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the other three : it is ciofely fhut up on three Tides, 
that is the back and two ends, and befides, a par- 
tition wall longitudinally from end to end divides 
it into two apartments, the back part totally dark, 
only three fmall arched apertures or holes opening 
into it from the front apartment or piazza, and 
little larger than juft to admit a man to crawl in 
upon his hands and knees. This fecluded place 
appears to me to be defigned as a fancftuary * de- 
dicated to religion or rather prieft craft ; for here 
are depofited all the facred things, as the phyfic pot, 
rattles, chaplets of deer’s hoofs and other apparatus 
of conjuration ; and likewife the calumet or great 
pipe of peace, the imperial ftandard, or eagle’s tail, 
which is made of the feathers of the white eagle’s 
tail | curioufly formed and difplayed like an open 
fan on a fceptre or ftafF, as white and clean as 
poftible when difplayed for peace, but when for 
war, the feathers are painted or tinged with Ver- 
million. The piazza or front of this building, 
is equally divided into three apartments, by two 
tranfverfe walls or partitions, about breaft high, 
each having three orders or ranges of feats or ca- 
bins ftepping one above and behind the other, 
which accommodate the fenate and audience, in 
the like order as obferved in the rotunda. The 
other three buildings which compofe the fquare, 
are alike furnifhed with three ranges of cabins or 
fophas, and ferve for a banqueting- houfe, to 
fhelter and accommodate the audience and fpec- 
tators at all times, particularly at feafts or public 
entertainments, where all dalles of citizens reform 
* Sandtorium or facred temple ; and it is faid to be death for any perfon 
but the mico, war-chief and high prieft to enter in, and none are admitted 
but by permiflion of the priefts, who guard it day and night, 
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