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The Hiflory of Book II. 



Caribhians^hat at the beginning of the Month of March , which 

 they call Naarim in their language, they would render a iblemn 

 Service in honour of the Sun, on the high Mountain 5 and that 

 thefaid Service fhould be attended with Divertifements,Feaft- 

 ing, and Prefents, which they fhould liberally give to fuch as 

 were prefent thereat. This Ceremony was no new thing among 

 the Apalachites } fo that the Caribbians could not fufpecl: any 

 circumvention, nor fear any furprife 5 for it was a very- ancient 

 cuftom among them to make extraordinary Prayers to the Sub. 

 at the beginning of the Month of Naar /"/#,which is precifely the 

 time that they have done fowing their Mais. That which they 

 defire in this Service is. That the Sun would be pleas'd tocaufe 

 that which they had recommended to his care, tofpring, grow, 

 and come to maturity. They have alfo the fame folemnity in 

 the Month of May, at which time they have got in their firft 

 Harveft, to render him thanks for the fruits they conceive that 

 they have receiv'd from his hands. 'Beiides i thG Caribbians knew 

 well enough 5 that during tbefe Feftivals the Apalachites hungup 

 their Bows and Arrows 5 that it was accounted a hainous 

 crime among them to go arm 'd into their Temple, and to raife 

 theleaft difpute there ^ and that during thofe days of Selemni- 

 ty,the greateft Enemies were commonly reconcil'd, and laid 

 alide all enmiry. In fine, they made not the leaft doubt but that 

 the Publick Faith, and the promife folemnly made, would be 

 inviolably obferv'd. 



Upon this aflurance they difpofe themfelves to pafs over 

 into the Province of Bemarin at the time appointed 5 and that 

 they might be thought to contribute fomwhat on their part to 

 the r>ublickSolemnity,they drefs themfelves with all the brave- 

 ry arid magnificence they could $ and though that even then 

 they were wont to go very lightly clad , and expofe their bo- 

 dies almofl: naked, yet the more to accommodate themfelves to 

 the humours of their Neighbours,whom they were going to vi° 

 fit, they caufedallthe Furs, fpotted Skins, and Stuffs that they 

 had, to be made into Cloaths: They forgot not alfo to caufe 

 their faces, their hands, and all thofe places of their bodies 

 which lay expbs'd to be feen, to be painted with a bright red 3 

 and they crown themfelves with their richeft Garland,interwo- 

 ven with the different plumage of fever al rare Birds of the 

 Country. The Women for their parts, defirous to participate 

 of 'this Solemnity, leave nothing undone that might contribute 

 any thing to the adorning of themfelves 5 the Chains of Shells 

 of feveral colours, the Pendants, and the high Coifs enrich'd 

 with the precious and glittering Stones which the Torrents 

 bf lag down along with them out of the high Mountains, made 

 them appear with extraordinary luftre. In this equipage the 

 Caribbians, partly out of curiofity, partly out of the vanity to 

 fliew themfelvesj and fome out of certain motives of Religon, 



undertake 



