They seem to be in no great repute, neither can they live wholy by their Profession, and this leads me to think that these People are no bigots to their religion.

The Priests on some occasions do the Office of Physicians, and their prescriptions consists in performing some religious ceremony before the sick person.
They likewise Crown the Eare dehi, or King, in the performing of which we are told much form and Ceremony is used, after which every one is at liberty to treat and play as many Tricks with the new King as he pleaseth during the remainder of the day.
There is a ceremony which they perform at or after the Funerals of the Dead which I had forgot to mention at the time; we hapned to see it sometime before we left the Island.

An old Woman, a relation of Toobouratomita's, hapned to die and was interr'd in the Usual manner.

For several successive evenings after, one of her relations dressed himself in a very odd dress, which I cannot tell how to describe or to convey a better Idea of it than to suppose a man dress'd with plumes of feathers, something in the same manner as those worn by Coaches, Hearses, Horses, etc., at the Funerals in London.

It was very neatly made up of black or brown and white cloth, black and white feathers, and pearl Oyster Shells.
It cover'd the head, face, and body, as low as the Calf of the Legs or lower, and not only looked grand but awful likewise.