The History of Virginia, in Four Parts. Beverley Robert

Reasons of this custom, 164 34. Their offerings and sacrifice, 165 35. Their set feasts, 165 36. Their account of time, 165 37. Their superstition and zealotry, 166 38. Their regard to the priests and magicians, 167 39. Places of their worship and sacrifice, 168 Their pawcorances or altar stones, 168 40. Their care of the bodies of their princes after death, 169

       CHAPTER IX.

      Diseases and Cures of the Indians.

§41.	Their diseases in general, and burning for cure,	171
	Their sucking, scarifying and blistering,	171
	Priests' secrecy in the virtues of plants,	171
	Words wisoccan, wighsacan and woghsacan,	172
	Their physic, and the method of it,	172
42.	Their bagnios or baths,	172
	Their oiling after sweating,	173

       CHAPTER X.

      Sports and Pastimes of the Indians.

§43.	Their sports and pastimes in general,	175
	Their singing,	175
	Their dancing,	175
	A mask used among them,	176
	Their musical instruments,	177

       CHAPTER XI.

      Laws, and Authorities of the Indians among one another.

§44.	Their laws in general,	178
	Their severity and ill manners,	178
	Their implacable resentments,	179
45.	Their honors, preferments and authorities,	179
	Authority of the priests and conjurers,	179
	Servants or black boys,	179

       CHAPTER XII.

      Treasure or Riches of the Indians.

§46.

Indian money and goods,

180

       CHAPTER XIII.

      Handicrafts of the Indians.

§47.	Their lesser crafts, as making bows and arrows,	182
48.	Their making canoes,	182
	Their clearing woodland ground,	183
49.	Account of the tributary Indians,	185

       BOOK IV.

      Present State of Virginia.

       PART I.

      Polity and Government.