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ishment. The fire of pitch pin,e being got ready, 

 and a feast appointed, which is solemnly kept at 

 the time of their acting this tragedy, the sufferer 

 has his body stuck thick with lightwood splinters, 

 which are lighted like so many candles, the tor- 

 tured person dancing round a great fire till his 

 strength fails, and disables him from making 

 them any farther pastime. Most commonly, these 

 wretches behave themselves, in the midst of their 

 tortures with a great deal of bravery and resolu- 

 tion, esteeming it satisfaction enough to be assured 

 that the same fate will befall some of their tormen- 

 tors, whensoever they fall into the hands of their 

 nation. More of this you will have in the other 

 sheets* The Toteros, a neighboring nation, came 

 down from the westward mountains to the Sapo- 

 na's, desiring them to give them those prisoners 

 into their hands, to the intent they might send 

 them back into their own nation, being bound in 

 gratitude to be serviceable to the Sinnagers, since 

 not long ago, those northern Indians had taken 

 some of the Toteros prisoners and done them no 

 harm, but treated them civilly whilst among them, 

 sending them, with safety, back to their own peo- 

 ple, and affirming that it would be the best meth- 

 od to preserve peace on all sides. At that time 

 these Toteros, Saponas, and the Keyauwees, three 

 small nations, were going to live together, by 

 which they thought they should strengthen them- 

 selves and become formidable to their enemies. 

 The reason offered by the Toteros being heard, 



