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they used to do thus.

When the party was dead, they stuck his Carkass all over with flowers,
and after carried him to the place appointed for Burial, where setting
him down, (the Priest having given some godly Exhortations concerning
the frailty of life) then do they take stones (a heap being provided
there for that purpose) and the nearest of the kin begins to lay the
first stone upon him, afterwards the rest follows, they never leaving
till they have covered the body deep in stones, so that no Beast can
possibly come to him, and this first were they forced to make, having no
Spades or Shovels wherewith to dig them Graves; which want of theirs we
espying, bestowed a Pick-ax and two Shovels upon them.

Here might I add their way of Christening Children, but that being
little different from yours in ENGLAND, and taught them by GEORGE PINES
at first which they have since continued, I shall therefore forbear to
speak thereof.

After our return back from the discovery of the Countrey, the Wind not
being fit for our purpose, and our men also willing thereto, we got
all our cutting Instruments on Land, and {{24 }} fell to hewing down of
Trees, with which, in a little time,(many hands making light work) we
built up a Pallace for this William Pines the Lord of that Countrey;
which, though much inferiour to the houses of your Gentry in England.
Yet to them which [79]never had seen better, it appeared a very Lordly
Place. This deed of ours was beyond expression acceptable unto him,
load-ing us with thanks for so great a benefit, of which he said he
should never be able to make a requital.

And now acquainting him, that upon the first opportunity we were
resolved to leave the Island, as also how that we were near Neighbours
to the Countrey of England, from whence his Ancestors came; he seemed
upon the news to be much discontented that we would leave him, desiring,
if it might stand with our commodity to continue still with him, but
seeing he could not prevail, he invited us to dine with him the next
day, which we promised to do, against which time he provided, very
sumptuously (according to his estate) for us, and now was he attended
after a more Royal manner than ever we saw him before, both for number
of Servants, and multiplicity of Meat, on which we fed very heartily;
but he having no other Beverage for us to drink, then water, we fetched
from our Ship a Case of Brandy, presenting some of it to him to drink,
but when h