Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684.

              Peter Efprit Radiffon. 211
come the morrow to renew the friendfhip and to make it w*^ y^ ffrench, and that a great many of their yong people came and brought them fome part of their wayes to take their ad¬ vice, ffor they had a minde to goe againft y'^ Chriftinos, who weare ready for them, and they in like manner to fave their wives & children. They weare fcattered in many Cabbans that night, expeding thofe that weare to come. To that purpofe there was a vaft large place prepared fome hundred paces from y^ fort, where everything was ready for the re¬ ceiving of thofe perfons. They weare to fett their tents, that they bring uppon their backs. The pearches weare putt out and planted as we received the news; the fnow putt afide, and the boughs of trees covered the ground.
The day following they arrived w^^ an incredible pomp. This made me thinke of y^ Intrance y^ y^ Polanders did in Paris, faving that they had not fo many Jew^ells, but inftead of them they had fo many feathers. The ffirft weare yong people w*^ their bows and arrows and Buckler on their fhouiders, uppon w*^^ weare reprefented all manner of figures, according to their knowledge, as of y^ fun and moone, of terreftriall beafts, about its feathers very artificialy painted, Moft of the men their faces weare all over dabbed w^^ fever¬ all coUours. Their hair turned up like a Crowne, and weare cutt very even, but rather fo burned, for the fire is their cicers. They leave a tuff of haire upon their Crowne of their heads, tye it, and putt att y^ end of it fome fmall pearies ¦ or fome Turkey ftones, to bind their heads. They have a role commonly made of a fnake's fkin, where they tye fever- all bears' paws, or give a forme to fome bitts of buff's horns, and put it about the faid role.    They greafe themfelves w'^
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