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206 viz. the three Sons in the Belt of Orion, they name Siektut, that is eparated; becaue thee three, they ay, before their Metempychois, or rather Metamorphois, were three honet Greenlanders, who being out at Sea, a Seal catching, were bewildred, and not being able to find the Shore again, were taken up into Heaven.

Ura Major, the great Bear Star, is tiled by thoe that dwell in the 64 Degree, Tugto, or while they that live in the Bay of Dico at 99 Degrees, call it Aelluit, the Name of a Tree, to which they tie their Line, when they hoot Seals. Taurus, the econd Sign in the Zodiac, is named Kellukturet, or Kennel of Hounds, who eem to have a Bear among them; by this Contellation they reckon their Hours by Night. Iveruk, that is, two Perons that contend with Songs or Veres in taunting one another, as is cutomary among the Greenlanders. Thee two Stars are in the Contellation Taurus, of which heretofore. Aldebaren or Nennerroak, that is, a Light who lights the two Singers. Canis Major is cal- led