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nicety or strictness in their Dress. They make their Stock- 

 ins of pieces of Blue or Red Cloath, which they fasten about 

 their Legs with small Splinters made of bits of the Pitch 

 pine-wood, or any other Wood. Others fasten them on with 

 Strings on the out side of the Leg like Bushins. Sometimes 

 they wear gTeat Bobs in their Ears, others in the holes thereof 

 put Eagles and other Birds Feathers for a Trophy ; when they 

 kill any Fowl, they commonly pluck of the dowTiy Feathers 

 and stick them all over their Heads, which make them appear 

 more frightful than Ornamental, and more like People dis- 

 tracted than in their Senses: At other times both Men and 

 Women wear great Belts and Xecklaces of their Money made 

 of Conk-shells, and often times Bracelets made of Brass and 

 Iron-wire, and several other Toys which they purchase from 

 the Christians. 



Others have their Hair made up in long rolls, wherein 

 are tied several bits of Stuff of various colours, such as Yel- 

 low, Green, and Red, and the like, as the Women do. Be- 

 twixt their Legs comes a piece of Cloth that is tnck'd in like 

 a Belt both before and behind ; this is contrived to hide 

 their Xakedness, of which Decency they are strict observers, 

 though never practiced before the Christians came amongst 

 them. Some wear Shoes of Biich or Bear Bhins, which they 

 will tan in an Hour or two with the Bark of Trees boiled, 

 wherein they put the Leather whilst hot, and let it remain 

 a short time, whereby it becomes so qualified, as to endure 

 Water and Dirt without gTOwing hard. These Moggizons 

 or Shoes have no Heels, but are made as fit for the Feet, as 

 a Glove for the Hand, and easie to travel in when one is a 

 little used to them. 



The Feather Match-coats are exceedingly pretty, some of 

 which are beautifully wrought with variety of Colours and 



Br Fio^ures, 



