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of that god only (Tooi fooa Bolotoo), being used on no other occasion. If a great chief takes an oath, he swears by the god, (laying his hand upon the consecrated bowl); if an inferior chief takes an oath, he swears by his superior relation, who, of coarse, is a greater chief, and lays his hand upon his feet. [page] 15

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reinstated, Finow ordered the ceremony of drinking cava to the priest of his tutelar god Toobo Totai, by way of gratitude for the late victory. This ceremony is exactly the same as that of invoking a god through the medium of his priest: and consists merely in the customary form of sitting down to make cava in the presence of a priest, (he presiding at the head of the ring). In this instance, after the cava, pork, c. had been served out, one of the matabooles, in a few words, thanked the god in the

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it) of the gods. A few years had elapsed, when there being occasion to build and consecrate a house to some god, on the island of Lefooga, it was taken into consideration what valuable article should be deposited beneath its foundation, according to the custom on such occasions. They were about to get ready a large bale of gnatoo for this purpose, when the inspired priest of the god declared it to be the wish of the divinity to have some whale's teeth; and that there were several buried

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daughter; and very early the following morning gave orders for all his chiefs, matabooles, and attendants, to go on board his canoes, and gave directions for his daughter also to be carried on board; then following himself, made sail for the island of Ofoo, with intention of consulting Al i V loo, the tutelar god of his aunt Toe Oomoo. They arrived after two hours sail; and immediately, on landing, went and presented cava root to the priest of that god (the name of the priest Mr. Mariner has forgotten

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such extraordinary occasions. In the mean time, the prince, and his uncle, Finow Fiji, prepared cava at a neighbouring house, and presented it there to the priest of Toobo Totai, out of respect to that god, who was now become the tutelar deity of the young prince. By the mouth of his priest the god desired him not to fear rebellion; for who should dare to rebel against a chief who was the peculiar care of the powers of Bolotoo ? He commanded him moreover to reflect on the circumstances of his

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and respect shewn to him as if he were the god himself; if the king happen to be present, he retires to a respectful distance, and sits down among the body of the spectators, so would Veachi', and so would even the high divine chief Tooitonga, because a god is believed to exist at that moment in the priest, and to speak from his mouth: but at other times a priest has no other respect paid to him than what his own proper family rank may require. They generally belong to the lower order of chiefs

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will be described under the head of religious ceremonies. This god has only two houses dedicated to him, one at Vavaoo, and the other at Lefooga: he has also two priests, one at each place. TOO'I BOLO'TOO; literally, chief of Bolotoo. This and the three following gods are all minor gods of the sea and of voyages, and protectors of Finow's family. Notwithstanding his name, he is inferior to all the gods mentioned before him; but much upon an equality with the three following. He has two houses

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: he has, indeed, seen the king inspired by Taly-y-Toobo (who never inspires any body but the king), but he is not strictly considered a priest on this account; those only, in general, being considered priests who are in the frequent habit of being inspired by some particular god. It most frequently happens that the eldest son of a priest, after his father's death, becomes a priest of the same god who inspired his father. The general circumstances of fits of inspiration have been already noticed

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party, where an inspired priest sits at the head; the circumstances of inspiration we have already related, (Vol. I. p. 105.) and the form of serving out the cava when a priest presides, (Vol. II. p. 205.) The phrase cava fucca egi means literally, a god-like caca. Laying a small piece of cava root before the grave of a chief or consecrated house, out of respect to a god, or to a deceased relation, is called toogoo caca, and will be mentioned in its proper order. TOW-TOW is an offering of yams

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tered tone of voice, which gradually rises to nearly its natural pitch, though sometimes a little above it. All that he says is supposed to be the declaration of the god, and he accordingly speaks in the first person as if he were the god. All this is done generally without any apparent inward emotion or outward agitation; but sometimes his countenance becomes fierce, and, as it were, inflamed, and his whole frame agitated with inward feeling; he is seized with an universal trembling; the

