NEW ATLANTIS. 378 



&quot; I Bartholomew, a servant of the Highest, and 

 Apostle of Jesus Christ, was warned by an angel that 

 appeared to me in a vision of glory, that I should com 

 mit this ark to the floods of the sea. Therefore I do 

 testify and declare unto that people where God shall 

 ordain this ark to come to land, that in the same day 

 is come unto them salvation and peace and good-will, 

 from the Father, and from the Lord Jesus. 



&quot; There was also in both these writings, as well the 

 Book as the Letter, wrought a great miracle, conform 

 to that of the Apostles in the original Gift of Tongues. 

 For there being at that time in this land Hebrews, Per 

 sians, and Indians, besides the natives, every one read 

 upon the Book and Letter, as if they had been written 

 in his own language. And thus was this land saved 

 from infidelity (as the remain of the old world was 

 from water) by an ark, through the apostolical and 

 miraculous evangelism of St. Bartholomew.&quot; And 

 here he paused, and a messenger came, and called 

 him from us. So this was all that passed in that con 

 ference. 



The next day, the same governor came again to us 

 immediately after dinner, and excused himself, saying, 

 &quot; That the day before he was called from us somewhat 

 abruptly, but now he would make us amends, and 

 spend time with us, if we held his company and con 

 ference agreeable.&quot; We answered, &quot; That we held it 

 so agreeable and pleasing to us, as we forgot both 

 dangers past and fears to come, for the time we heard 

 him speak ; and that we thought an hour spent with 

 him, was worth years of our former life.&quot; He bowed 

 himself a little to us, and after we were set again, he 

 said ; &quot; Well, the questions are on your part.&quot; One 



