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certainly so, he Shews what he hath brought from thence. Petr. Claud. makes
no mention either of the drum, charms, company, or these things he brings
with him; but saies he casts himself upon the ground, grows black in the
face, lying as if dead for an hour or two; according as the distance of the
plade is, of which he makes
enquiry; when he awakes he gives
a full account of all affairs there.



It is clear from what was said
before, that they made use of a
drum; and ’tis observed that for
this sort of conjuring the lower
part of the drum, whereby they
hold it, was commonly shaped
like a cross. One of this make
was given me by the Lord Henry
Flemming, Colonel of a foot
Regiment in Finland, the Figure of
it is in the page foregoing. They
hang about it several claws, and
bones of the creatures they take.
That several persons also, as
well men as women, are
permitted to be present at this
ceremony, is affected by Sam. Rheen
in his history, where he saies
that the drummer sings a song,
called by them Joiike, and the
men and women that are
present sing likewise, some in higher
some in lower notes, this they
call Duura. Next as to the
casting themselves on the ground,
there are various relations, some
think them not really, but only
in appearance dead; others are
apt to believe that the soul
departs from the body, and after
its travell abroad, returns again.
But without doubt this is false,
for it is impoflible , for either
man, or devil, to restore the foul
to the body it hath once lefr. So
that I believe the devil only
Stifles the faculties of the foul for
a time , and hinders ’their operations. Now after the drummer falls down ,
he laies his drum as near as poflibly on his head, in this pofture.

Thofe in the mean time that are prefent, leave not off finging all the
time he lies Sweating in this agony ; which they do not only to put him in
mind , when he awakes, of the bufinefshe was to know ; but alfo that he

might

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