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beach, but no lizard was to be seen. In the course of the day, those who belonged to the canoe took their departure. A few days elapsed, during which the prodigy was no where to be seen, and they supposed it was gone away altogether, imagining it to have been a visitation from a god for some crime they had committed. One evening, however, while a woman was washing some talo root in a salt water lake, about a quarter of a mile from the beach, surrounded by thick rushes, the monster suddenly

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the patron god of the Hows. Almost every morning a hog was killed, dressed, and presented before the house, as an offering to the god, that he might spare her life for the sake of Finow. On these occasions, one or other of the matabooles, and sometimes two or three in succession, made an address to the invoked divinity (for he had no priest), to the following purpose: Here thou seest assembled Finow and his chiefs, and the principal matabooles of thy favoured land (the Tonga islands, taken

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? (spoken in rather an impatient and peremptory tone) have regard for Finow, and save the life of his daughter. Every morning, as before stated, for about a fortnight, a hog was killed and offered to the god, and addresses were made similar to the above, and repeated five, six, or seven times a day, but the god seemed to hearken not to their petition, and the child daily got worse. In about fourteen or sixteen days, finding their prayers unavailing, they took her to another fencing in the

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large canoes to be launched, and his wives, chiefs, matabooles, in short his whole household, to go on board. His sick daughter was conveyed into the canoe which he and his wives occupied, Mr. Mariner also being on board, They set sail for the island of Hoonga, which belonged to a priest called Toob T a, who was accustomed to be inspired by Finow's tutelar god Toob Tot i. On this island several enclosures or fencings are consecrated to this god: to one of which his daughter was carried, and

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he seemed much affected, and generally shed a profusion of tears. To their earnest entreaties he scarcely ever made any answer, and when he did, it was, for the most part, to the following effect; Why do you weary yourselves with entreating me ? (speaking as if he were the god) if the power to restore the woman rested solely with me, I would do it: be assured it is all done by the will of the gods of Bolotoo. Every day he visited the sick girl, frequently sat down by her, took her hand and

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him on this bier to different consecrated houses, although he had, almost beyond a doubt, breathed his last, with violent struggles, about ten minutes before. He was first carried to the house dedicated to T li-y-Toob , where an appropriate prayer to the god was hurried over as quickly as possible: the corpse (for it was now perhaps nothing more, for there was no pulse at the wrist; and Mr, Mariner, applying his hand to the region of the heart, found it had ceased sensibly to beat) was

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. For one and the same individual, (a priest,) who today is held in scarcely any estimation, may to-morrow, (under the influence of the inspiration of some god,) take place of every body present, seat himself at the head of the cavaring, be respected as the god himself, and his discourse attentively listened to as oraculas. Again, the king himself, whom one might suppose to be the greatest person in the country, (and in fact he has the greatest power,) is by no means the highest noble, but must

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thus consecrated to them, some having five or six, others one or two. The following are the names and attributes of the principal gods. TA'LI-Y-TOOBO'; (the literal meaning of this name, from which nothing can be deduced, is Wait there, Toobo!) He is the patron of the How and his family, not of Finow in particular, who is the present king, but of any one who may be king. He is also god of war, and is consequently always invoked in time of war by the How's party: in time of peace he is also

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whim and delight; they lead travellers astray, trip them up, pinch them, jump upon their backs in the dark, cause the nightmare and frightful dreams. They are never seen. M OOI A god that supports the earth, the earth lying on him, he being prostrate. This, as may be supposed, is a very gigantie being, greater in personal bulk than any of the others. He never inspires any body, nor ever leaves his situation. He has no house dedicated to him. When an earthquake happens, it is supposed that this

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believe it: the Hamoa people doubt it very much; and the Tonga people deny it altogether. The natives of the Tonga islands have a traditionary story respecting the origin of turtles; and as we are here discoursing about their notions of the world, which in some measure involves their knowledge of natural history, it ought properly to be told in this place. A considerable time after the existence of mankind at Tonga, a certain god, who lived in the sky, and whose name was Langi, received a command

