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mE failed from Peru (where we had continued by the 
Gl foace of one whole year) for China and Fapan by the 
South Sea,taking with-us Vidtualsfor Twelve Moneths, 
and had good Winds from the Eaft; though foft arid 
weak,. for Five Moneths fpaceand more; but then the 
-~Wind came about, and fetled in the Weft for many 
days; {0 as we could make little or no way, and were 
| fometimes in purpofe. to turn back : But then again, 
there arofe ftrong and great Winds from the South, with a Point Eaft, 
| which carried us up (for all chat we coulddo) towards the North; by which 
| time our ViGtuals failed us; though we had made good {pare of them: So 
that finding our felves inthe midft of the greaceft Wildernefs of Waters in 
the World, without Victual, we gave ourfelvesforloftmen, and prepared 
for death. Yet we did lift up our hearts and voices to God above, Who 
heweth his wonders in she deep ; befeeching him of his mercy, That as in the 
Beginning he ‘difcovered the Fave of the deep, and brought forth dry-land; fo he 
would now difcover Land tous, that wemight not perifh. And iteameto 
pafs, that the next day about Evening, we faw within‘a Kenning before us, 
towards the North, as it were thicker Clouds, which did put us in fome 
hope of Land; knowing how that part of the South-Sea was utterly un- 
| known, and might have lflands or Continents that hitherto were not come | 
tolighr.. Wherefore we bent our courfe thither, where we faw the ap- 
_| pearance of Land all that nights and in the dawning of the next day, we 
} might plainly difcern thatit was a Land flatto ourfight, and full of Bofcage, 
\-which made it fhew the more dark; and after an hour and a halfs failing, 
| We entred into a good Haven, being the Port of a fair City, not great in- 
deed, but well built, and that gave apleafant view fromtheSea: And we 
thinking every minute long, till we were on Land, came clofetothe Shore 
and offered to land; but ftraight-ways we faw divers of the people with 
Baftons in their hands, (as it were) forbidding usto land, yet without any 
cies or fiercenefs, but onely as warning us off by figns that they made. 
| Whereupon being nota little difcomforted, we were advifing with our 
| felves, what we fhould do. During which time, there made forth ro us a 
{mall Boat with about eight perfons in it, whereof one of them had in his 
hand a Tip-ftaff of a Yellow Cane, tipped at both ends with Blew, who 
_\made aboard our Ship without any fhew of diftruft atall : And when he 
" |faw one of our number prefent himfelf.fomewhat afore the reft, he drew 
l forth a little Scroulof Parchment (fomewhat ycllower then pamearise 
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