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new bargain walking barefoot in his penitentials, 

 like some poor pilgrim to Loretto. 



After the Indians had laughed their sides sore 

 at the figure Mr. Bridegroom made, with much 

 ado, we mustered up another pair of shoes or mog- 

 gisons, and set forward on our intended voyage, 

 all the way lifting up their prayers for the new 

 married couple, whose wedding had made away 

 with that which should have purchased our food. 



Relying wholly on Providence, we marched on, 

 now and then paying our respects to the new married 

 man. The land held rich and good ; in many places 

 there were great quantities of marble. The water 

 was still of wheyish color. About ten o'clock we 

 waded through a river about the bigness of Derwent, 

 in Yorkshire, which I took to be one of the branch- 

 es of Winjaw river. We saw several flocks of pi- 

 geons, fieldfares and thrushes, much like those of 

 Europe. The Indians of these parts use sweat- 

 ing very much. If any pain seize their limbs or 

 body, immediately they take reeds or small wands 

 and bend them umbrella fashion, covering them 

 with skins and match coats ; they have a large fire 

 not far off, wherein they heat stones, or where they 

 are wanting, bark ; putting it into this stove, which 

 casts an extraordinary heat, there is a pot of water 

 in the bagnio, in which is put a bunch of an herb, 

 bearing a silver tassel, not much unlike the aurea 

 virga. With this vegetable they rub the head, 

 temples and other parts, which is reckoned a pre- 

 server of the sight and strengthener of the brain. 



