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bred to the Bow, Hunting, and Fifliing, d'c. 

 at which they are mighty dexterous ; and the 

 Girls help the Women in dreffing their ViSuals, 

 Weaving, making Cotton Cloth, Cordage, 

 Nets, &c. and the Men make Baskets very 

 neat, dying the Materials firft with lively Co- 

 lours. They allow Poligamy, but punifh A- 

 dultery with Death of both Parties : They pu- 

 nifh Theft alfo with Death; and Fornication 

 with thrufting a Briar up the Man's Yard, 

 whereof they commonly die. The Fads muft 

 be provMby Oath, which is a fwearing by their 

 Tooth.' When they marry, the Father or near- 

 eft Kinfman keeps the Bride privately in his 

 own Apartments the firfl: 7 Nights, and then 

 flie is delivered to her Husband ; All the Neigh- 

 bours for fbme Miles round are invited to a 

 great Feaft, and bring Provifions with them: 

 The Fathers of the young Couple bring them 

 forth in their hands, and the Bridegroom's Fa- 

 ther makes a Speech ; then he dances about in 

 antick Geftures till all on a fweat, when he 

 kneels down, and gives his Son to the Bride,her 

 Father alfo having danc'd himfelf intoa Swear, 

 and prefenting her to the Bridegroom in the 

 fame manner ; then they take each other by 

 the hand, and fb the Ceremony concludes. 

 After this all the Men take up their Axes, and 

 run fhcutingtoaTra£l of Wood-land, to pre- 

 pare a Plantation for the new Couple. That 

 being done, they have their Featt, arid aftef- 

 wards drink hard, all their Arms being firft 



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