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Their Govcfoment jjs monarchicsil^ iht 
Patrueius or they that deftchd ftom the 
eldcft proceeding from his loyns, is the 
Royt^let of the T«ibe , and if he have 
Daughters, his Son dying without a Son, 
the Government dcfcends to his Daughters 
Son : after the fame nmanner, their lands 
defcend. Chectadaback^vfti the chief Sachem 
or Royfelet of the MaJfacbufciSy when the 
Engtijh firft fet down there. Maffafoity the 
great Sachem of the Flimoutb Indians^ his 
dwelling was at a place called SonfaHSy Zhoiit' 
four miles diftant from Neiv-PlimoHth»Safa^ 
facm WAS the chief Sachem of tl\e fequcts^ 
and Mientoniack^ q( the Narraganfets. The 
chief Roytelet amongft the Mohaivks now 
living, is a VHtckmans Baftard, and the Roy^ 
feht now of the Pocanaksth ^hat b fhe 
f limouth-lndims-i is Prince Thilif alias 
facon^ the Qrandfonof Majfafoit. Amongft 
ti}c Eaftern Indimsy Summtrfmt formerly 
was si famous Sachem. The now living Sli- 
chemsoi note are Sabaccaman^ ^enumktn 
and Kobinhood* 
Their Wars arc with Neighbouring 
Tribes, but the M<?3^/^4n?l^/ ar^ enemies to 
all the other their weapons of De- 
fence and Offence are Bowes and Arrdwes, 
of late he is a poor Indian that is not ma- 
fier 
