Note 10 — PREFACE. (continued 3)

A priest of divination was termed a man of profound knowledge. A diviner could foretell coming events, whether good or bad. He could see the misfortune that would come upon the people, whether war or other danger or distress. He could also foretell the death of some chief, thus, “A certain chief will die.” A diviner had several callings. He knew the defects in the positions of a house or houses, and [the effect on] those who dwelt therein. A diviner could foretell the dispossession of a land from one’s stewardship,10 whether of an island, a district, or a division chief.