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do_v confess_v themselves_o as_o we_o do_v they_o receive_v y_fw-fr â—_o sacrament_n &_o bury_v y_z e_o dead_a as_o we_o do_v they_o do_v not_o use_v the_o holy_a oil_n but_o in_o steed_n of_o the_o same_o they_o do_v bless_v they_o &_o when_o that_o any_o die_v they_o gather_v many_o of_o themselves_o together_o and_o for_o the_o space_n of_o viij_o day_n they_o do_v eat_v abundant_o and_o afterward_o they_o celebrate_v the_o obsequy_n of_o the_o dead_a they_o make_v their_o testament_n before_o they_o die_v &_o those_o y_fw-es â—_o do_v not_o so_o â—he_v next_o heir_n shall_v inherit_v their_o land_n and_o good_n &_o if_o so_o be_v that_o the_o husband_n die_v first_o the_o wife_n shall_v have_v her_o dowry_n on_o condition_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o marry_v in_o one_o whole_a year_n after_o when_o that_o they_o enter_v in_o their_o church_n they_o take_v holy_a water_n their_o opinion_n be_v that_o there_o be_v sour_a evangelist_n who_o writing_n they_o have_v in_o great_a 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have_v leave_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a &_o new_a testament_n well_o expound_v or_o interpret_v their_o apparel_n be_v after_o the_o order_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o moores_n they_o have_v their_o day_n which_o they_o do_v call_v iâ—tercalor_n which_o be_v of_o 40._o hoâ—â—s_n they_o know_v how_o the_o day_n pass_v away_o by_o the_o sun_n &_o the_o night_n by_o the_o star_n for_o they_o have_v no_o clock_n the_o captain_n general_n be_v very_o glad_a of_o the_o company_n of_o this_o joseph_n &_o his_o brother_n to_o carry_v they_o to_o portugal_n for_o who_o he_o command_v a_o good_a cabin_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o in_o his_o ship_n of_o the_o great_a fleet_n of_o ship_n that_o be_v send_v out_o of_o calicut_n to_o fight_v with_o the_o captain_n general_n and_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o we_o do_v not_o sight_n with_o they_o and_o also_o of_o his_o departure_n from_o coch_v towards_o portugal_n and_o how_o in_o his_o way_n he_o be_v drive_v to_o cananor_n chap._n 40._o the_o captain_n general_n be_v in_o this_o harbour_n there_o come_v unto_o he_o a_o messenger_n from_o the_o king_n of_o cananor_n &_o also_o from_o the_o king_n of_o coulaâ—_n they_o both_o be_v great_a prince_n in_o y_o â—_o kingdom_n of_o malabar_n request_v he_o to_o come_v to_o their_o port_n or_o harbour_n for_o y_z t_z they_o will_v give_v he_o sufficient_a lade_n for_o his_o ship_n better_a cheap_a then_o in_o coch_v with_o very_a many_o other_o offer_v of_o friendship_n to_o who_o he_o make_v answer_v by_o a_o messenger_n that_o he_o send_v yield_v unto_o they_o most_o hearty_a thanks_o certifieng_v they_o y_o â—_o at_o this_o present_a he_o can_v not_o go_v to_o lade_v at_o their_o port_n for_o that_o he_o
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to_o set_v a_o fire_n the_o city_n the_o captain_n general_a in_o the_o mean_a while_o remain_v along_o the_o water_n side_n to_o keep_v his_o man_n from_o scatter_v then_o the_o christian_n that_o dwell_v in_o this_o city_n and_o that_o be_v hide_v among_o the_o house_n when_o they_o see_v the_o town_n all_o in_o a_o fire_n come_v out_o from_o where_o they_o be_v hide_v cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o request_v they_o not_o to_o kill_v they_o for_o that_o they_o be_v christian_n and_o some_o of_o they_o there_o be_v y_fw-mi â—_o send_v present_o to_o the_o captain_n general_a to_o pray_v he_o that_o for_o god_n sake_n he_o will_v command_v the_o fire_n to_o be_v quench_v for_o that_o they_o shall_v else_o burn_v certain_a church_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v in_o the_o city_n as_o also_o their_o poor_a house_n y_fw-fr â—_o which_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o house_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o moor_n there_o then_o for_o their_o sake_n the_o general_n 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