[They worship the God that saves Souls.] There is another great God, whom they call Buddou, unto whom the Salvation of Souls belongs.  Him they believe once to have come upon the Earth.  And when he was here, that he did usually fit under a large shady Tree, called Bogahah.  Which Trees ever since are accounted Holy, and under which with great Solemnities they do to this day celebrate the Ceremonies of his Worship.  He departed from the Earth from the top of the highest Mountain on the Island, called Pico Adam:  where there is an Impression like a foot, which, they say, is his, as hath been mentioned before.

[The Sun and Moon they repute Deities.] The Sun and Moon they seem to have an Opinion to be gods from the Names they sometimes call them by.  The Sun in their Language is Irri, and the Moon Handa.  To which they will sometimes add the Title Haumi, which is a name they give to Persons of the greatest Honour; and Dio, that signifies God:  saying Irrihaumi, Irridio:  Handahaumi, handa Dio.  But to the Stars they give not these Titles.

[Some of their Temples of exquisite Work.] The Pagoda’s or Temples of their Gods are so many that I cannot number them.  Many of them are of Rare and Exquisite work, built of Hewn Stone, engraven with Images and Figures; but by whom and when I could not attain to know, the Inhabitants themselves being ignorant therein.  But sure I am they were built by far more Ingenious Artificers, than the Chingulayes that now are on the Land.  For the Portugueze in their Invasions have defaced some of them, which there is none found that hath Skill enough to repair to this day.

[The form of their Temples.] The fashion of these Pagoda’s are different; some, to wit those that were anciently built, are of better Workmanship, as was said before; but those lately erected are far Inferior; made only with Clay and Sticks, and no Windows.  Some, viz.  Those belonging to the Buddou, are in the form of a Pigeon-House, foursquare, one Story high, and some two; the Room above has its Idols as well as that below.  Some of them are Tiled, and some Thatched.

[The shape of their Idols.] In them are Idols and Images most monstrous to behold, some of silver, some of brass and other metals:  and also painted sticks, and Targets, and most strange kind of Arms, as Bills, Arrows, Spears and Swords.  But these Arms are not in the Buddou’s Temples, he being for Peace:  therefore there are in his Temples only Images of men cross-legged with yellow coats on like the Gonni-Priests, their hair frilled, and their hands before them like women.  And these they say are the spirits of holy men departed.  Their Temples are adorned with such things as the peoples ability and poverty can afford; accounting it the highest point of Devotion, bountifully to dedicate such things unto their Gods, which in their estimation are most precious.

[They worship not the Idol, but whom it represents.] As for these Images they say they say they do not own them to be Gods themselves but only Figures, representing their Gods to their memories; and as such, they give to them honour and worship.