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of the Ifland of Barbadoes. 
Maladies, and indeed very unfit for his cares, yet when I thall prefe the 
: the Remedy, which may happen to concern him, I may hope to 
make him amends : for truly my touching upon the difeafé, was but 
-| roufher in the cure, which thall follow clofe after,and tis briefly thus, 
Take the Pifleofa green Turtle which livesin the Sea, dry it with a’ 
moderate heat, pound it in a Morter to powder, and take of this as 
much as will lyeupon a (hilliny,in Beer or the like, Ale or Whitewine 
andina very {hort time it will do the cure. If this fecret had been 
known in Exrepe but a dozen years fince, no doubt we had been well 
ftor'd with it by this time, for’tis tobe had both at the Charzbby and 
Lucayick Uands, where thefefifhes abound. 
Yet fo flow was my recovery ofthe main ficknefS, and my relapfes 
\ fo frequent, as f was ever and ‘anon, looking out to meet my 
familiar Companion Death ; my Memory, and Intelle¢t fuffering the 
fame decayes with my body, for I could hardly give an account of 
t of the time I wasfick 5 but as my health increaft, they return’d. In 
three months more I was able to ride down to the Bridge, where 
finding aShip bound for Exgland, I agreed for my paffage and dyet 
bythe ways and (asthe manner ofall Mafters ofShipsis) he made me 
arge promiles. iful provifionsaboard, as Beefe, Porke, Peafe, 
Filh, Oyle, Bisket, Beere, and fome Wine. This Ship had been fifteen 
months out of Ezgland, and had traded at Guinny and Binny for Gold 
and Elephants teeth, but thofe, commodities taking up but little room, 
the Captain made the Barbadoes in his way home, intending 
to take dnhis ful acting, of Sugar, and fuch other Commodities as 
that Iland afforded , aad { being.xca¢ teSablenmyfclf and 
divers other Gentlemen embarkt, upon the 
at Twelvea Clock at n ime O 
that he might the better pafs undefcry'd by a well known Pi- 
rate, that had for. many. daycs layn hovering about the Iiland, to 
take any Ships that traded for London, by vertue of a Commiffion 
ight, which time our Matter made choyce of 
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as he seated. from the Marquels of Ormond. This Pirate was an 
: man bold enough; but had the Cha- 
and cruel, than became a valiant 
fhis Character; he tooka Ship in one 
F which he furnifhe himfelf with 
fach things as he wanted, but 
atlarge. He had there a 
cerned by him, and fo we came fafely o 
fortnight after we had 
en had.abus'd him, aad (for-fome C . 
men had.abus d him, aac (F part of his Bisket 5 that inftead 
the fweepings and duft of the Bread- 
and binding as bread, we. recite 
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