364 Mr, WAFERS T)efcri[>tion 



Then come the Boys, and laft of all the Girls 9 

 who all drink at the Door, and go after the reft. 



Then come the Fathers of the young Couple, 

 with their Son and Daughter : The Father of the 

 Bridegroom leads his Son, and the Father of 

 the Bride leads his Daughter. The former makes 

 a Speech to the Company and then dances a- 

 bout with many Antick Geftures, till he is all on 

 a Sweat. Then kneeling down he gives his Son to 

 the Bride ; whofe Father is kneeling alfo and holds 

 her, having danc'd himfelf into a Sweat, as the o- 

 ther. Then the young Couple take each other by 

 the Hand, and the Bridegroom returns the Bride 

 to her Father ; and thus ends the Ceremony. 

 Working Then all the Men take up their Axes, and run 

 ^J^^fhouting and hollowing to a Trad of Woodland, 

 s le. which before is laid out for a Plantation for the 

 young Couple. There they fall to work, cutting 

 down the Woods, and clearing the Ground as faft 

 as they can. Thus they continue about feven Days, 

 working with the greateft Vigour imagineable : 

 And all the Ground which they clear, the Women * 

 and Children plant with Maiz, or whatever elfe is 

 agreeable to the Seafon. They alfo build a Houfe 

 for the new-married Couple to live in. 

 The Mar- The feven Days being ended, and the young 

 riageFeaftj\4 an fettled with his Wife in his new Houfe, the 

 Company make merry there with Cbicbah-Corpaby 

 the Corn-drink before defcribed, of which they are 

 fure to provide good Store. They alfo make Provifion 

 for Feafting ; and the Guefts fall too very heartily* 

 Hard When their Eating is over, the Men fall to hard 

 Drinking. Drinking : But before they begin, the Bridegroom 

 Care to takes all their Arms, and hangs them to the Ridge-, 

 ^uarrell P°^ e °^ ^ ^ ou ^ e > w ^ere none can get at them out 

 isg. " nimfelf : For they are very quarrel fome in their 

 Drink : They continue drinking Night and Day, 

 till all the Liquor is fpent , which lafts ufually 3 



