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and delived 3 broad belts arid J firings of 
IVampum to the council, on the proper occa- 
fions. There was a pole laid a-crols from 
one chamber to another over the paflage, on 
this their belts and firings were hung, 
that all the council might fie them, and here 
have the matters in remembrance, in confirma- 
tion of which they were delivered : The con- 
ference held till 3, after which we dined , this 
repaft confifted of 3 great kettles of Indian 
corn loop, or thin homony, with dry ’cl eels 
and other fifh boiled in it, and one kettle full of 
young lquafh.es and their flowers boiled in 
water, and a little meal mixed 3 this difh was 
but weak food, la ft of all was firvecl a great 
bowl, full of Indian dumplings, made of 
new loft corn, cut or fcraped off the ear, then . 
with the addition of fbme boiled beans, lapped 
well up in Indian corn leaves, this is good 
hearty provifion. After dinner, we had a 
favourable anfiver, coroborated by fiveral belts 
of IVamptm , with a ihort lpeech to each, thele 
we carried away as our tokens of peace and 
friendlhip, the harangue concluded with a 
charge to fit ftill as yet, for tho’ they had 
dilpatched our bufinefs firft, it was not be-* 
caule they were weary of us, but to 
make us eafy. This complement preceded 
other bufinefs, which failed till near fun fit, 
when we regaled on a great bowl of boiled’ 
cakes, 6 or 7 inches diameter, and about 1 
thick. 
