ow, or in some such fantastical Manner.
These Colours they buy of us, being persuaded to despise their own,
which are common and finer.

They are treacherous, suspicious and jealous, difficult to be persuaded
or imposed upon, and very sharp, hard in Dealing, and ingenious in their
Way, and in Things that they naturally know, or have been taught; though
at first they are very obstinate, and unwilling to apprehend or learn
Novelties, and seem stupid and silly to Strangers.

An Instance of their resolute Stupidity and Obstinacy in receiving a new
Custom, I have seen in the prodigious Trouble of bringing them to sell
their Skins, and buy Gunpowder by Weight; for they could not apprehend
the Power and Justice of the Stilliard; but with the Scales at Length
they apprehended it tolerably well; though at first they insisted upon
as much Gunpowder as the Skin weighed, which was much more than their
Demand in Measure. They have Geographical Notions, as to the Situation
of their own Country, and will find the Way to very remote Places in a
surprizing Manner; steering by the Course of the Rivers, _&c._ or by the
Trees, whose _North_ Side is easily known by the Moss.

Thus I know, that _Wickmannatauchee_ (a great King among the _Southern
Indians_) whom I saw just before, and since, when he made his Escape
from his Enemy _Indians_ at _Christanna_, where his _Queen_ and
abundance of his People were slain, and he ty'd in order to be carried
away Prisoner; yet broke loose, and ran directly Home several hundred
Miles stark-naked, without Arms or Provision, in the Month of _March_,
when the Trees afforded no Fruit; neither did he go near any other
Nation, till he got to his own; therefore I suppose Roots were his
Provision, and Water his Liquor, unless by some cunning Method (with
which they abound) he caught Fish, Fowl, or Venison; and as for Fire I
know they can kindle that by rubbing of certain Sticks together.

They count their Time by Days, or by the Return of the Moon, and
_Cohonks_, a sort of wild Geese. They walk one after another in a Line,
are very serious in Debates, speak but one at a Time; and in
Negotiations all agree to what either proposes or approves of, and are
not easily imposed upon; and when affronted, they highly resent
Injuries, and being treacherous are no more to be trusted than tame
_Lions_, who can't wholly lose their savage Hearts.

They have tolerable good Notions of natural Justice, Equity, Honour and
Ho