[None ever used violence towards them before the present King.] Some of these Priests, against whom the King took displeasure, were beheaded, afterwards cast into the River.  Which thing caused amazement in all the people, how the King durst presume to do it towards such holy and reverend persons.

And none heretofore by any former Kings have ever been so served:  being reputed and called Sons of Boddou.  But the reason the King flew them was because they conspired in the Rebellion.  They threw aside their Habits, and got their swords by their sides.

[The second order of their Priests.] The second order of Priests are those called Koppuhs.  Who are the Priests that belong to the Temples of the other Gods.  Their Temples are called Dewals.  These are not distinguished by any habit from the rest of the People, no, nor when they are at their worship; only they wear clean cloths, and wash themselves before they go to their service.  These are taken out from among the Hondrews.  They enjoy a piece of Land that belongs to the Dewal where they officiate, and that is all their benefit, unless they steal somewhat that is dedicated to the Gods.  They follow their Husbandry and employments as other men do, but only when the times of worship are, which usually is every morning and evening, oftner or seldomer according as the Revenue will hold out, that belongs to that Temple, whereof each is Priest.  The service is, that when the boyled rice and other victuals are brought to the Temple door by others, he takes it and presents it before the Idol.  Whence, after it hath stood a while, he brings it out again, and then the drummers, pipers, and other servants that belong to the Temple, eat it.  These Gods have never any flesh brought in sacrifice to them, but any thing else.

[The third order.] The third order of Priests are the Jaddeses, Priests of the Spirits, which they call Dayautaus.  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.  Which they do after this manner.  They send for the Jaddese to their house, and give him a red Cock chicken, which he takes up in his hand and holds an Arrow with it, and dedicates it to the God, by telling him that if he restore the party to his health, that Cock is given to him; and shall be dressed and sacrificed to him in his Covel.  They then let the Cock go among the rest of the Poultry, and keep it afterwards, it may be, a year or two:  and then they carry it to the Temple, or the Priest comes for it.  For sometimes he will go round about, and fetch a great many Cocks together, that have been dedicated, telling the owners that he must make a sacrifice to the God; though it may be when he hath them, he will go to some other place and convert them into mony for his own use, as I my self can witness, We could buy three of them for four pence half-peny.