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diately with great indignation charged poor Langi with being the cause of these disturbances: this god said in his defence, that he had ordered his daughters to remain at home, but unfortunately they were disobedient children. He immediately left the synod of gods, and flew with all speed to Tonga, where he found that one of his daughters, by having eaten of the productions of the place, had deprived herself of immortality, and was already dead. The loss of his daughter enraged him to the

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signification: it means sacred or consecrated to a god, having the same signification as fucca gi: it means prohibited or forbidden, and is applied not only to the thing prohibited, but to the prohibition itself, and frequently (when it is in sacred matters), to the person who breaks the prohibition. Thus if a piece of ground or a house be consecrated to a god, by express declaration, or the burial of a great chief, it is said to be ta'boo; the like if a canoe be consecrated, which is

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to be injured, and consists in burying something belonging to them in the house of a principal god, or of the tutelar god of their family, or in the grave of a superior relation. Tatt ngi. To clink; to jingle together. Tatt w. The custom of marking the body by puncturing, c. See ta-tattow, under the article ta. Alike; like; similar to; co-equal. A screen. Tatt w- nga. Conformity; similarity. Tatt w-be. Alike; similar; in like manner. Taw. To cure; to heal: a remedy; a cure. . To drop; to slip

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Inspect. Vacky'. Inspire (to draw in the breath). Mana'va; (the god inspired him) nai how he hotooa giate ia; i. e. the god came to him. Instep. Too'a va' . Instillation. Too'loo too'loo. Instruct. A'co. Intellect. Lo'to: this word means the disposition and temper. Intelligible. Ilo'a gnofoo'a; ma'oo. Intelligibly. Ilo'a gnofoo'a-a'nge; ma'oo-a'nge. Inter. Ta'noo; (interment) the same. Intercept. Ta' fi. Interchange (to barter, to trade with). Fuccato'w. Interdict. Fu'cca ta'boo. Interdiction

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should he chance to miss a spear, his tutelar god would catch it or turn it aside, father than allow him to be hurt. P. 185. The author here speaks of the use of Ava, (or as the Tonga people call it, Cava), which he never saw employed but as a medicine to prevent corpulency, ardent spirits being adopted as a luxury instead of it. Mr. Mariner, when he was at Wahoo, saw it drunk twice as a luxury, and was told that several of the old men Still preferred it to spirits. It must be remembered that

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practised by women Children. 79 CHAP. XVIII. Enumeration of the principal notions on which the religion of Tonga is founded Traditionary account of the island of Bolotoo Division of the gods into six classes Names and attributes of the principal original gods Souls of Chiefs Souls of Matabooles Other Hotooas or inhabitants of Bolotoo Hotooa Pow, or mischievous gods The god that supports the earth Observations upon death Origin of the habitable earth, or rather of the islands of Tonga Popular

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reach, she predicted that he would never again see his father and mother, and that the ship and all the crew would certainly be destroyed, as a just judgment from God, for the heinous sacrilege committed by them. Mariner told her, that if she were in England she would stand a chance of being punished for a witch: the observation caused her to laugh, but produced him, at the same time, a pretty smart box on the ears. So great a favour, from so fair a hand, could not but be received in good part; he

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, which was going to another island, but they chose to remain; urging for their reason that they had not quarrelled with any of the Tonga people, and that consequently they should not be hurt; the others informed them, however, that it was the Tonga custom not only to kill an enemy, but also all his friends and relations, if possible: the three missionaries then replied that as they had done no harm, and meant no harm, their God would protect them: at this moment, a party of natives, who were

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painting their bodies and faces after various fanciful forms. The enemy on shore were also in a state of preparation: they shouted the war * Tooitonga is a great chief, supposed to be descended from a God. [page] 9

