However That Did Not Serve Her Turn,
But She Had Also Got His Shooes Away, Which He Had Made The Night Before,
Of A Drest Buck-Skin.
Thus dearly did our Spark already repent
his new Bargain, walking bare-foot, in his Penitentials,
like some poor Pilgrim to Loretto.
After the Indians had laugh'd their Sides sore at the Figure
Mr. Bridegroom made, with much ado, we muster'd up another Pair of Shooes,
or Moggisons, and set forward on our intended Voyage,
the Company (all the way) lifting up their Prayers for the new married Couple,
whose Wedding had made away with that, which should have purchas'd our Food.
{Wednesday.}
Relying wholly on Providence, we march'd on, now and then paying our Respects
to the new-married Man. The Land held rich and good;
in many Places there were great Quantities of Marble.
The Water was still of a wheyish Colour. About 10 of the Clock,
we waded thro' a River, (about the Bigness of Derwent, in Yorkshire)
which I take to be one of the Branches of Winjaw River.
We saw several Flocks of Pigeons, Field-Fares, and Thrushes,
much like those of Europe. The Indians of these Parts
use Sweating very much. If any Pain seize their Limbs, or Body,
immediately they take Reeds, or small Wands, and bend them Umbrella-Fashion,
covering them with Skins and Matchcoats: They have a large Fire not far off,
wherein they heat Stones, or (where they are wanting) Bark,
putting it into this Stove, which casts an extraordinary Heat:
There is a Pot of Water in the Bagnio, in which is put a Bunch of an Herb,
bearing a Silver Tassel, not much unlike the Aurea Virga.
With this Vegetable they rub the Head, Temples, and other Parts,
which is reckon'd a Preserver of the Sight and Strengthener of the Brain.
We went, this day, about 12 Miles, one of our Company being
lame of his Knee.
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