Sinnergan is a towne sixe leagues from Serrepore, where there is the best and finest cloth made of cotton that is in all India.  The chiefe king of all these countries is called Isacan, and he is chiefe of all the other kings, and is a great friend to all Christians.  The houses here, as they be in the most part of India, are very litle, and couered with strawe, and haue a fewe mats round about the wals, and the doore to keepe out the Tygers and the Foxes.  Many of the people are very rich.  Here they will eate no flesh, nor kill no beast:  they liue of Rice, milke, and fruits.  They goe with a litle cloth before them, and all the rest of their bodies is naked.  Great store of Cotton cloth goeth from hence, and much Rice, wherewith they serue all India, Ceilon, Pegu, Malacca, Sumatra, and many other places.

I went from Serrepore the 28. of Nouember 1586. for Pegu in a small ship or foist of one Albert Carauallos, and so passing downe Ganges, and passing by the Island of Sundiua, porto Grande, or the countrie of Tippera, the kingdom of Recon and Mogen, leauing them on our left side with a faire wind at Northwest:  our course was South and by East, which brought vs to the barre of Negrais in Pegu:  if any contrary wind had come, we had throwen many of our things ouer-boord:  for we were so pestered with people and goods, that there was scant place to lie in.  From Bengala to Pegu is 90. legues.  We entred the barre of Negrais, which is a braue barre and hath 4. fadomes water where it hath least.  Three dayes after we came to Cosmin, which is a very pretie towne, and standeth very pleasantly, very well furnished with all things. [Sidenote:  Ladders vsed to auoyd the danger of wild beasts.] The people be very tall and well disposed; the women white, round faced, with little eies:  the houses are high built, set vpon great high postes, and they go vp to them with long ladders for feare of the Tygers which be very many.  The countrey is very fruitful of all things.  Here are very great Figs, Orenges, Cocoes, and other fruits. [Sidenote:  Dwelling in boats.] The land is very high that we fall withall, but after we be entred the barre, it is very lowe and full of riuers, for they goe all too and fro in boates, which they call paroes, and keepe their houses with wife and children in them.

From the barre of Nigrais to the citie of Pegu is ten dayes iourney by the riuers.  Wee went from Cosmin to Pegu in Paroes or boates, and passing vp the riuers wee came to Medon, which is a prety towne, where there be a wonderfull number of Paroes, for they keepe their houses and their markets in them all vpon the water.  They rowe too and fro, and haue all their marchandizes in their boates with a great Sombrero or shadow ouer their heads to keepe the sunne from them, which is as broad as a great cart wheele made of the leaues of the Coco trees and fig trees, and is very light.