A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...

CHAP. XII. Concerning the Heavens and Hea∣venly Lights, (Book 12)

Kéesuck.	The Heavens.
Keesucquiu.	Heavenward.
Auke, Aukeeaseiu.	Downwards.
Nippâwus.	The Sun.
Keesuckquànd.	A name of the Sun.

(Obs.) By which they acknowledge the Sun, and adore for a God or divine power.

Munnánnock.	A name of the Sun.
Nanepaùshat, & Munnánnock.	The Moone.
Wequáshim.	A light Moone.
Pashpishea.	The Moone is up.
Yowuttúttan.	So high.

Obs. And so they use the same rule, and words for the course of the Moone in the Night, as they use for the course of the Sun by Day, which wee mentioned in the Chapter of the •…•…oure, or time of the Day concerning the Sunnes rising, course, or Sunne setting.

Yò Ockquitteunk.	A new Moone.
Paushésui.	Halfe Moone.
Yo wompanámmit.

Obs. The Moone so old, which they mea∣sure by the setting of it, especially when it shines till Wómpan, or day.

Anóckqus: anócksuck.

A Starre Starres.

Obs. By occasion of their frequent lying in the Fields and Woods, they much observe the Starres, and theirvery children can give Names to many of them, and observe their Motions, and they have the same words for their rising-courses and setting, as for the Sun or Moone, as before.

Mosk or Paukúnawaw the great Beare, or Charles Waine, which words Mosk or Pau∣kúnnawwaw signifies a Beare, which is so much the more observable, because, in most Lan∣guages that signe or Constellation is called the Beare.

Shwishcuttowwáuog	The Golden Metewand.
Mishánnock.	The morning Starre.
Chippápuock.	The Brood-hen, &c.

Generall Observations of the Heauenly Bodies.

The wildest sons of Men heare the preach∣ing

of the Heavens, the Sun, Moone, and Starres, yet not seeking after God the Maker are justly condemned, though they never have nor despise other preaching, as the ci∣viliz'd World hath done.

More particular.

When Sun doth rise the Starres doe set, Yet there's no need of Light, God shines a Sunne most glorious, When Creatures all are Night.

The very Indian Boyes can give, To many Starres their name, And know their Course and therein doe, Excell the English tame.Line 2

English and Indians none enquire,Line 3 Whose hand these Candles hold: Who gives these Stars their Names * 1.1 More bright'ten thousand fold. (himself

Notes

• * 1.1

  Iob. 35.