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Which to our general Sire gave profpeB large 

 Into his nether Empire neighbouring round, 



1 1 . Now in order to prove this refemblance, 

 I muft acquaint you, that very early the next 

 Morning w^e mounted our Horfes, and rode up 

 to the Wood Sides, that are above a mile diftant 

 from the Sea Sands; w^here w^e alighted juft as 

 Phcebus in his bright Car fprung forth out of 

 T'hetis'^ Lap to gild the Mountain Sides with his 

 welcome Beams, being ten of us in number, viz. 

 four White Men and fix Negroes, well armed 

 with Piftols and Cutlaffes to defend us in cafe of 

 need, againll run- away Slaves. 



12. Being ftripped to our Waftecoats, our Af- 

 cent thorough the thick Woods (which fwarm 

 with wild Monkies who venture down in the 

 dark Night to fteal Potatoes and other Provifions 

 with fo much cunning or craft as to give rife to 

 feveral ftrange incredible Stories about them;) our 

 Afcent I fay, from being more gradual, foon be- 

 came very fteep indeed, and I took notice that 

 the higher we travelled up, the fteeper it was ^ 

 and not only fo, for the large Trees began to 

 dwindle and grow fhorter. Some time before we 

 had paifed by the laft of thefe Trees, we entered 

 among the Clouds, which felt raw and cold, 

 not unlike to an Englijh Fog in a Winter's 

 Morning, 



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