The following is his description of "Poquauhock': 'This the English call hens; a little thick shell fish which the Indians wade deep and dive for ; and after they have eaten there -- in those which are good, they break out of the shell, about half an inch of a black part of it, of which they make their ' Suckauhock,' or black money, which is to them precious. 'Seawan,' or 'Seawant,' was the general name applied by the Indians to their currency made from shells. Wampum or White money was made from the stem or stock of 'Meteahock' (Periwinkles). This was their silver. ' Suckanhock was made from the purple portion of the shell of ' Poquahock.' This was their gold. Both the Dutch and English, however, soon began to drop the distinctive terms. Hence we find ' Wampum ' or ' Wampom ' used to designate the Indian money without regard to color. In making their 'gold,' the Indians broke from the 'Poquauhock' a 'Quauhaug' about half an inch of the dark purple portion of the inside and converted it into beads of the diameter of a large straw, and about one third of an inch in length. Before the introduction of awls and thread from Europe, these beads were bored longitudinally with sharp stones and strung upon the sinews of animals. 'Their Merchandise,' said Josselyn, in speaking of the Indian commerce, 'are their beads which are their money; of these there are two sorts: blue beads and white beads; the first is their gold, the last their silver; these they work out of certain shells so cunning that neither Jew nor Devil can counterfeit; they drill them and string them and make many curious works with them to adorn the persons of their sagamores and principal young men and women, as belts, girdles, tablets, borders for their women's hair, bracelets, necklaces, and links to hang in their ears.