Sometimes the King gives no order in a great while, it may be not at all.

Therefore in such cases, that the Body may not take up house-room, or annoy them, they dig an hole in the floar of their house, and put hollowed tree and all in and cover it.

If afterwards the King commands to burn the Body, they take it up again in obedience to the King, otherwise there it lyes.
Their order for burning is thus.

If the Body be not thus put into a Trough or hollowed Tree, it is laid upon one of his Bedsteds, which is a great honour among them.

This Bedsted with the Body on it, or hollowed Tree with the Body in it, is fastned with Poles, and carried upon Mens Shoulders unto the place of Burning: which is some eminent place in the Fields or High ways, or where else they please.