^Wbicb,.if it happened, was a Tfccirftren^. driake.