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to the Corallines feast, and to avoid all suspicion, and that 

 there was a good harmony and understanding now amongst 

 them ; the Machapunga King who though of a Savage nature, 

 was a great Politician, and very stout, ordered all his Men 

 to carry their Tamahawks along with them under their 

 Match-coats, which they did, and being acquainted when to 

 fall on, by the Word given, they all (upon this design) set 

 forward for the feast, and came to the C oranine-town, who 

 made them welcome, and had gotten Victuals, Fruit, and 

 such things as make an Indian Entertainment ; having pro- 

 vided all things necessary to make their new Guests wel- 

 come, after Dinner towards the Evening (as it is customary 

 amongst them) they went to Dancing all-together; when the 

 Machapunga King saw the best opportunity offer, he gave 

 the Word, and immediately his Men pulled out their Tama- 

 hawks, or Hatchets from under their Match-coats, killed sev- 

 eral, and took the rest of them Prisoners, except some few 

 that were not at the Feast, and about four or five that made 

 their escape ; some of these they sold as Slaves to the English. 

 At the time this was done, these Indians had nothing but 

 Bows and Arrows, being intire strangers to Guns and their 

 uses ; neither are any of the two former IsTations to be met 

 with (at this Day) living near Machapunga River, which 

 place is well inhabited by Christians. 



Their Dances are of different IN'atures, and for every sort 

 they have a different Song or Tune, which is allotted for each 

 Dance. Upon these occasions they will continue dancing 

 for several Xights together, with the greatest briskness im- 

 aginable, their Wind never failing them: In a ^Var-Dance 

 they have Warlike Songs, wherein they express with all the 

 passion and vehemency imaginable what they intend to do 

 with their Enemies ; how they will kill, roast, sculp, beat, 



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