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they have not yet been able toperfwade them fb mucb 
as to cover their Secrets. 
There are befides thefe fome other Pitts in the Lake, 
as Skednenzdy MaU and Velka-hohmrza^ in which they 
Fifli likewift, as alio mMaU-karlouza^Lwd Velkei-karloHzci : 
In both thefe they go far under ground with lighted 
Torches and find Fifli, but thefe Pitts are of no great va- 
lue. In Velh4obmrza one may go in at great holes, and 
defeend many Fathoms under ground. Thefe two Names 
Velka and MaU-bohnarza^ fignifie in the CnYnlolm Tongue 
the GreMer and Le^er Drummer ; nor is it without Reafba 
that thefe Pitts are fe> called ; for when it Thunders and 
Lightens, there is heard in thefe two Pitts, as it were, the 
Sound of many Drums Beating, which Anno 1685,1 heard 
with my own Ears ; it Thundring three times fucceflivc- 
ly, and the Sound of Drums anfwering accordingly. 
The two Pitts Nme and Pimze^ are never emptied, 
but always remain Fenny, when the reft of the Lake is 
quite dry. It is believed, that m thefe Pitts the Fifh lay 
their Spawn, and therefore it is prohibited to Fifh in them. 
In them is an incredible Number of Horfe-leechesj which 
according to the vulgar Opinion, underftand certain 
Words ; for that upon repeating them, they will come in 
great Parties towards him that repeats them, whereas it 
hebefilent, very few ot them will touch him. Thefe 
Horfe-leeches, often ftick upon the People in the fifhing 
time, ( feme of them being difperfed all over the Lake) 
and the Method they take to get them off, is to get feme 
other Perfon to pifs upon the Leechy which makes it let 
go its hold; and this without any refpeQ: to Modefty is 
praftifed, * a'& \vell upon the Women as Men. 
There are in the Mountain nigh the Lake, butfe)me- 
thing higher than it, two great and terrible ftony Caves, 
the one called Vrdnajammay the other Sekcuiulze^ which 
tlio' fat diftant one from thq other have yet the fame 
Elfed, when it Thunders and Lightens^ thefe two 
- Kkk Caves 
