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A True and Exaé Hiftory 
Himfelf a man grave enough to be wile, but certainly of no great lear- 
ning 3 for upon the differences between Bernardo and us,Colonel Aso- 
diford writ hima Letter in Latine, which he did his beft endeavour to 
an{wer,but fell the two bows fhort,fubftance and languages and though 
his Quarrel wereto us, yet he revenged himfelf on Prifciaz, whofe 
head he broke three or four times in his Letter. 
The firfttime wefaw him, wasat his own houfe,.by his own invi- 
tation : to whichalmioft inacceffible habitation, when we had clinted 
with infinite difficulty ; and indeed fo painful and violent was our 
motion ( our legs finding the motion of elevation, much mote vio- 
lent then of diftention,) as. we were almoft fcalded within 5 and the 
torrid heat ofthe Sun, being then our Zezith, did {fo {cald us without , 
as we were in fitter condition to be fricafed for the Padres dinner, than 
tocat any dinner our felvesies9 9) oe 
Being painfully and pipeing hot,arriv’d at this exalted manfion; we 
found none to entertain us but Bervardo 3 whole countenance was 
not fo well reconcil’d to himfelf, asto give usa hearty welcome: He 
told us that the Padre was gone forth about fome affairs of the Ifland, 
ut would returntime cnough to dinner, > And'whilft we wereftaying 
there, expecting his coming, we.thought good not to be idle, for 
the ftructure of that Fabrick, did not tiinifter to our. eyes much of 
delight 5 Onely :that it hada fair profpect to fea, So. we walk’d 
along upon that round hill, enquiring what we could ofthe place ; 
and were inform’d that there had been formerly a very {tately Town, 
beautified with fair buildings, and {treets focontrived; as to make 
'|ashisheels could carry him 3 and) within a very: little time 5 made a 
Gers 4. ae eee ee rs gee be hema i Jolt 
c# Drake, inthe time of the wats , between Queen Elizabeth, and the 
King of Spaiz,: which made us give more réverence to the places for 
that dome of cur Countrey had'there facrificed their lives for the 
Honour.of our: Nation .c)%bcisu@ize bad sbas toro: 5 7. 
-sAbout the honr'that our ftomachs :told:usj-it was full high time to 
pay Natureher due, we looktabett us, and perceived ata gooddi- 
flance, a_horfe coming towatdé.us, with.a minon hisback, ashard 
two Negroes) was fetonthe ground a great fat man, W oe own on| 
his back, his face ode SubileuleslieeiateencnttietlocRialetth yet I believe | 
fullout-as black asthe Knight of the Sun; his eyes blacker if pofti= 
ble, and fo far funk into his head, as with a large pin you might 
fighring we 
a foots and being mounted’; (and -he tohe‘of the belt Horlemen,) 
verpfwaft of foot, coming towardsthe place where he was kept, ran] 
the beft wl offach a profped;! But burnt and demolifh'd by Sir Frans| 
