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| NSowwushkâwmen | I am weary. |
| Nkàtaquaum. | I am sleepie. |
| •…•…ukkovetoùs. | Shall I lodge here? |
| •…•…o nickowémen? | Shall I sleepe here? |
| •…•…ukkowéti. | Will you sleepe here? |
| Wunnég•…•…n, cówish. | Welcome, sleepe here. |
| •…•…ummouaquômen. | I will lodge abroad. |
| Puckquátchick nick∣ouemen. | I will sleepe without th•…•… the doores, |
Which have knowne them contentedly doe, by a fi•…•… under a tree, when sometimes some Engli•…•… have (for want of familiaritie and languag•…•… with them) been fearefull to entertaine the•…•…
In Summer-time I have knowne them ly•…•… abroad often themselves, to make roome f•…•… strangers, English, or others.
| Mouaquómitea. | Let us lye abroad. |
| Cowwêtuck. | Let us sleepe. |
| Kukkouene? | Sleepe you? |
| Cowwêke. | Sleepe, sleepe. |
| Cowwêwi. | He is a sleepe. |
| Cowwêwock. | They sleepe. |
| Askukkówene? | Sleepe you yet? |
| Takitippocat. | It is a cold night. |
| Wekit•…•…ppocat. | It is a warme night. |
| Wauwháutowaw án∣awat, & Wawhau∣towâvog. | Ther is an alarme, o•…•… there is a great shou•…•… ing: |
Howling an•…•… shouting is their Alarme; they having n•…•… Drums nor Trumpets: but whether an en•…•…∣mie approach, or fire breake out, this Alarm•…•… passeth from house to house; yea, commo•…•…∣ly, if any English or Dutch come amongst the•…•… they give notice of strangers by this signe; y•…•… I have knowne them buy and use a Dut•…•…
Trumpet, and knowne a Native make a good Drum in imitation of the English.
| Matannauke, or Mat∣tannàukanash | A finer sort of mats to sleep on. |
| Mask tuash | Straw to ly on. |
| Wudd•…•…úckqunash ponamauta | Let us lay on wood. |
This they doe plentifully when they lie down to sleep winter and summer, abundance they have and abundance they lay on: their Fire is instead of our bedcloaths. And so, themselves and any that have occasion to lodge with them, must be content to turne often to the Fire, if the night be cold, and they who first wake must repaire the Fire.
| Mauataúnamoke | Mend the fire. |
| Mauataunamútta | Let us mend the fire. |
| Tokêtuck | Let us wake. |
| As kuttokēmis | Are you not awake yet |
| Tókish, Tókeke | Wake wake |
| Tókinish | Wake him. |
| Kitumyái tokéan | As soone as I wake. |
| Ntunnaquôm•…•…n | I have had a good dream |
| Nummattaquômen | I have had a bad dream. |
When they have a bad Dreame, which they conceive to be a threatning from God, they fall to prayer at all times of the night, especi∣ally early before day: So Davids z•…•…alous heart
to the true and living God: At midnight wil•…•… •…•…rise &c. I prevented the dawning of the day, &c. Psal. 119. &c.
| Wunnak ukkussa quaum | You sleep much. |
| Peeyanntam | He prayes. |
| Peeyauntamwock | The•…•… pray. |
| Tunna kukkowemis | •…•…here s•…•…pt you? |
| Awa•…•…n w•…•…ck kuk∣kouēmis | At whose house did you sleep? |
I once travailed to an Iland of the wildest i•…•… our parts, where in the night an Indian (as he said) had a vision or dream of the Sun (whom they worship for a God) darting a Beam•…•… into his Breast which he conceived to be the Messenger or his Death: this poore Native call'd his Friends and neighbours▪ and prepa∣red some little refreshing for them, but him∣selfe was kept waking and Fasting in grea•…•… H•…•…miliations and Invocations for 10. daye•…•… and nights: I was alone (having travailed from my Barke the wind being contrary) and little could I speake to them to their understand∣ings especially because of the change of ther Dialect or manner of Speech from our neigh∣bours: yet so much (through the help of God•…•… I did speake of the True and living only Wis•…•… God▪ of the Crcation: of Man, and his fal•…•…
from God, &c. that at parting many burst forth, Oh when will you come againe, to bring us some more newes of this God?
From their Sleeping: The Observation generall.
Sweet rest is not confind to soft Beds, for, not only God gives his beloved sleep on hard lodgings: but also Nature and Custome gives sound sleep to these Americans on the Earth, on a Boord or Mat. Yet how is Europe bound to God for better lodging, &c.
More particular.