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tie, faving their Wives., that Dance a SpanieMike attendance at their Backs for 

 their Fragments. If their occafions caufc them to Travel, the bed of their Victuals 

 for their Journey is Nocafo, (as they call it) which is nothing but Indian Corn 

 parch'd in the hot Aflies . the Afhes being fifced from it, it is afterwards beaten to 

 Powder, and put into a long Leathern Bag, trufs'd at their Back like a Knapfack, 

 out of which they take thrice three Spoonfuls a day, dividing it into three Meals. 

 If it be Winter,and Snow be on the ground, they can eat when they ple^fe, making 

 ufe of Snow for their Drink ; in Summer, they muft ftay till they meet with a 

 Spring or Brook ; with this ftrange viaticum they will travel four or five days to- 

 gether. They keep no Set.Meals, their Store being fpent, they champ on the Bit, 

 till they meet with frefh Supplies, either from their own endeavors, or their Wives 

 induftry, who trudge to the Clanuhanks when all other means fail. Though they 

 are fometimes fcanted, yet are they as free as Emperors, both to their Countrey- 

 men and English, be he ftranger, or near acquaintance ; counting it a great difcour- 

 tefie, not to eat of their high-conceited Delicates. 



Their hardinefs is much to be admir'd, no ordinary pains making them fo much 

 as alter their countenance ; beat them, whip them, punch them, if they put on a 

 refolution, they will not winch for it 5 whether it be their benumm'd infenfible* 

 nefs of fmart, or their hardy refolutions, is hard to refolve ; It might be a ferillus 

 his Bull, or the Rack might force an out-cry from them , but a Turkish drubbing 

 would not move them , the unexpe&ed approach of a mortal Wound by a Bul- 

 let, Arrow, or Sword, ftriking no more terror, nor caufing no more exclamation 

 in them,than if it had been a (hot into the body of a Trce 5 fuch Wounds as would 

 be fudden death to an English Man , would be nothing to them ; whether it be, 

 that by their rare skill in the ufe of Vegetatives,or by Diabolical Charms,they cure 

 them ; neverthelefs, the very name and thoughts of death is fo hideous to them, or 

 any thing that prefents it fo terrible, that a hundred of them will run from two or 

 three arm'd with Guns. In the Night they need not to be feared, for they will not 

 budge from their own Dwellings, for fear of their Jbamacho (the Devil) whom 

 they much fear, fpecially in evil enterprizes, they will rather lie by an English fire 

 than go a quarter of a Mile in the dark to their own Dwellings ; but they are well 

 freed from this Scare*crow fince the coming of the English^ and lefs care for his de- 

 lufions. 



Now for the matter of Government amongft them- it is the cuftomof their oftkeir 

 Kings to inherit, the Son always taking the Kingdom after his Fathers death. If JSE^,*" 

 there be no Son, then the Queen rules- if no Queen, the next to the Blood-Royal 5 AtSt * 

 who comes in otherwife, is but counted an ufurping Intruder, if his fair carriage 

 bear him not out the better, they will foon Unfcepter him. Some fay the chief 

 Powahe is next ia Dignity and Authority to the King,and when he dies, Marries the 

 SquafacheniyOt Queen. 



The Kings have no Laws to Command by, nor have they any annual Revenues; 

 yet commonly are they fo either fear'd or belov'd, that half their Subjefts eftate is 

 at their Service^ and their Perfons at his Command, by which Command he is 

 better known than by any thing elfe ; for though he hath no Kingly Robes to make 

 him glorious in the view of his Subje&s, nor daily Guards to fuccor his Perfon,nor 

 Court-like attendance, nor fumptuous Palaces- yet do they yield all fubmiffive 

 fiibje&ion to him, accounting him their Soveraign • going at his Command, and 

 coming at his Beck, notfo much as expoftulating the caufe, though it be in mat- 

 ters thwarting their wills ; he being accounted a difloyal Subject that will not ef- 

 fe& what his Prince Commands. Whofoever is known to Plot Treafon, or to lay- 

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