Their Temples are adorned with such things as the peoples ability and poverty can afford; accounting it the highest point of Devotion, bountifully to dedicate such things unto their Gods, which in their estimation are most precious.
[They worship not the Idol, but whom it represents.] As for these Images they say they say they do not own them to be Gods themselves but only Figures, representing their Gods to their memories; and as such, they give to them honour and worship.
[The revenues of the Temples; and the honours thereof.] Women having their natural infirmities upon them may not, neither dare they presume to come near the Temples or houses of their Gods.

Nor the men, if they come out of houses where such women are.
[They are dedicated to Gods.] Unto each of these Pagodas, there are great Revenues of Land belonging: which have been allotted to them by former Kings, according to the State of the Kingdom: but they have much impaired the Revenues of the Crown, there being rather more Towns belonging to the Church, than unto the King.

These estates of the Temples are to supply a daily charge they are at; which is to prepare victuals or sacrifices to set before the Idols.

They have Elephants also as the King has, which serve them for State.

Their Temples have all sorts of Officers belonging to them, as the Palace hath.
Most of these Pagodas are dedicated to the name and honour of those, whom they call Dio or Gods: to whom, they say, belong the Government on earth, and of all things appertaining to this life.
[Private Chappels.] Besides these Publick Temples, many people do build in their yards private Chappels, which are little houses, like to Closets, sometimes so small, that they are not above two foot in bigness, but built upon a Pillar three or four foot from the ground wherein they do place certain Image of the Buddou, that they may have him near them, and to testifie their love and service to him.