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Chief of the Pamunkey people ( - fl. c. 1694)
Unidentified. Described by John Clayton as King of Pomonkey. Relevant locations: Lived at or near Pomonkey Creek , MarylandLinked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - A Continuation of Mr. John Clayton’s Account of Virginia.
References in Documents:
A Continuation of
Mr.John Clayton
Ac
count of
count of
Of the Beasts of
or Swine, in all the Country, before the com
ing of the English, as I have heard, and have much
reason to believe. But now amongst the English Inha
bitants there are good store of Horses, though they are
very negligent and careless about the Breed: It is true,
there is a Law, that no Horse shall be kept
a certain size, but it is not put in Execution. Such as
they are, there are good store, and as cheap or cheaper
than in
never Shoe them, nor Stable them in general; some
few Gentlemen may be something more Curious, but
it is very rare; yet they Ride pretty sharply, a Planter’s
Pace is a Proverb, which is a good sharp Hand-Gallop.
The Indians have not yet learned to Ride, only the
of
Saddle, and an Attendant, which I think should in no
wise be indulged, for I look on the allowing them Hor
ses much more dangerous than even Guns and Pow
der.
Snakes about seven several sorts. The Rattle-Snake,
so called from certain Rattles at the end of the Tail;
these Rattles seem like so many perished Joynts, being
a dry Husk over certain Joynts, and the common Opi
nion is, that there are as many Rattles or Joynts, as
the Snake is Years old; I kill’d four or five, and they
had each eleven, twelve, or thirteen Joynts each, but
the Young ones have no Rattles of a Year or two, but
they may be known notwithstanding, being very regu
larly diced or checker’d, black, and gray on the backs;
The Old shake and shiver these Rattles with wonderful
nimbleness when they are any ways disturbed; their
bite is very deadly, yet not always of the same force,
but more or less Mortal, accordingly as the Snake is in
force or vigour, and therefore in June or July much
worse, and more Mortal, than in March and April.
This Snake is a very Majestick sort of Creature, and
will scarce meddle with any thing unless provoked,
but if any thing offend it, it makes directly at them.
Cleyborn
sent the
since.