314 The Natural Historic 



Figures, which seem at a distance like a fine flowred Silh- 

 sliag, when new and fresh, they serve a Bed instead of a 

 Quilt. Some Match-coats are made of Hair^ as Racoons, 

 Beavers, or ScjuirrelVs Skins, which are very warm. Others 

 again are made of the gTeen part of the Skin of the Mallards 

 head, and other Fowds which they stitch or sow perfectly well 

 together, their Thread being either the Sinews of a Deer 

 divided very small, or Silk-grass, when these are finished 

 they look most beautifuly, though they must needs be very 

 troublesome and tedious to make. But those that have plenty 

 of Deer Shms frequently buy the English made Coats, Blan- 

 kets, &Q. yet few are ever known to buy or wear Breeches 

 (except their Kings and gTeat Men) saying they are too 

 much confined in them, and prevents their speed in running, 

 leaping, and other exercises. 



There was formerly a Nation of Indians called the Pas- 

 quotank Indians, who kept Cattle and made Butter, but at 

 present there is no such thing to be found amongst them or 

 any other Nation in these Parts ; had these inclinations in 

 those poor Savages met with that encouragement (from the 

 English and other Europeans settled in North-Carolina) 

 which in justice. Piety and Virtue (ought to be the practice 

 of every Christian) I do not doubt but that they wou'd soon 

 be converted, and with joy embrace the Christian-faith , and 

 belive us to be a more worthy race of People than them- 

 selves, by our good Actions and Morals. But on the con- 

 trary, they have been formerly defrauded of the Lands al- 

 lotted them, which was the occasion of a long and vexatious 

 War to the Christians, and it frequently happens (at this 

 Day) that the Europeans (which I am sorry I have occasion 

 to mention) meet those poor Indians in the Woods, and not 

 only beat and abuse them, but commonly rob them of their 



Furs, 



