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unto them salvation and peace, and goodwill, from the 

 Father, and from the Lord Jesus.&quot; 



* There was also hi 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, 

 Persians 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. And here 

 he paused, and a messenger came, and called him forth 

 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, 

 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. We answered, 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. He bowed himself 

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

 the questions are on your part. 



One of our number said, after a little pause, that 

 there was a matter we were no less desirous to know 

 than fearful to ask, lest we might presume too far. 

 But encouraged by his rare humanity towards us (that 

 could scarce think ourselves strangers, being his vowed 

 and professed servants), we would take the hardness to 

 propound it ; humbly beseeching him, if he thought 

 it not fit to be answered, that he would pardon it, 

 though he rejected it. We said, we well observed those 

 his words, which he formerly spake, that this happy 

 island, where we now stood, was known to few, and yet 

 knew most of the nations of the world, which we found 

 to be true, considering they had the languages of 



