Cap. XXIV. T^Caribby-Iflands. 



The fame thing was alio pra&ifed among the Caribbians in 

 their Funerals, before they converfed with the Christians : For 

 at the laft vifit they made to the deceafed, they brought along 

 with them all the things he had ufed or worn about him in his 

 life time, to wit, his Bow and arrows, the Boutou, or Club, the 

 Crowns of Feathers, Pendants, Chains, Rings, Bracelets, Bas- 

 kets, Veffels, and other things, and buried all with him, or 

 burnt them over the grave .* But now they are grown better 

 Husbands 5 for the Relations of thedeceafed referveall thofe 

 things for their own ufe, or elfe they beftow them as prefents 

 on thofe who come to the Interment, who keep them in re- 

 membrance of the deceafed. 



After the body is covered with earth, the neareft Relations 

 cut off their hair, and faft very rigoroufly, out of a perfwafion 

 that by that means they fhall live longer and more happily : 

 Others forfakethe houfes and the place where they have bu- 

 ried any of their kinred, and go and live elfewhere .• When 

 the body is neer rotted, they make another alTembly, and after 

 they have vifited, and fighing trampled on the Sepulchre, they 

 have a merry meeting, at which they drown all their grief in 

 Ouicou. Thus the Ceremony is concluded, and the poor Car- 

 cafs is no further tormented. 



