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the Joints of their Bodies with a wrigling antick 

 Gefture, as ethey move along the Ring. 



They pipe and drum often, even at working 

 Times; but their dancing they ufe chiefly when 

 they get together to make merry. When they 

 have danc'd fome Time, one or other of the Com- 

 pany goes out of the Ring, jumps about, and plays 

 antick Tricks, throwing and catching his Lance, 

 bending back towards the Ground, and fpringing 

 forward again, with many other Motions, like our 

 Tumblers; but with more Aftivity than Art: 

 And when one is tired with his Tricks, another 

 fteps out ; and fometimes two or three together. As 

 foon as ever 'tis over, they jump into the River* all 

 in a violent Sweat as they are. and there walli them- 

 felves clean ; and when they come out of the „Wa- 

 ter, they ftroke it off from their Hair and Bodies 

 with their Hands. A Dancing-bout, if the Meet- 

 ing be large, lafts fometimes a whole Day, feldom 

 lefs than 5 or 6 Hours ; and 'tis ufually after having 

 a fhort drinking Bout : But they don't dance after 

 they have drank very hard. 



Thefe, and the Huntings and Shooting at a 

 Mark, are their chief Divertifements \ for both 

 Men and Boys will be letting fly at any thing they 

 fee, though for nothing but Exercife or Trial of 

 Skill. The Women have Dancings and Merri- 

 ments by themfelves, when their Husbands Paftimes 

 are over for they never feaft nor play together 

 with the Men : But they will drink by themfelves 

 till they are fuddled. 

 Their care The Women take great Care of their Husbands 

 of their when they have made themfelves drunk. For when 

 drunken they perceive him in fuch a Condition that he can 

 Husbands k ear up no longer, they get 1 or 2 more Women 

 to affift them to take him up, and put him into his 

 Hammock ; where as he lies fnoring, they ftand by 

 and fprinkle Water on his Body to cool him, wafti- 



