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 teyned, they retorned, and (with grcate Joye 

 to her, as fhe feemed) burnte her to Afhes 

 with her Husband's Clothes, and then cafte 

 the Afhes into the River. This was the firfte 

 that ever I fawe ; at the Sight wherof our 

 Agente was foe greeved, and amazed at the 

 undaunted Refolution of the younge Woman, 

 that hee faid hee would never fee more burnte 

 in that Falhion, while hee lived. The Kyn- 

 dred of the Husband that dies, never force 

 the Wife to burne her felfe, but her owne 

 Kyndred ; houldinge it a greate Difgrace to 

 theire Familie, if fhee fliould denye to bee 

 burned, which fome have done, but verye 

 fewe : And if they will not burne, (yt bee- 

 inge in theire Choyce) then fhee mufte fhave 

 her Hayer, and breake her Jewells, and is not 

 fuifred, to eate, drinke, or keepe Companye 

 with anye Bodye, and foe liveth in this Cafe, 

 miferablye, till her Death : Nowc, if any 

 one of them purpofe to burne, and (after 

 Ceremonies done) bee brought to the Fyer, 

 and there feelinge the fcorchinge Heate, 

 leape out of the Fyer, her Father and Mother 

 will take her and bynde her, and thro we her 

 into the Fyer, and burne her per force j but 



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