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Wars they have amongst themselves, they wou'd enjoy the 

 happiest state in this World of all Mankind, being neither 

 Slaves to Eiches or Grandure, which bewitches the greatest 

 part of the World, and occasions daily care and trouble in 

 those that arc thus in Love with it, which these Savages are 

 entirely free from. 



Drunkeness and several other Vices were intirely un- 

 known to them before the Arrival of the Christians amongst 

 them, and Swearing, their Lang-uage cannot express, yet 

 those that learn English soon learn that fashionable vice of 

 Swearing, and it is generally the first thing they can talk, 

 hearing those vile and abominable expressions so often re- 

 peated by the Europeans. The many Vices they see and 

 hear daily practiced by the Christians, have in a great meas- 

 ure perverted these miserable Creatures, that they never 

 desire to be instructed in the light of the Gospel, but rather 

 look upon us as a more unworthy race of People than them- 

 selves ; that at this very Day they are no nearer Christianity 

 (in all appearance) than they were at the first discovery 

 made by the Christians of this part of the World. Yet it is 

 most certain, that they have several abominable vices 

 amongst them, which no doubt they might be brought off, if 

 the Europeans woud show those good examples of Virtue, 

 Piety, and Morality, which are essentially necessary for 

 every Christian to do and practice. They have likewise 

 several good Qualities amongst them, and are very Hospita- 

 ble and fond of the Europeans, who generally look upon them 

 with all the disdain immaginable, and very often return ill 

 Offices for their gratitude. 



They have a strange and odd Custom amongst them in 

 making offerings of their first Pruits, and likewise throwing 

 the first Bit or Spoonful of every Meal they sit down to, into 



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