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heirs of the Lordship title. If the women are not yet ready to place 

 their nominee before the Lords the Speaker shall say, " Come let 

 us go out." All shall then leave the Council or the place of gather- 

 ing. The installation shall then wait until such a time as the 

 women are ready. The Speaker shall lead the way from the house 

 by saying, " Let us depart to the edge of the woods and lie in wait- 

 ing on our bellies." 



When the women title holders shall have chosen one of their sons 

 the Confederate Lords will assemble in two places, the Younger 

 Brothers in one place and the Three Older Brothers in another. 

 The Lords who are to console the mourning Lords shall choose one 

 of their number to sing the Pacification Hymn as they journey to 

 the sorrowing Lords. The singer shall lead the way and the Lords 

 and the people shall follow. When they reach the sorrowing Lords 

 they shall hail the candidate Lord and perform the rite of Con- 

 ferring the Lordship Title. (22-XXII, TLL). 



33 When a Confederate Lord dies, the surviving relatives shall 

 immediately dispatch a messenger, a member of another clan, to the 

 Lords in another locality. When the runner comes within hailing 

 distance of the locality he shall utter a sad wail, thus : " Kwa-ah, 

 Kwa-ah, Kwa-ah ! " The sound shall be repeated three times and 

 then again and again at intervals as many times as the distance may 

 require. When the runner arrives at the settlement the people shall 

 assemble and one must ask him the nature of his sad message. He 

 shall then say, " Let us consider." Then he shall tell them of the 

 death of the Lord. He shall deliver to them a string of shells 

 (wampum) and say "Here is the testimony, you have heard the 

 message." He may then return home. 



It now becomes the duty of the Lords of the locality to send 

 runners to other localities and each locality shall send other mes- 

 sengers until all Lords are notified. Runners shall travel day and 

 night. (23-XXIII, TLL). 



34 If a Lord dies and there is no candidate qualified for the office 

 in the family of the women title holders, the Lords of the Nation 

 shall give the title into the hands of a sister family in the clan 

 until such a time as the original family produces a candidate, when 

 the title shall be restored to the rightful owners. 



No Lordship title may be carried into the grave. The Lords of 

 the Confederacy may dispossess a dead Lord of his title even at 

 the grave. (24-XXIV, TLL) . 



