 | John Smith - 1819 - 278 pages
...they were all cast on a heape, in a valley as dead, where they made a great feast for all the company. The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice,...answered that the children were not all dead, but that the Okee or Dwell did sucke the bloud from their left breast, who chanced to be his by lot, till... | |
 | 1832 - 336 pages
...they were all cast on a heape in a valley as dead, where they made a great feast for all the company. The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice,...answered, that the children were not all dead, but that the Oku or Divill did sucke the bloode from their left breast, who chanced to be his by lot, till... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - 1832
...dead, where they made a great feast for all the company. The Werowance being demanded the rceaning of this sacrifice, answered, that the children were not all dead, but that the Oku or Divill did sucke the bloode from their left breast, who chanced to be hil by lot, till... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - 1835 - 362 pages
...they were alt cast on a heape in a valley as dead, where they made a gr*at feast for all the company. The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice,...answered, that the children were not all dead, but that the Oke.t or Divill did sucke the hloode from their left breast, who chanced to be his by lot,... | |
 | New-York Historical Society - 1821 - 422 pages
...done by their god or idoll." Relation of Tomocomo and Mr. Rolph, in Purchas, vol. v. book 8. chap. G. p. 955. This ceremony was witnessed by the famous...did sucke the bloud of those which fell to his lot, &c. This sacrifice they held to be so necessary, that if they should omit it, their oke or Devill,... | |
 | Robert Beverley, Charles Campbell - 1855 - 312 pages
...they were all cast on a heap in a valley as dead, where they made a great feast for all the company. "The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice, answered, that the children were not dead, but that the Okee or devil did suck the blood from the left breast of those, who chanced to be... | |
 | Robert Beverley, Charles Campbell - 1855 - 324 pages
...they were all cast on a heap in a valley as dead, wheie they made a great feast for all the company. "The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice, answered, that the children were not dead, but that the Okee or devil did suck the blood from the left breast of those, who chanced to be... | |
 | John Smith - 1884 - 1150 pages
...they were all cast on a heape in a valley, as dead : where they made a great feast for al the company. The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice, answered that the children were not al dead, but [only] that the Oke or Divell did sucke the blood from their left breast [of those], who... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1899 - 526 pages
...heape in a valley, as dead : where they made a great feast for al the company. " The Werowance [chief] being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice, answered that the children were not all dead, but [only] that the Oke or Divell did sucke the blood from their left breast [of those], who chanced to... | |
 | 1904 - 854 pages
...Powhatan. were all cast on a heape, in a valley as dead, where they made a great feast for all the company. "The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this...answered that the children were not all dead, but that the Okee or Divell did sucke the bloud from their left breast, who chanced to be his by lot, till... | |
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... the company. The Werowance being demanded the meaning of this sacrifice, answered that the children were not all dead, but that the... 
