grissell

Noses, which is made like a Half moone (like unto the Marg't) [6] kivering their lipps. some few of them hath itt made of silver. their women goes bear headed, with longe black Hair hanging downe, wearing a kinde of white cotton Blanckett over their Sholders, which comes downe about their bodyes. thay weare in the grissell of their nose a round ring, some of Silver, some of golde. capt.

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898