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that time arriving all assembled again brought victuals of various kinds, and carried the king as before. He then appointed four men or masters of the feast who brought the victuals to the place where it was to be eaten. Before eating sacrifice was offered by the priest, with with new fire on an altar of stone 2 1/2 feet high.unclear pine log. Anciently a certain man had two sons and one of them was particularly distinguished for his righteousness and therefore was chosen of God to be the high priest i.e. the Uku and the office was to unclear his family that amount. The Uku was the minister of God in a very special manner, to execute his will. T. Smith. The conservation unclear of the Uku see in smaller manuscript The Uku - his right hand man, and seven counsellors constituted the first court, and after them, in each town a priest, his right hand man and seven counselors, the judiciary for the town. The counsellors in every case, were composed of one from each of the seven clans.These judications were similar only that of which the Uku was at the head, was first in order and rank. The great national summit was composed of the Uku, his right hand man and several counsellors, together with all the town priests, their right hand men, and messengers, and sometimes some of their counsellors. In this summit Uku occupied the middle white seat. Sta go sta that at his right hand, and Kiu wo ni gu ti that on his left. This last was the speaker, while the other priests sat on either hand, in the form of a unclear the Uku being in the center. A priest was selected by the Uku to officiate as chaplain. He opend the council by prayer as follows unclear stepping near to the seat of the Uku he received the eagle tail fan, which he put before his face, holding it with his right hand, and standing directly before the Uku, with his fan toward him & of course toward the holy unclear, he prayed first for the counsellors that they might be directed and assisted in all their business and enjoy health. He then prayed for a blessing on themselves, their families and the nation generally. At the close of this prayer all acclaimed Wawh. This practice of opening the council by prayer continued till about 50 years ago. At the close of a council, the speaker Ku wa ni gu li, arose,having sticks of bears? and pieces of old tobacco, one for each town, lying all around him, that his words in a figure, might fall upon them, and recapitulated in all the important arts of the council, and then took one