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The people of this country have an Idol, which they call Kiwasa: it is carved of wood in length 4 foot whose head is like the heads of the people of Florida, the face of a flesh colour, the breast white, the rest is all black, the thighs are also spotted with white. He hath a chain about his neck of white beads, between which are other round beads of copper which they esteem more than gold or silver. This Idol is placd in the temple of the town of Secotam, as the keeper of the dead kings corpses. Sometime they have two of these idols in their churches, and sometimes 3, but never above, which they place in a dark corner where they show terrible. These poor souls have none other knowledge of god although I think them very desirous to know the truth. For when as we kneeled down on our knees to make our prayers unto god, they went about to imitate us, and when they saw we moved our lips, they also did the like. Whereof that is very like that they might easily be brought to the knowledge of the gospel. God of his mercy grant them this grace.