They resemble Brazilians in color, or are as tawny as those people who sometimes ramble through Netherland and are called Gipsies. Generally, the men have very little ^J;;,^"^'!,^"-^'^ or no beard, some even pluck it out; they use very few words, which they previously well consider. Naturally they are quite modest, without guile and inexperienced, but in their way haughty enough, ready and quick witted to comprehend or learn, be it good or bad, whatever they are most inclined to. As soldiers they are far from being honorable, but perfidious and accomplish all their designs by treachery; they also use many stratagems to deceive their enemies and execute by night almost all their plans that are in any way hazardous. The thirst for revenge seems innate in them they are very pertinacious in self ;

defence, when they cannot escape; which, under other circumstances, they like to do; and they make little of death, when it is inevitable, and despise all tortures ^'X 'rtakTth™ '""'^ "" that can be inflicted on them at the stake, exliibiting no faintheartedness, but S."""" generally singing until they are dead. They also know right well how to cure J^ey 'y;"''^oJ7„^ wounds and hurts, or inveterate sores and injuries, by means of herbs and roots "ni ""''idenis. indigenous to the country, and which are known to them. The clothing as well °' °'', iadialT™"^ of men as of women consists of a piece of duffels, or of deerskin leather or elk hide around the body, to cover their nakedness. Some have a bearskin of which they make doublets; others again, coats of the skins of racoons, wild cats, wolves, dogs, fishers, squirrels, beavers and the like; and they even have made themselves some of turkey's feathers; now they make use for the most part of duffels cloth which they obtain in trade from the Christians ; they make their stockings and shoes of deerskins or elk hides, some even have shoes of corn husks whereof they also make sacks.