[The Bridegroom goes to the Brides House.] The day being come, he attended with his Friends goes to her house, which is always in the Evening, and brings Provisions and Sweet-meats with him according to his Ability, towards the Charges of the Wedding.  Which is never more than two Meals.  Whereof Supper is the first.  Then the Bride and Bridegroom both eat together in one Dish, which is to intimate that they are both of one rank and quality, and sometimes they tye their Thumbs together, but not always:  and that Night go to sleep together.

[How the Bridegroom carrieth home his Bride.] The next day having dined he taketh his Bride and departeth home with her, putting her before him, and he following her, with some of her Friends to Conduct her.  For it is the constant Custom and Fashion in this Land for the Husband to follow his Wife.  The reason whereof is a Tradition among them, that a Man once going foremost, it happened that his Wife was stoln away, and he not aware of it.  Being come home the Bridegroom makes a Feast as he is able.

[A Ceremony of Marriage.] Some few days after, her Friends usually come to see her bringing a present of Provision with them.  And sometimes they use this Ceremony, the Man is to stand with one end of the Woman’s Cloth about his Loins, and she with the other, and then they pour water on both their Heads, wetting all their Bodies:  which being done, they are firmly Married to live together, so long as they can agree.

The Elder sorts of People usually woe and conclude their Marriages as they are in Bed together.  For when they have lost their Maidenheads, they fear not much what Man comes to sleep with them, provided he be of as good quality as they, having nothing more to lose.  And at the day appointed the Man gives the Woman her Cloths, and so takes her home.

[Man and Wife may part at pleasure.] But their Marriages are but of little force or validity.  For if they disagree and mislike one the other; they part without disgrace.  Yet it stands firmer for the Man than for the Woman; howbeit they do leave one the other at their pleasure.  They do give according to their Ability a Portion of Cattle, Slaves and Money with their Daughters; but if they chance to mislike one another and part asunder, this Portion must be returned again, and then she is fit for another Man, being as they account never the worse for wearing.

[Men and Women change till they can please themselves.] Both Women and Men do commonly wed four or five times before they can settle themselves to their contentation.  And if they have Children when they part, the Common Law is, the Males for the Man, and the Females for the Woman.  But many of the Women are free from this controversie, being Childless.

[Women have two Husbands.] In this Countrey each Man, even the greatest, hath but one Wife; but a Woman often has two Husbands.  For it is lawful and common with them for two Brothers to keep house together with one Wife, and the Children do acknowledge and call both fathers.