[If their Gods answer not their desires, they Curse them.] Sometimes in their Sickness they go to the House of their Gods with an Offering, with which they present him, intreating his favour and aid to restore them to health.  Upon the recovery whereof they promise him not to fail but to give unto His Majesty (for so they entitle him) far greater Gifts or Rewards, and what they are, they do particularly mention; it may be, Land, a Slave, Cattle, Money, Cloth, &c. and so they will discourse, argue and expostulate with him, as if he were there present in Person before them.  If after this, he fails on his part, and cannot restore them to their health, then the fore-promised things are to remain where they were; and instead of which perhaps he gets a Curse, saying, He doth but cheat and deceive them.

[They undervalue and revile their Gods.] It is a usual saying, and very frequent among them (if their Gerahah, which is their fortune, be bad) What can God do against it:  Nay, have often heard them say, Give him no Sacrifice, but shit in his Mouth, what a God is He?  So slight an estimation have they of their Idol-Gods; and the King far less esteems them.  For he doth not in the least give any countenance either to the Worshipper, or to the manner of worship.  And God’s name be magnified, that hath not suffered him to disturb or molest the Christians in the least in their Religion, or ever attempt to force them to comply with the Countreys Idolatry.  But on the contrary, both King and People do generally like the Christian Religion better than their own:  and respect and honour the Christians as Christians; and do believe there is a greater God than any they adore.  And in all probability they would be very easily drawn to the Christian or any other Religion:  as will appear by this story following.

[A fellow gives out himself for a Prophet.] There was lately one among them that pretended himself a Prophet sent to them from a new God, that as yet was nameless.  At which the People were amused, especially because he pretended to heal the Sick, and do Miracles:  and presently he was had in high veneration.  He gave out it was the command of the new nameless God to spoil and pull down the Dewals, that is, the Temples of the former Gods.  This he made a good progress in, with no let or impediment from King or People.  The King all this while inclined neither to one or other, as not regarding such matters, until he might see which of these Gods would prevail, the old or the new.  For this People stand in fear of all that are called Gods; and this especially surprized them, because without a Name; so contrary to all their old ones, who have Names.  This new-found God therefore went on boldly and successfully without controul:  [His Success.] the People all in general began to admire him thus come among them.  And great troops of People daily assembled thither with Sacrifices, and to worship him.  Whereby seeing their inclination so strong towards him, he began to perceive it was not only possible, but also easie and probable to change his Priesthood for a Kingdom.