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be.presented to the officer ; but the servant took them 

 not, nor would scarce look upon them ; and so left us, 

 and went back in another little boat which was sent 

 for him. 



About three hours after we had dispatched our an 

 swer, there came towards us a person (as it seemed) of 

 place. He had on him a gown with wide sleeves, of a 

 kind of water chamolet, of an excellent azure colour, 

 far more glossy than ours; his under apparel was green; 

 and so was his hat, being in the form of a turban, dain 

 tily made, and not so huge as the Turkish turbans ; and 

 the locks of his hair came down below the brims of it. 

 A reverend man was he to behold. He came in a boat, 

 gilt in some part of it, with four persons more only in 

 that boat ; and was followed by another boat, wherein 

 were some twenty. When he was come within a flight 

 shot 1 of our ship, signs were made to us that we should 

 send forth some to meet him upon the water ; which 

 we presently did in our ship-boat, sending the princi 

 pal man amongst us save one, and four of our number 

 with him. When we were come within six yards ot 

 their boat, they called to us to stay, and not to approach 

 farther; which we did. And thereupon the man whom 

 I before described stood up, and with a loud voice in 

 Spanish, asked, &quot; Are ye Christians ? &quot; We answered, 

 &quot; We were ; &quot; fearing the less, because of the cross we 

 had seen in the subscription. At which answer the 

 said person lifted up his right hand towards heaven, 

 and drew it softly to his mouth, (which is the gesture 



1 g/nculi jactum. When archers try which can shoot furthest, they call 

 it flight-shooting. The distance would be between 200 and 300 yards. 

 Old Double, according to Justice Shallow, would have &quot;carrie4 you a 

 forehand shaft a fourteen and fourteen and half; &quot; that is, 284 or 294 yards. 

 See Hen. IV. Part II. act 3. sc. 2. 



