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maica, they died by fifty, sixty, and sometimes a hun- 

 dred in a week, of fevers and fluxes. 



Their streights and distresses being so great, put 

 them on necessity of hastening to distribute the soldiers 

 to plant for themselves, that they might have somewhat 

 of their own to subsist on, without depending on the 

 courtesy of others. And accordingly several of the re- 

 giment were dispersed into several places ; but though 

 such was their occasion, each for his particular private 

 goods and necessaries, yet they could not without much 

 difficulty, and many fruitless labours, obtain to have 

 their trunks and stuff ashore to them ; and many never 

 had them at all, but they were carried back with the 

 fleet into England. 



Some discontents grew among the great ones. 

 Venables telling Commissioner Butler of his drunken- 

 ness, which he was often guilty of, and in that condition, 

 had discovered too much to the Spaniards, and reprov- 

 ing him for it, made him his enemy, and to practise 

 against him, and thenceforwards he endeavoured to 

 make factions, and raise disgusts in the army. 



Penn gave notice of his intentions, suddenly to set 

 sail for England, and would not be dissuaded. 



Here the manuscript ends, but in continuation, 

 Oldmixon* observes, that "they arrived in England in 

 September, when they were both imprisoned for their 

 scandalous conduct in this expedition, which would 



* British Empire in America, 1740, 8vo. 



