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z8d The Hiflory of Book II. 



embrace Chriftianity, would expofe himfelf to thoufands of 

 reproaches and affronts, if he continu'd his aboad among them. 



When they fee the Affemblies and Service of the Chriftians, 

 they are wont to fay 3 is is pretty and divertive, but it is not the 

 fafliionof their Country not expreffing in their prefence either 

 hatred or averfion to the Ceremonies, as did the poor Savages 

 who liv'd in the Ifland of Hijpaniola , and the neighbouring 

 Iflands, who would not be prefent at the Service of the Spani- 

 ards 3 much lels embrace their Religion, becaufe, astheyfaid, 

 they could not be perfwaded that perfons fo wicked and fo cru- 

 el, whofe unmerciful barbarifm they had fo much experienc d 5 

 could have any good belief. 



Some Priefts and Religious men, who had been heretofore 

 in that Country, having been over-forward in the baptizing of 

 fbme before they had inftrudted them in that Myftery, have 

 been the caufe that that Sacrament is not in fuch reputation 

 among the Caribbians as otherwife it might have been .* And 

 whereas their Godfathers and Godmothers gave them new 

 Cloathes, and made them feme other little Prefents on the day 

 of their Baptifm, and treated them very fumptuoufly, within 

 eight days after they had received that Sacrament they €efired 

 to receive it again, that they might have other Prefents and 

 good cheer. 



Not many years fince, fome of thofe Gentlemen took into 

 their charge a young Caribbian, their Catechumen, born in 

 Dominico, whofe name was Ta Marabouy, a Son of that Gap- 

 tain whom the French call the Baron, and the Indians Orachora 

 Caramiana, out of a defign to (hew him one of the greateft and 

 moft magnificent Cities in the World, which was Park 5 they 

 brought him over -Sea, and after they had (hewn him all the Ra- 

 rities of that great City, he was baptiz'd there with great fo- 

 lemnity, in the prefence of many Perfons of Honour , and na- 

 med Lewis : Having fojourn'd a while in thofe Parts, he was 

 fent back into his own Country, loaden indeed with Prefents, 

 but as much a Chriftian as when he came out of it, becaufe he 

 had not been fully inftru&ed in the Myfteries of Chriftian Re- 

 ligion : As foon as he had fet foot in his own Ifland he laugh'd 

 at all he had feen, as if it had been but a May-game, and ia ying 

 the Ghriftians were an extravagant fort of people, he return'd 

 into the Company of the other Savages, put off his Cloathes, 

 and painted his Body over with Roucou, as he had done before.- 



To (hew the inconftancy and lightnefs of the Caribbians in 

 the Chriftian Religion, when they have once embrae'd it, there 

 is a Story ,,how that while M.Auber was Governourof Garde- 

 loupe he was often vifited by a Savage of Dominico, who had 

 liv'd a long time at Sevil in Spain, where he had been baptiz'd 3 

 but being return'd into his Jlland, though he made as many 

 Signs of the Crofs as one would defire, and wore a great pair 



