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 attained the most worthy place y l may be found, in 

 such sort, as you may returne w l victuals sufficient 

 prosperously. 



27 Item the names of the people of every Island, 

 are to be taken in writing, with the commodities, and 

 incommodities of the same, their natures, qualities, and 

 dispositions, the site of the same, and what things they [I. 229.] 

 are most desirous of, & what commodities they wil most 

 willingly depart with, & what mettals they have in hils, 

 mountaines, streames, or rivers, in, or under the earth. 



28 Item if people shal appeare gathering of stones, 

 gold, mettall, or other like, on the sand, your pinnesses 

 may drawe nigh, marking what things they gather, 

 using or playing upon the drumme, or such other 

 instruments, as may allure them to harkening, to fan- 

 tasie, or desire to see, and heare your instruments and 

 voyces, but keepe you out of danger, and shewe to 

 them no poynt or signe of rigour and hostilitie. 



29 Item if you shall be invited into any Lords or 

 Rulers house, to dinner, or other parliance, goe in such 

 order of strength, that you may be stronger then they, 

 and be warie of woods and ambushes, and that your 

 weapons be not out of your possessions. 



30 Item if you shall see them weare Lyons or 

 Beares skinnes, having long bowes, and arrowes, be 

 not afraid of that sight : for such be worne often- 

 times more to feare strangers, then for any other cause. 



31 Item there are people that can swimme in the 

 sea, havens, & rivers, naked, having bowes and shafts, 

 coveting to draw nigh your ships, which if they shal 

 flnde not wel watched, or warded, they wil assault, 

 desirous of the bodies of men, which they covet for 

 meate : if you resist them, they dive, and so will flee, 

 and therefore diligent watch is to be kept both day 

 & night, in some Islands. 



32 Item if occasion shal serve, that you may give 

 advertisements of your proceedings in such things as 

 may correspond to the expectation of the company, and 



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