[30] Thurensera signifies the Dawning of the Day, and was the Name given by the Indians to the Jesuit Lamberville, who had formerly resided at Onondaga.
[31] Monsr. le Morne, the Word signifies a Partridge.
[32] Ertel signifies a Rose, the Name of some other French Gentleman, for whom the Indians had an Esteem.
[33] The Indians always paint their Faces when they go to War, to make themselves look more terrible to the Enemy. A Soldier in the Indian Language is expressed by a Word, which signifies a Fair-fighter.
[34] The Indians in this Manner distinguish the Seasons of the Year, as the Time of planting Corn, or when it is ripe, when the Chesnuts blossom, &c.
[35] Peter Schyler, Mayor of Albany.
[36] This was spoke to the English, who were about removing from Albany.
[37] The Bullheads are said to be cowardly People.
[38] When the Affair of which they speak concerns the Government of New-York, the Indians always address themselves to the Governor, whether he be present or not.
[39] This, in the Indian Idiom, signifies a trifling Excuse of an unwilling Person.