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and dance about the Images pifiur^d ihereon , and at laft to 
ihew what they have a mind to be refolvcd of. And the ufc they 
pur this Drum to (which is the fecopfd thing in our Authors de- 
fcription of it; is, that by beating it they may explore chiefly 
thefe three forts of things; i. What Sacrifices they fliallbeft 
pleafe their Gods with ? 2. What fuccefs they fhall have in 
rheir bufinelsand undertaking, e.g. Hunting, FiihiDg,Curing of 
Difeafes, drc 3. What is done in places remote from them ? 
Concerning all which, What Ceremonies and poftares they ufe 
in beating this Drum , and what meafures they take for difco- 
vering their purpofes, would be too longand too tedious to 
tranfcribe ; though indeed the main thing of the latter, which 
relates to the marks of difcovery, be kept by this people for a 
fecret. Befides this Drum, they make ufe of a zMagical Cord^ 
that hath three knots in it, of which when they untye one, they 
raifea tolerable Wind; when the fecond,a much ftronger wind; 
when the third , a great Storm. They ferve themfelves alfo of 
Magical Arrorvs^ by which they are believed to caufedifeafes, 
pain, and other mifchief/even to thofe that are far diftant from 
them. And thefe Arts they not only exercife againft ftrangers, 
but alfo againft one another ; concerning which, here is related 
an odd example of one, that excelling in Magic, could not be 
overcome by his Adverfary , how skilfcil foever in the fame 
Art, till he, being found a fleep under a Rock, was kill'dby his 
Enemies craft, breaking that Rock and throwing it upon him. 
Fifthly^ He treats of their Government and Judicature,both 
ancient and modern ; of which to difcourfe here, is befides the 
fcope of thefe Papers. 
Sixthly, \{t particularizes their Trade, confifting in Fin7,and 
Furrs, as the skins of J&m/;f?j, black,blewifli and white 
'Rheen^Dear^ Shoes and Boots, and Cheefe of their Eheen- 
DeaY.Jkc. which Commodities they exchange for Rixdollars, 
forlinnen and woollen Cloth, for Copper, Brafs, Salt, Flower, 
Brimftone, Pins,Needles,Knives, Spirit of Wine,and Tobacco. 
Seventhly ^it informs us of the Language of tht Ldf landers^ 
\vhich he affirms to have a great affinity with that of the Fin- 
Under as the People from whom they are defcended. 
' Fightly^ He difcourfes of their Houfes, Vrefs and Vtliuah. 
a%s to the firft, he faith, that though formerly they tranfported 
their 
