This large part of the World which is governed by the _Great Mogul_, is inhabited by these three sort of People, _Banians_, _Moor-men_ or _Rashpoots_, and _Persees_; the several Religions or Worships of the first and last, _viz._ the _Banians_ and _Persees_, I shall here give you an account of; but for the _Moors_ or _Rashpoots_, they have little esteem for any Religion in particular, and being for the most part Souldiers, are of the _Great Moguls_ Religion, which is partly _Mahometan_, I shall therefore begin with the _Banians_, who believe in one God, and that he created the World out of nothing, and that after this manner; first he having the four Elements of Air, Earth, Fire, and Water for a ground-work, by some great Cane or such like instrument, blew upon the waters, which arose into a bubble of a round form like an Egg, which spreading itself made the Firmament so clear and transparent, which now compasseth the World about; after this there remaining true liquid substance in the Earth, God made of both these together a thing round like a Ball, which is called the lower World; the more solid part became Earth, the liquid Sea, both which making one Globe, he by a great noise or huming sound placed them in the midst of the Firmament, there he created the Sun and Moon to distinguish times and seasons, and the four Elements which were before mixed, were now separated and assigned to their several places, and discharged their several offices; the Air filled up the empty parts, the Fire nourished with heat, the Earth and Sea brought forth their living creatures, and then was the World created; and as it had its beginning from four Elements, so it was measured by four points, _East_, _West_, _North_ and _South_, and was to be continued for four Ages, to be peopled by four _Casts_ or sorts of men, who were to be married by four sorts of women appointed for them. The World being made, Man was likewise made out of the Earth, God putting him into life, and he worshipping his Creator; Woman was likewise made and given to him as a companion; the first mans name was _Pourous_, and the womans name was _Parcoutee_, and they lived together as man and wife, feeding on the fruits of the earth, not destroying any living Creature.