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Barks of Trees, and throw the Earth thereon that was taken 

 out of the Grave, and beat it down very firm : By this means 

 the dead Body lies as in a Vault, nothing touching it, which 

 I esteem a very decent way amongst them, having seen sev- 

 eral Christians buried without the tenth part of that Cere- 

 mony and Decency. 



As soon as the Flesh begins to cleave from the Bones, they 

 take up the Carcasses and scrape them clean, which they 

 joint in the nature of a Skeleton; afterwards they dress them 

 up in pure white Deer Skins, and deposite them amongst 

 their Kings and Grandees in their Quiogozon, which is their 

 Eoyal Tomb, or Burial Place of their Kings and War Cap- 

 tains. This is a large and magnificent Cabin amongst them 

 (according to their way or method of Building) raised at the 

 publick Charge of the Xation, and maintained in due form 

 and neatness. About seven Feet high is a Floor or Loft, 

 whereon lye the Bones of all the Princes and Great Men that 

 have died for several hundred Years past, attired in the 

 Dressed Deer Ski7is, as I have before Remarked. Xo Per- 

 son is allowed to have his Bones lie in this Quiogozon or 

 Charnel House, and to be thus dress'd, unless he gives a good 

 Sum of their Money to the Eulers for Admittance. 



It is to be observed, that if they remove to any part of the 

 Continent, they seldom fail to carry these Bones along with 

 them, though the tediousness of their short daily Marches 

 keep them never so long on their Journies. They reverence 

 and adore this Quiogozon, with all the Veneration and Re- 

 spect that is possible for such a People to discharge ; they had 

 rather loose all they are possessed of than have any Violence 

 or Injury offered thereto; by this we may see what a Respect 

 they have for their deceased Ancestors. 



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