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CHAP. IV. Disembarkation of the forces Siege of Nioocalofa Destraction of the fortress Cruelty of the conquerors Description of the effect of the artillery Embarkatiori for Pangaimaftoo Ceremonyof invoking a God Inspiration of a priest Return to Tonga The fortress rebuilt Cannibalism Garrison of Bea enters into alliance with Finow Finow embarks again for Pangaimotoe, leaving the fortress in the care of the chief of Bea Treachery of this chief Return of the fleet to the Hapai islands

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station on account of the sacredness of the occasion, conceiving that such modest demeanour must be acceptable to the gods. As soon as they are all seated, the priest is considered as inspired, the god being supposed to exist within him from that moment. He sits for a considerable time in silence, with his hands clasped before him; his eyes are cast down, and he remains perfectly still. During the time that the victuals are being shared out, and the cava being prepared, the matabooles sometimes

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and so on, for several times: at length he suddenly raises the club, and, after a moment's pause, strikes the ground, or the adjacent part of the house, with considerable force: immediately the god leaves him, and he rises up and retires to the back of the ring among the people. If the company now wish for any more cava, Finow, or the greatest chief present, goes and sits at the head of the ring. It might be supposed that this violent agitation on the part of the priest is merely an assumed

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minutes: the height of the paroxysm generally lasts from a quarter to half an hour! These are also called fits of inspiration, and are firmly believed to be visitations from some god who accuses the party of neglect of religious duty, not by an apparent audible warning, but by an inward compunction of conscience. But these things are also common enough in all parts of the world, at home as well as abroad. Some of the natives are such adepts at this sort of mysterious conversation with the

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spired, some cava was brought to him (as is usual on such occasions), but, in a little while, he was obliged to acknowledge that the god would not visit; at which all present were greatly surprised, and so the cava was taken away again. These imaginations, however, have sometimes produced very serious consequences: to give an instance; on one occasion a certain chief, a very handsome young man, became inspired, but did not yet know by whom; on a sudden he felt himself exceedingly low spirited

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his portion, retired to his home to share it with his family. From this * Veachi, like Tooitonga, is a divine chief, that is, descended from a god; he is, however, inferior to Tooitonga, but higher in rank than the king: see second vol. of the work. [page] 13

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combatants are allowed to wear turbans, to resemble more nearly a real fight. It must here be observed that turbans are not allowed to be worn but in time of war, and then only by those who are going to battle, unless on occasions of formal rejoicings like the present, or at night-time among chiefs and matabooles, or among the common people when at work in the fields or in canoes. On all other occasions, to wear a head-dress would be disrespectful; for although no chief be present, yet some god may be

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a young chief to the enemy, and the consequences Slaughter of the enemy by an ambuscade Sixty bodies offered to the gods Cannibalism Supposed treachery of Lioofau The king returns thanks to his tutelar god Hints of his priest Apprehension and punishment of Mappa Haano Regulations respecting deserters Cruelties exercised upon four of the enemy Desertion of Toobo Boogoo from the enemy One of Finow's canoes surprised by an attack from Maccapapa at the island of Taoonga Finow sends out an expedition

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should be allotted to such a god, and so many to such another, and so of the rest. The names of these gods were Tali y Toobo, Tooi fooa Bolotoo, Lau file Tonga, Toobo lalo Tonga, and Chenitacala: the two first only are imaginary beings, the others are souls of departed chiefs; the last of all is a goddess, the soul of a female chief of that name. This being done, the bodies were carried away, and laid before the houses of the different gods to whom they were allotted: where, after they had remained

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contend with, for the seeds of insurrection were already sown in his own army, sod although Lioofau was perfectly innocent of what had been alleged against him, yet there was one at no great distance from him for whom so much could not be said. The god having condescended to declare this, left his priest, and the latter arose and went away; the company then broke up. Finow pretended to take no notice of what the priest declared, not wishing the circumstance to be much noticed by others. The

