ntrary Vices are to be abhorred, being
abomination both in the sight of God and Man. They do love and delight
in those Men that are most Devout and Precise in their Matters. As
for bearing Witness for Confirmation in any matters of doubt, a
Christians word will be believed and credited far beyond their own:
because, they think, they make more Conscience of their words.

[Superstitious.] They are very superstitious in making Observations
of any little Accidents, as Omens portending good to them or
evil. Sneezing they reckon to import evil. So that if any chance to
sneeze when he is going about his Business, he will stop, accounting
he shall have ill success if he proceeds. And none may Sneeze, Cough,
nor Spit in the King's Presence, either because of the ill boding of
those actions, or the rudeness of them or both. There is a little
Creature much like a Lizzard, which they look upon altogether as a
Prophet, whatsoever work or business they are going about; if he crys,
they will cease for a space, reckoning that he tells them there is a
bad Planet rules at that instant. They take great notice in a Morning
at their first going out, who first appears in their sight: and if
they see a White Man, or a big-bellied Woman, they hold it fortunate:
and to see any decrepit or deformed People, as unfortunate.

[How they travail.] When they travel together a great many of them,
the Roads are so narrow, that but one can go abreast, and if there
be Twenty of them, there is but one Argument or Matter discoursed
of among them all from the first to the last. And so they go talking
along all together, and every one carrieth his Provisions on his back
for his whole Journey.

[A brief Character of them.] In short, in Carriage and Behaviour they
are very grave and stately like unto the Portugals, in understanding
quick and apprehensive, in design subtil and crafty, in discourse
courteous but full of Flatteries, naturally inclined to temperance
both in meat and drink, but not to Chastity, near and Provident in
their Families, commending good Husbandry. In their dispositions
not passionate, neither hard to be reconciled again when angry. In
their Promises very unfaithful, approving lying in themselves, but
misliking it in others; delighting in sloath, deferring labour till
urgent necessity constrain them, neat in apparel, nice in eating;
and not given to much sleep.

[The Women their Habit and Nature.] As for the Women, their Habit
is a Wa