In this paine they use a certaine root dried, not much unlike our Ginger.
| Sítchipuck, | The necke. |
| Qúttuck, | The throat. |
Timeqúassin, To cut off or behead.—Which they are most skilfull to doe in fight: for whenever they wound, and their arrow sticks in the body of their enemie, they (if they be valorous, and possibly may) they follow their arrow, and falling upon the person wounded and tearing his head a little aside by his Locke, they in the twinckling of an eye fetch off his head though but with a sorry knife.
I know the Man yet living, who in time of warre, pretended to fall from his owne campe to the enemie, proffered his service in the front with them against his owne Armie from whence he had revolted. Hee propounded such plausible advantages, that he drew them out to battell, himselfe keeping in the front; but on a sudden, shot their chiefe Leader and Captaine, and being shot, in a trice fetcht off his head, and returned immediately to his owne againe, from whom in pretence (though with this treacherous intention) hee had revolted: his act was false and treacherous, yet herein appeares policie, stoutnesse and activitie, &c.
| Napànnog, | The breast. |
| Wuppíttene énash, | Arme, Armes. |
| Wuttàh, | The heart. |
| Wunnêtunita, | My heart is good. |
Obs: This speech they use whenever they professe their honestie; they naturally confessing that all goodnesse is first in the heart.
| Mishquínash, | The vaines. |
| Mishquè, néepuck, | The blood. |
| Uppusquàn, | The backe. |
| Nuppusquànnick, | My back, or at my back. |
| Wunnícheke, | Hand. |
| Wunniskégannash, | Hands. |
| Mokássuck, | Nayles. |
Obs: They are much delighted after battell to hang up the hands and heads of their enemies: (Riches, long Life, and the Lives of enemies being objects of great delight to all men naturall; but Solomon begged Wisedome before these.)
| Wunnáks, | The bellie. |
| Apòme, Apòmash, | The thigh, the thighs. |
| Mohcònt, tash, | A legge, legs. |
| Wussètte, tash, | A foot, feet. |
| Wunnichéganash, | The toes. |
| Touwuttínsin, | What manner of man? |
| Tonnúckquaque, | Of what bignesse? |
| Wompésu, } | White |
| Mowêsu, and } | Blacke or Swarfish. |
| Suckêsu, } |
Obs: Hence they call a Blackamore (themselves are tawnie, by the Sunne and their annoyntings, yet they are borne white:)