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The Hiftory 
the North, Hudfon’s Bay on the 
Eaft , and VenfUvama on the 
Weft. 
The firft Inhabitants of 
this Countrey Were the In- 
dians , being firppofed to 
be part of tfie Ten difperfed 
Tribes of Ijrael ; for indeed 
they are very like the Jews in 
their Perfons, and fomething in 
their Practices and Worfhip , 
for they ( as the Venjilvanion 
Indians) obferve the New Moans 
with great Devotion , and Re- 
verence : And their firft Fruits 
they oiler , with their Com 
and Hunting-Game they get in 
the whole Year , to a Fade 
Deity or Sham- God , whom 
they rnuft pleafe , elfe ( as 
they fancy ) many Misfor- 
tunes will befal them, and great 
Injuries will be done them. 
When they bury their Dead, 
they put into the Ground with 
them 
