1 3 2 Mr* W A F E Ks De fen ft ion * s 



tick Geftures, till he is all oil a Sweat. Theli 

 kneeling down he gives his Son to the Bride 5 

 whofe Father is kneeling alfoand holds her, 

 having dane'd himfelf into a Sweat, as the 

 other. Then the young couple take each o- 

 ther by the Hand , and the Bridegroom re- 

 turns the Bride to her Father 5 and thus ends 

 the Ceremony, 

 working Then all the Men take up their Axes, 

 rie^cou- an< ^ rim fo°^ivi% and hollowing to a Trad 

 pie. of Wood-land, 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 they can. 

 , Thus they contine about feven Days, work- 

 ing with the greateft Vigour imaginable : 

 And all the Ground which they clear, the 

 Women and Children plant with Maiz, or 

 whatever elfe is agreeable to the Sea fon. 

 They alfo build a Ploufe for the new-mar- 

 ried Couple to live in. 

 TSeMar- The (even Days being ended, and the 

 riage " caft young Man fettled with his Wife in his new 

 Houfe, the Company make' merry there with 

 Chicha-Co-pah , the Corn-drink before de- 

 scribed, of which they are fure to provide 

 good Store. They alfo make Provifion 

 for Feafnng 3 and the Guefts fall too very 

 heartily. 



H ;lrd When their Eating is over , the Men fall 

 L?riii&ii*g. to hard drinking: But before they begin, 

 the Bridegroom takes all their Arms, and 



hangs 



