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also appointed to cleanse the council house in every part. These men took all the ashes from the hearth (of three stones) on which the sacrifices were offered, took up the stones, cleansed them from all pollution, cleansed the ground under & then replaced. After cleansing the council house, they white washed anew the white seats & those parts which were kept white off edge of page This night was spent as a vigil, though not in dancing. On the first appearance of light the next morning (the 2nd of the feast) the priest appointed men to make new fire. This was done as follows, vir. Three stones were placed on the ground. On them were placed two or three pieces of dry poplar wood; and on these were fixed certain dry weeks, & a piece of spunk. Then two men, with another piece of poplar, rubbed the under wood, weeds and spunk, till fatigued, & were then relieved by others; and so on, till the fire appeared. The priest then took the fire, and kindled it on the sacred square, and immediately offered the sacrifice, that is, took seven kernels of corn from the seven ears above mentioned, mashed them, and threw them into the fire, together with a small piece of meat. After this the women and children might partake of the new fruit. The women, not being permitted to enter the sacred square, sent boys to get the new fire, & take to them. The priest then addressed the