. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i. '-^m 90 A Defeription of the Coafls Book I. Cha fi-niolj (Uwiiiir wlio often inl'iilrcil fiu li as Utit ^^V^^ (orifil lo jnit in tliin-, liilur lor want of prDVifions, or I'omr o'hcr aaiJciit, Hdi k-y realbnoltlie lea's ing on its Uraml, to the v/. Ilwaril : the calt-fKl.; t
. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. i. '-^m 90 A Defeription of the Coafls Book I. Cha fi-niolj (Uwiiiir wlio often inl'iilrcil fiu li as Utit ^^V^^ (orifil lo jnit in tliin-, liilur lor want of prDVifions, or I'omr o'hcr aaiJciit, Hdi k-y realbnoltlie lea's ing on its Uraml, to the v/. Ilwaril : the calt-fKl.; t'avcs feveral fmall ifl mils, which arc near it, iwul the continent oppofite to them. It i> .1 proper place to be lupplyM wi:h riee, liull.)cks, poultry, watir anlc to llr,iiijj,ers, i'o liiat there is no venturiiij; alhor,', as 1 have been inti)rnieil by loinc French men oM'iy aa]', who have been there of late, in much want ot" pro- vifuins, when the iflanilers attackM their boat, and took two ot their men, calling lots to ilccile wholi-' flaves they IhouiJ be: but the mailer (jf the velTi 1 at length pre- vailM with the kinij, who feeinM to be foinewha! lore civili/.M than tiie rell of tiie Bid,hi, to have them nllorM, after fending fome goods for their ranfom. Their way of caltm^^ lots, upon this oc- cafion, is fonv what remarkable ; they put gourd, or cup, as many I'mai' bits ol cloth, of Itveral colours, as there arc , (Vc ry one of th'in ( hufing his (olour. Thele they Ihake, and mix very well â¢, and then 0111 appoi ited lor the purpole ilraws the laid lots, by which it is dei ulcd to whom the (lave Ihdl belong, 'i'hii. done, they perlorm a ceremony on the (lave, thus: they take a h n, or pullet, and tut off the head aiul both wings, whuh they tic about his , and hang ihf 'd boily ot the Ikm over him, 111 huh manner, that the blood may ilrop down on h:s ,ind fict, by which ccn mony iluy pretend to conllituie him .1 Have to
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