Perfons in the Ufe of Extream ACTION VII. Of the Sacraments of Order and P. 295 Superftitious, Heathenish Customs of foretelling lucky and unlucky Days for Marriage, &c. p. 300 Dec. XI. Priests not to Eat or Drink with Infidels, or in a Tavern or Publick Eating Hoafe upon pain of Sufpenfion, and why, P. 301 Dec. XII. Commands the Clergy to wear a diftin& Habit from the Laity, with other directions for their Behaviour,p. 302 Dec. XIII. Clergy not to meddle in Secular Affairs, P. 323 Dec. XIV. Commands all the Clergy to wear the Habit, Tonfure, and Shaven Crown, p. 304 Dec. XV. No Ecclefiaftick to receive pay from any King as a Soldier, P. 304 Dec. XVI. No Clerk in Orders to Marry upon pain of Excommu " nication, P.305 Dec. XVII, Suffers fuch as have been married, and turn away their Wives, to exercise their Fun&ion, P. 308 Dec. XVIII. Wives of Priefts cal led Catatiara's, to be degraded from their Honour in the Church, and benefit in the Profits; unless they leave their Husbands, Dec. XIX. Declares how far this P. 309 Synod is to be guided by the Trent Council, P. 310 Dec. XX. Forbids Simony, p.311 Dec. XXI. Provides Means for the preventing of Simony, Dec. XXII. Provides further for P. 314 the prevention of Simony, p. the See, and why, Dec. III. Banns to be published ac- P. 333 perftitious Ceremonies for fuccefs in Marriage prohibited, p. P. 335 Dec. XV. Against Heathenish Ceremonies in Marriage Contra&s, P. 386 Dec. XVI. Against a Judaical Ceremony used by Married PeoP. 337 ple, ACTION VIIL Of the Reformation of Church- P. 338 be without a Curate, P. 342 Dec. V. The difufe of Chriftianity ordered to be enquired into, P. 343 Dec. VI. Orders the Church of Travancor to be rebuilt, and a Vicar Collated to the place, p. 344 Dec. VII. Orders Preachers to be fent to Tadamalla, and why, P. 344 Dec. VIII. Three Veffels of Oil to be kept in the Church, P.345 Dec. IX. Holy Days or Feafts of the Church, on what days to be kept, P. 347. Dec. X. Fafts, upon what days to be kept, P. 350 Dec. XI. The Malavar Chriftians Cuftom of Keeping Lent ap proved of, P: 353 Dec. XII. How far Fafting obliga tory, tory, P. 354 Dec. XIII. Some Heathenish Washings condemned, P. 355 Dec. XIV. The Ufe of Confecrated Afbes, P. 356. Dec. XV. No Flesh to be Eat upon Saturdays, but in fome cafes permitted on Wednesdays, p. 357 Dec. XVI. The Obligation of not eating Flesh lafts from Midnight to Midnight, &c. P. 357 Dec. XVII. Water to be blessed by throwing holy Salt into it; how to be used, P. 358 Dec. XVIII. Boys and Girls to be inftructed in the Doctrines of the Church of Rome, P. 360 Dec. XIX. Directions for faying the Ave mary, P. 362 Dec. XX. Commands Bowing at at the Name of Jefus, p. 362 Dec. XXI. Mattins and Proceffions order'd on Christmas Eve, p. 363 Dec. XXII. Surplice and Stole or dered to be used in the Adminiftration of Sacraments, p. 365 Dec. XXIII. Candles to be bleffed, when, Dec. XXIV. Commanding an Universal Ceflation from Work Dec. XXIX. Images to be fer up in Churches, P. 374 Dec. XXX. Churches to be re-conSecrated, for what, p. 376 Dec. XXXI Sick Perfons prohibited to lie in the Church,p.377 Dec. XXXII. All dead Corps to to be buried in Holy Ground,and by a Prieft, P. 378 Dec. XXXIII. Orders for the Burying fuch as die of the SmallPox, Dec. XXXIV. No P. 379 Church to change the Name by which it was confecrated, Dec. XXXV. Gentle Methods reP. 379 commended for the reducing of Infidels to the Church, p.38 1 Dec. XXXVI. Orders all Poor People that defire to turn chriftians to be received to Baptifm, 382 Dec. XXXVII. Commands that all be taught to Cross themselves from the Left to the Right, Dec. XXXVIII. Execution of Wills P. 383 declared to belong to the Bifhops, P. 366 Dec. XXXIX. The Office of 384 on the Sabbath Day, P. 367 Dec. XXV. Churches formerly dedicated to Marxobro and Marphrod to be dedicated to All Saints, &c. P. 368 Dec. XXVI. The Poors Box to be kept in the Overseers House,and why, and how, P. 372 Dec. XXVII. Capiars appointed, to keep the Churches clean, p. 373 Dec. XXVIII.Cupboards and Chefts ordered to be kept in the Veftries, and why, P. 374 Burial to be performed for all, except fuch as die under Excommunication or utter Impenitence, Dec. XL. Grants Licence to the Dec. I. Orders the Extirpation of Superftitious and Heathenish Cuftoms, P. 388 Dec. II. Declares what is Superftition, and what not, p. 389 Dec. III. Forbids Heathenish Puri fications, P. 391 Dec. IV. Forbids Chriftians to frequent Heathen Feftivities, p.391 Dec. V. Contains fome farther directions for Chriftians, p. 392 Dec. VI. Prohibits the confulting of Witches and Fortune-Tellers, P. 393 Dec. VII. No Chriftians to pra&ife Witchcraft or Conjuring, P. 395 Dec. VIII. Against Diabolical Charms, P: 396 Dec. IX. Declares what Intereft is lawful, P. 397 Dec. X. More against Extortion, P. 398 Dec. XI. Forbids Concubinage, p. make ufe of Ordeals for tryal of their Innocence, P. 403 Dec. XVII. Chriftians commanded to diftinguifh themselves from the Heathens, how, P. 405 Dec. XVIII. Prohibits Chriftians to drink or sell Orraca, p. 406 Dec. XIX. A certain Weight for Merchandize commanded, p. 406 Dec. XX. Females to inherit in default of Iffue Male, p. 407 Dec. XXI. Adoption of Sons not lawful, except, &c. P. 4.09 Dec. XXII. Forbids the Prelate to certifie the Adoption of Children, where the Adopter has any of his own, P. 410 Dec. XXIII. Chriftians defired to cohabit in Villages, and why, P. 411 Dec. XXIV. Defires the King of Portugal to take all the Chriftians of Malabar under his Protection, P. 411 Dec. XXV. Orders all Vicars to have a Copy of the Decrees of the Synod, and why. The Conclufion, being a Recapitulation as it were of the whole Sy ́nod, made by the Metropolitan to the Clergy and People; with fome other Remarkables, P.413 Dom Andre Bishop of Cochim's Letter to the Synod, P. 432 The Synod's Anfwer, P. 449 A Preface to a Miffal, A A Short History OF THE Church of MALABAR: From the time of its being first Dis covered by the Portuguezes, in the Year 1501. until the Celebration of the following Synod in the Year 1599. T HE Country of Malabar begins at Cananor, a Town in the Northern Latitude of 11 degrees and 20 minutes, and ends at Cape Comorim, in the Northern Latitude of 7 degrees and ds. It contains divers Kingdoms, as Cochim, Travancor, Gundaca, Pimenta, Margate, &c. and abounds with Ports, as Calecut, Cale, Cochim, Conlam, &c. Most of its Princes and Nations are Heathens, and extreamly fuperftitious in the Wor |