Chapter IV: Wild Fruits

Sec. 11. Spontaneous fruits in general, 102
12. Stoned fruits, viz: cherries, plums and persimmons, 102
13. Berries, viz: mulberries, currants, hurts, cranberries,
raspberries and strawberries, 103
14. Of nuts, 104
15. Of grapes, 105
The report of some French vignerons formerly sent in thither, 107
16. Honey, and the sugar trees, 107
17. Myrtle tree, and myrtle wax, 108
Hops growing wild, 109
18. Great variety of seeds, plants and flowers, 109
Two snake roots, 109
Jamestown weed, 110
Some curious flowers, 111
19. Creeping vines bearing fruits, viz: melons, pompions, macocks,
gourds, maracocks, and cushaws, 112
20. Other fruits, roots and plants of the Indians, 114
Several sorts of Indian corn, 114
Of potatoes, 115
Tobacco, as it was ordered by the Indians, 116

CHAPTER V.

_Fish._

Sec. 21. Great plenty and variety of fish, 117
Vast shoals of herrings, shad, &c., 117
22. Continuality of the fishery, 118
The names of some of the best edible fish, 118
The names of some that are not eaten, 118
23. Indian children catching fish, 118
Several inventions of the Indians to take fish, 119
24. Fishing hawks and bald eagles, 121
Fish dropped in the orchard, 121

CHAPTER VI.

_Wild Fowl and Hunted Game._

Sec. 25. Wild Water Fowl, 123 26. Game in the marshes and watery grounds, 123 27. Game in the highlands and frontiers, 123 Of the Opossum, 124 28. Some Indian ways of hunting, 124 Fire hunting, 124 Their hunting quarters, 125 29. Conclusion, 126

BOOK III.

_Indians, their Religion, Laws and Customs, in War and Peace._

CHAPTER I.

_Persons of the Indians, and their Dress._

Sec. 1. Persons of the Indians, their color and shape, 127 2. The cut of their hair, and ornament of their head, 128 3. Of their vesture, 128 4. Garb peculiar to their priests and conjurors, 130 5. Of the women's dress, 131

CHAPTER II.

_Matrimony of the Indians, and Management of their Children._

Sec. 6. Conditions of their marriage, 133 7. Maidens, and the story of their prostitution, 133 8. Management of the young children, 134

CHAPTER III.

_Towns, Building and Fortification of the Indians._

Sec. 9. Towns and kingdoms of the Indians, 135 10. Manner of their building, 135 11. Their fuel, or firewood, 136 12. Their seats and lodging, 136 13. Their fortifications, 136

CHAPTER IV.

_Cookery and Food of the Indians._

Sec. 14. Their cookery, 138 15. Their several sorts of food, 139 16. Their times of eating, 140 17. Their drink, 140 18. Their ways of dining, 141

CHAPTER V.

_Traveling, Reception and entertainment of the Indians._

Sec. 19. Manner of their traveling, and provision they make for it, 142 Their way of concealing their course, 142 20. Manner of their reception of strangers, 143 The pipe of peace, 143 21. Their entertainment of honorable friends, 145

CHAPTER VI.

_Learning and Languages of the Indians._

Sec. 22. That they are without letters, 147
Their descriptions by hieroglyphics, 147
Heraldry and arms of the Indians, 147
23. That they have different languages, 148
Their general language, 148

CHAPTER VII.

_War and Peace of the Indians._

Sec. 24. Their consultations and war dances, 149 25. Their barbarity upon a victory, 149 26. Descent of the crown, 150 27. Their triumphs for victory, 150 28. Their treaties of peace, and ceremonies upon conclusion of peace, 151