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with Sickness, Disappointments, Losses, Hunger, Cold, 

 Travel, and all other Misfortunes that are incident to human 

 Life, whom thej worship to appease his Wrath. As to what 

 concerns their Treatment in the other World, I shall treat 

 of it hereafter, when I come to make mention of their Xo- 

 tions concerning Heaven and Hell. 



Though the Indians are very resolute, and die with a great 

 deal of Courage and Bravery, in the Hands of their Enemies ; 

 yet I have known them tremble, and be in the greatest fear 

 and agony imaginable, when they had sentence of Death 

 pronounced against them by the English, for Capital Crimes, 

 whereof they have been sometimes guilty. Whether this 

 Fear was owing to their not being put to death by their 

 common Enemies, or being delivered up to the English by 

 their own Nation, I cannot determine. I am certain they 

 meet with more Favour from the Christians, than they do 

 amongst themselves, who only hang them on Trees for their 

 Offences. These Savages sometimes shew the greatest Re- 

 luctance and Concern imaginable to deliver up these Offend- 

 ers to the Europeans, especially if he was a great Warrior 

 or Hunter amongst them ; yet for their own safety they will 

 comply, and put the Offender into their Hands, to be dealt 

 with according to their Laws. 



These Kings have been known to make offers to the Chris- 

 tians by way of Exchange for an Innocent Person to die in 

 the room of the Guilty: so fond are they to preserve their 

 own Men if possibly they can ; but these being Requests con- 

 trary to the Christian Principles, are never granted or com- 

 plied with. 



When a Criminal is hanged, the King with the Relations 

 of the deceased come and pull him by the Hand and say 

 Words to this purpose: Thou ivilt never play any more 



roguish 



