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Rh the Mitres. Since our Arrival, as we have informed them of the Word and Will of God, importing, that in the Beginning the Creator made one Man and one Woman, to live in Matrimony as Huband and Wife, there has been ome Reentment in the Wives, when their Hubands have had a Mind to take any other beides them; they have addreed themelves to me, and deired me to put a Stop to uch a Proceeding. Alo when I have intructed them in their Catechim, and the Chritian Doctrine, they have always put me in mind, not to forget fully to intruct their Hubands in the Duties of the Seventh Commandment.

Some Time paed, before we could learn, how the Men behaved themelves with Regard to other Men's Wives, or the Women vice verâ, till at lat we perceived them not to be over crupulous in this Matter, of which we were more fully convinced, by hearing of a certain illegal Game, ued among them; which is uch. A Number