The History of Virginia, in Four Parts. Beverley Robert

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СКАЧАТЬ and Peace of the Indians.

§24.	Their consultations and war dances,	149
25.	Their barbarity upon a victory,	149
26.	Descent of the crown,	150
27.	Their triumphs for victory,	150
28.	Their treaties of peace, and ceremonies upon conclusion of peace,	151

       CHAPTER VIII.

      Religion, Worship and Superstitious Customs of the Indians.

§29.	Their quioccassan and idol of worship,	152
30.	Their notions of God, and worshiping the evil spirit,	155
31.	Their pawwawing or conjurations,	157
32.	Their huskanawing,	160
33.	Reasons of this custom,	164
34.	Their offerings and sacrifice,	165
35.	Their set feasts,	165
36.	Their account of time,	165
37.	Their superstition and zealotry,	166
38.	Their regard to the priests and magicians,	167
39.	Places of their worship and sacrifice,	168
	Their pawcorances or altar stones,	168
40.	Their care of the bodies of their princes after death,	169

       CHAPTER IX.

      Diseases and Cures of the Indians.

§41.	Their diseases in general, and burning for cure,	171
	Their sucking, scarifying and blistering,	171
	Priests' secrecy in the virtues of plants,	171
	Words wisoccan, wighsacan and woghsacan,	172
	Their physic, and the method of it,	172
42.	Their bagnios or baths,	172
	Their oiling after sweating,	173

       CHAPTER X.

      Sports and Pastimes of the Indians.

§43.	Their sports and pastimes in general,	175
	Their singing,	175
	Their dancing,	175
	A mask used among them,	176
	Their musical instruments,	177

       CHAPTER XI.

      Laws, and Authorities of the Indians among one another.

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§44.	Their laws in general,	178
	Their severity and ill manners,	178
	Their implacable resentments,	179