Chastity appears to be of some repute among them, for the Chastity of women are not all equally loose. There are some who the «omen. ^^q^I(\ jjot cohablt wlth ours for any compensation. Others hold it in small esteem ; especially as they are free, living without law. Whilst rearing their offspring, they exliibit great tenderness ; nevertheless as children rapidly increase with these people, they forbid theirs (the house) as not beseeming ; yea, command them not to return back.

They are not, by nature, the most gentle. Were there no Nature of the weapons, cspccially muskets, near, they would freiuhabitant.. q^g^tly klU tho Tradcrs for sake of the plunder ; but whole troops run before five or six muskets. At the first coming (of the whites) they were accustomed to fall prostrate on the report of the gun ; but now they stand still from habit, so that the first Colonists will stand in need of protection.

The South-bay, ^ some miles nearer Florida, is a more temperate country. There is no winter there save in January, and then but for a few days.

Their numerals run no higher than ours ; twenty being twice

ten. When they ask for twenty, they stick tlie ten fingers up

Of their nu- ^^^^ ^^'^^^^ Viieui tum to the feet on which are ten toes.

raerais. xiiey count, Honslot, Tcgeni, Hasse, Kajeri, Wish, Ja~

jack, Satach, Siattege, Tiochte, Ojeri.^

The names of tlieir months are these : -- Cuerano, the first with them, February: 2. Weer-hemska : S. Heemskan: 4. Oneratacka: 5. Oneratack, then men begin to sow and to plant : 6. Hagarert: 7. lakouvaratta : 8. Hatterhojiagat : 9. Genhendasfa : then the grain and every thing is ripe. 10. Digojenjattha, then is the seed housed. Of January and December they take no note being of no use to tliem.