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of the’ Ifland of Barbadots. 
_But before we arrive at our next Harbour, St. Fego, one of the Files ° 
of Cape Verd, and now, revolted frdm the King of spain, to the Portu- 
gal , Letrretell you, one little obfervation I made of the Ships way 5 
which in flack winds , and dark nights , we faw nothing under 
water, bur darknefs 3 but in {tiff winds, and ftrong gayles, we faw 
pe the keel of the Ships and fifhes playing’ underneath , as 
ighted by a torch, and yet the nights.of equal darkne&. Which 
put me in mind ofa point of Philofophy. I-had heard difcours’d of, a+ 
mong the Learned; That inthe Air, Rough hard. bodies, mecting 
with one another, by violent {troaks, Rarifie the Air, foasto make 
fire. Sohere, the Ship. being of a-hard fabftance, and ina violent 
motion,meeting with the {trong refiftance of the waves: (whothough 
they be not hard 5 yetthey arc rough, by reafon of ‘their faltnefs,) 
do caufe a light, though no fire, and,I may gues ,- that that light 
would be fire, were it not quencht. by the fea; \in the inftant. it is 
made whichin hisown Blement, haththe greater'power and pte- 
MOmINaNGV Fi 54 apis} te r | . 
. . But before: we came to St. Fago, we were to have vifited a {mall 
.{ifland calléd soil; by. the, intreaty of a Portugal. we: catried withus, 
whofe name was Bernardo Mendes deSouja; who pretended, to have 
way , and. we :could not 
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recoverit, by. reafon the wind, was Crofs; and paral 
were informed by fomeof the Saylets, who. told us it was. unmha- 
bited by any, but Goats,.Dogs, and the like; and we guefs'd ,*he 
‘$4022: a (eS eter Se a % 
(se 1 (out. ofa vain Se che 
'|But the Mafter, who well knew the C voul 
not lofe fo much time to,no purpofe.”. Which gavefome difcontent- 
ment to the Portugal, which he,expreft in his CGountenance:; by a 
fullen dogged look , till,we cameto/St. Fago.. But that was but a 
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jour Merchantsredeem‘d:bim out of prifomin,Londox, intending hintf 
the Pudré Vagado, (Chicf Governor of} 
a great part of the Ifland ( if not,the whole’) to be his-owm} 
tetas ee 
thew us fomething that’ he .call’d_his.| 
‘the Condition of the place , would | 
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