[373] “The bones being all blacke or white make a double game; if three be of a colour and two of another, then they afford but a single game; foure of a colour and one differing is nothing; so long as a man wins, he keepes the Tray; but if he loose, the next man takes it”; Ibid.
[374] Ibid., Williams, p. 194.
[375] Winslow, p. 307; Wood, pp. 83, 95-96.
[376] Williams, p. 194.
[377] Ibid., p. 196; Winslow, p. 307; Wood, p. 83.
[378] Williams, p. 197. The Europeans whose writings provide most of the information about Wampanoag culture thought such gatherings were occasions for communion with the devil, and most feared to attend and risk being corrupted. Therefore, information is scarce as to the purpose and form of “ceremonial” activities.
[379] Elliot, p. 81; Morton, p. 138.
[380] Williams, p. 151.
[381] Ibid.
[382] Ibid., p. 153.