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Manners & Customs of the South Sea Islands

for the service of the Publick. Those of the Principal districts which Tupia recolected when added together amounted to 6680 men to which army it is probable that the small Quotas of the rest would not make any great addition

Besides these publick wars which are to be headed by the Earee ra hie any private difference between any two Earees is decided by their own people without at all disturbing the tranquility of the Publick their weapons are Slings which they use with great dexterity pikes headed with the stings of sting Rays & Clubbs of 6 or 7 feet long made of a very heavy & hard wood with these they fight by their own account very obstinately which appears the more probable as the Conquerors give no Quarter to Man Woman or Child who is unfortunate enough to fall into their hands during or for some hours after the Battle

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