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another. Have a great Regard for one another.One cannot enough admire how peaceable, lovingly and united they live together: Hatred and Envy, Strifes and Jars are never heard of among them[1]. And although it may happen, that one bears a Grudge to another, yet it never breaks out into any Scolding, or Fighting; neither have they any Words to expreſs ſuch Paſſions, or any injurious and proviking Terms of Quarrelling. It has happened once or twice, that a very wicked and malicious Fellow, out of a ſecret Grudge, has killed another; which none of the Neighbours have taken Notice of, but all let it paſs with a ſurprizing Indolence; ſave the next Kindred to the Dead, if he finds himſelf ſtrong enough, revenges his Relation's Death upon the Murderer. Of Murders, Vengeance is taken by the mudered Perſon's neareſt Relation.They know of no other Puniſhment. But thoſe old Women called Witches, and ſuch as pretend to kill or hurt by thier conjur-
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- ↑ When they ſee our drunken Sailors quarrelling and fighting together, they ſay we are inhuman; that thoſe Fighters do not look upon one another to be of the ſame kind. Likewiſe, if an Officer beats any of the Men, they ſay, ſuch Officer treats his fellow Creatures like Dogs.