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by pernicious counsel, inspire other chiefs with sentiments derogatory to the welfare of Finow's government. To which the king replied, that this was not a war between men, in whose success or ill success the gods took no interest, but one in which his tutelar god, Toobo Totai, presided in a particular manner over his fortune [page] 20

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and welfare, and that this god would take care that such pernicious attempts, on the part of the disgraced chief, should not affect the other chiefs of his army, or if they did, that he should be made acquainted with it by the priest. The company now dispersed. After this period Mappa Haano always wore mats as significant of his degraded state. He seldom attended any public ceremonies or assemblies, because it obliged him to sit along with the common people, and he could not brook, on such

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one leg over, when Palavali struck him a furious blow on the head, and felled him dead within the place; seeing now what he had done, he was struck with fear, and ran away to the canoes, followed by his men. As soon as he arrived at the fortress, he communicated to Finow what had passed, saying, in his defence, that he was so eager in pursuit, as to be out of all self command. The king immediately ordered cava to be taken to the priest of his own tutelar god, that the divinity might be consulted

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various houses consecrated to different gods, before each of which it was placed on the ground, all the company sitting behind it, except one priest, who sat beside it, and prayed aloud to the god that he would be pleased to accept of this sacrifice as an atonement for the heinous sacrilege committed, and that punishment might accordingly be withheld from the people. After this was done before all the consecrated houses in the fortress, the body was given up to its relations, to be buried in

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be indrest: under such circumstances as the present, therefore, every one retires a little, and as soon as he has divested himself of his usual dress, slips on an apron made of the leaves of the chi tree, or of matting called g : the same respect is shewn if it is necessary to undress near a chief's grave; because some Hotooa or god may be present. [page] 27

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a fishing with a line and hook: it chanced, however, that the hook got fixed in a rock at the bottom of the sea, and, in consequence of the god pulling in his line, he drew up all the Tonga islands, which, they say, would have formed one great land; but the line accidentally breaking, the act was incomplete, and matters were left as they now are. They show a hole in the rock, about two feet diameter, which quite perforates it, and in which Tangaloa's hook got fixed. It is moreover said that

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it was a god's hook, and could not break; how came then the line to break ? was it not also the property of a god ? I do not know how that was, replied Tooitonga; but such is the account they give, and I know nothing farther about it. A few days after this excursion, Finow having portioned out several of the smaller islands to the government of certain of his chiefs and matabooles, returned with his party to Vavaoo. As soon as he arrived at Felletoa, he issued orders for a general assembly of the

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fend their god, he punished them by causing a scarcity on all the Tonga islands, which obliged them to go and seek food elsewhere. As they were vastly above the ordinary size of the sons of men now-a-days, they were able, with the greatest imaginable ease, to stride from one island to another, provided the distance was not more than about a couple of miles; at all events their stature enabled them to wade through the sea without danger, the water in general not coming higher than their knees

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. The provisions were then divided into various portions, and each declared to be the portion of such a god; after which they were given to the care of as many principal chiefs, who shared them out to all their dependants, so that every man and woman in the island had [page] 34

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this event Grief of Finow's daughter Mr. Mariner rebuked by the prince for his grief at Finow's death Suspicious conduct of Voona Con, sultation of the god Toobo Toty' Report of what had been Finow's intentions previous to his death The prince consults with his uncle on matters of political government relative to his succession. SHORTLY after Toob Mal hi and his followers had departed for the Hapai islands, Finow's younger daughter, named S waw m i Lat ngi (which, in the Hamoa language, means

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and I earnestly intreat you, Toobo Tot i, to exert all your influence with the other gods, that I alone may suffer all the punishment they desire to inflict. To this the god returned no answer, and the priest retiring among the people, the company separated. As soon as Finow arrived at his house, his spirits no doubt much agitated, and his pride, in all probability, much hurt, he laid down on his mat, and felt himself much indisposed. His illness hourly increased, and feeling, as he said, a