[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 66.1.2 # Storia do Mogor 66.1.2 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 66.1.2 - **Language:** English ### [66.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.66.1.2) In this kingdom the priestly class, like that of Siam, call themselves Talapoes, who make profession of three virtues — that is to say, chastity, humility, and poverty. They wear a yellow alb with a stole of the same colour, a scarlet mantle and cap. They are much venerated by everybody, and all that they have they give to the necessitous. The women of the Burmans go almost naked, for \[271\] they wear no more than a veil of cloth all open in front, and walk with an immodest gait. At marriage the men buy their wives, and can eject the woman from their house whenever they like, and marry another. The wife can do the same. They venerate their king as God. When the nobles have any application to make to him, they k lying flat with their face on the ground. Should perchance the king order any prince or governor to be slain, a soldier is sent from the royal dwelling, and at a time when the other is seated in audience the soldier appears with a banner reads the sentence. On beholding the king's signature the Icmned man receives the congratulations of his relations and friends, seeing that his sovereign has done him this signal favour of recollecting him. Coming close up to the soldier, he himself bares his throat for the blow. - [Previous: 66.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.66.1.1) - [Next: 66.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.66.1.3) - [Up: 66.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.66.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.66.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.66.1.2) · Pramāṇa