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The J make gTeat Feasts after they have obtained a \'ic- 

 tory over their Enemies, for several Days together, where 

 they drink great quantities of Yaupan Tea, and whatever 

 Trophies they obtain in Battle, they carefully bring home 

 to their Towns, and place them all together, round which 

 they Dance for several Hours, shewing all the signs of Joy 

 imaginable, their young Men and Wives singing Songs of 

 Praise to their War Captains and great Men, for their late 

 Conquest over their Enemies ; they likewise make the most 

 antient Women of the Country Dance, holding the Hair of 

 their Enemies in their Hands. 



Their manner of War amongst themselves, is either by 

 suddenly surprizing each other, which is most commonly 

 done about the dawning of the Day, Moon-light, or by Am- 

 bushes; set Battles being very rare, except it be where there 

 are many Trees, to have a place of Refuge or Defence after 

 every Shot, or the delivery of their Arrows, by leaping be- 

 hind them, or some other shelter. 



When they go to War or their Hunting Mat<ihes, the 

 Victuals which they generally carry w4th them is Bread, 

 Indian Corn, dried Fruits, of several sorts. Honey, and Meal 

 made of Maiz parched in the Fire, this they can preserve for 

 a long time without receiving any damage ; they likewise 

 carry dried Fish upon these occasions, and these are most 

 commonly all the Provisions they take with them. 



The Cruelty they use to their Prisoners of War, is scarce 

 to be paralel'd, because they strive to invent the most inhu- 

 man and barbarous Butcheries for these miserable Wretches 

 that happen in their power, that is possible for themselves 

 or Devils to invent. These Savages esteem Death to be no 

 Punishment, but an advancement to him that is taken out 

 of the World into another; therefore they inflict on them 



these 



