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Vocations, and after the violent expreffion of many a hideous bellowing and groan'# 

 ing he makes a flop, and then all the Auditors with one voice utter a fhort Canto \ 

 which done, the Po^Tbo^ ftill proceeds in his Invocations, fomctimcs roaring like 

 a Bear, other times groaning like a dying Horfe, foaming at the Mouth like a cha- 

 fed Boar, fmiting on his naked Breft'and Thighs with fuch violence, as if he were 

 mad : Thus will he continue fometimes half a day, fpendinghis Lungs, fweating 

 out his Fat, and tormenting his Body in this diabolical Worfhip. Sometimes the 

 Devil, for reqmcai of their Worfhip, recovers the Party, to nuzzle them up in 

 their devillifh Religion. But fince the Englifh (upon whom, and in whofe prcfencc 

 it is faid the Powwows could never work their Witchcrafts) frequented thofe Parts, 

 they daily fall from his Colours, relinquishing their former Fopperies, and ac- 

 knowledge the Power of the Englifh-mzvis God,as they call him. And it is reported 

 of them, that at the very firft they were fo tradable to the Qbrtftian Religion, that 

 they would fay King James was good, and his God good, but theiT Tanto nought, 

 though of their two Gods he was accounted the good one. 



They ufe no other Weapons in War than Bowes and Arrows, faving that their ° t ( thci * 

 Captains have long Spears, on which, if they return Conquerors, they carry the 

 Heads of their chief Enemies that they flay in the Wars, it being the Cuftom to 

 cut off their Heads, Hands and Feet, to bear home to their Wives and Children, as 

 true tokens of their renowned Vi&ory. When they go to their Wars, it is their 

 Cuftom to paint their Faces with diverfity of Colours, fome being all black as Jet, 

 fome red, fome half red and half black, fome black and white, others fpotted with 

 divers kinds of Colours, being alldifguis'd to their Enemies, to make them more 

 terrible to their Foes, putting on likewife their rich Jewels, Pendents, and Wampom* 

 peage, to put them in mind that they Fight not onely for their Children, Wives and 

 Lives, but likewife for their Goods, Lands and Liberties. Being thus Arm'd with 

 this Warlike Paint, the antique Warriors make towards their Enemies in a difor- 

 der'd manner, without any Soldier-like Marching, or Warlike Poftures, being deaf 

 to any word of Command, ignorant of falling off or on, of doubling Ranks or 

 Files, but let flie their winged Shaftfmen without either fear or wit : Their Artil- 

 lery being fpent, he that hath no Arms to Fight, finds Legs to run away. 



They have two forts of Games, one call'd fuim, the other Hubbub, not much un- J n h d ei s r £j™J 

 like Cards and Dice, being no other than Lottery. Tuim is fifty or fixty fmall Bents * aivity ' 

 of a Foot long, which they divide to the number of their Gamefters, fhuffling them 

 firft between the Palms of their Hands • he that hath more than his Fellow, is fo 

 much the forwarder in his Game : Many other Whimfies be in this Game, which 

 would be too long to commit to Paper. He that is a noted Gamefter hath a Hole 

 in his Ear, wherein he carries his Puims in defiance of his Antagonists. Hubbub is 

 five fmall Bones in a fmall fmooth Tray ; the Bones be like a Die, but fomething 

 flatter, black on the one fide and white on the other, which they place on the 

 Ground, againft which violently thumping the Platter, the Bones mount,changing 

 colours with the windy vvhisking of their Hands to and fro ; which a&ion in that 

 fport they much ufe, fmiting themfclves on the Breaft and Thighs, crying out 

 Hub, Hub, Hul > ; they may be heard play at this Game a quarter of a Mile off: 

 The Bones being all black or white make a double Game . if three of one colour, 

 and two of another, then they afford but a fingleGame ; four of a colour, and one 

 differing, is nothing ; fo long as the Man wins he keeps the Tray, but if he loofe 

 the next Man takes it. They are fo bewitcb/d with theft two Games, that they 

 will lofe fometimes all they havc ; Beaver, Afoo/e»skins, Kettles, Wampompeage, Mo- 

 whacks, Hatchets, Knives, all is confifcate by thefe two Games. For their Sports of 



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