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will always remain as It is at prefent. In 
other refpeds they ufe no religious ceremo- 
nies, and they never offer up prayers 5 fo that 
we may juftly fay they have no religion at 
all. If there be no religion without worlhlp. 
They take upon themfelves the care of edu- 
cating their own children. Though they 
have no priefts, they have magicians, who 
are much feared and reverenced by the 
greater part ; but I never had the fatlsfac- 
tlon of feeing any of them, Notwithftanding 
all their credit, I am very doubtful whether 
they impofe as much upon the vulgar as 
ours. Thefe Caffres fuffer themfelves to be 
governed by a general chief or king, whofe 
power, as I have had occafion to obferve, is 
very limited. As he receives no fubfidies, 
he cannot maintain troops, and he is far 
from having It In his power to be defpotic. 
He Is the father of a free people, but he is 
neither feared nor refpedled. He is often 
much poorer than any of his fubjefts, be- 
caufe, being at liberty to take as many 
wives as he choofes, and as thefe women 
think it an honour to belong to him, the ex- 
pences occafioned by this regal train, and 
which he is obliged to take from his private 
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