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“was from Water) byan Ark, through the Apoftolical and Miraculous | 
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cand Letier, Deke they had been writren in his own Language, . And thus . 
“was this Land faved from Infidelicy (as the Remain of the old World | 
came and called him forth from us. So this was all that paflcd in that . 
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The next day the fame Governor came again to us immediately after Din- 
ner,and excufed himfelf, faying, “ Thatithe day before he was called from us 
“‘{omewhat abruptly, butnow he would make us amends, and {pend time | — 
“with us, if we held his Company and Conference agreeable. We anfwered, 
“paft and fears to come, fot the time we heard him fpeak, andthat we | 
‘¢ thought anhour fpent with him, was worth years of ourformer life. He 
bo vyed himfelf alitsle to ws, and after vve vvere fet again, hefaid, “ Well, the Quelti- 
“ons areonyourpart. Oneof our number faid, after a little paufe, ** That there 
‘was a matter we were no le(s defirous to know then fearfulto ask, left we | 
“might prefume too far; but encouraged by his rare Humanity towards us, 
‘e (that could fearce think our felves ftrangers, being his vowed and profcffed | 
“ Servan's) we would take the hardinefsto propound it: Humbly befeech- 
“ing him, if hethoughtitnot fit to be anfwered, that he would pardon it, | 
«though he rejcéted it. VVe faid, We well obferved thofe his words 
‘which he formerly fpake, Thatthishappy I{land where we now ftood 
“ vvas knovvn to fevv, and yet knevv molt of:the Nations of the World; 
“ yvhich vve found to be true, confidering they had the Langgages of 
“ Europe, and knevy much of our ftate and bufinefs; and yet vvein Europe | 
* (notvvith{tanding all the remote Difcoverics and Navigations of this laft | 
Age) never heard any of the leaft inkling or glimpfe of this Ifland. This | 
<< yve found vvonderful ftrange, for that all Nations have interknovvledge 
«one of another , either by Voyage into Forein Parts, or by Strangers } 
“that cometo them: And though the Traveller into a Forein Countrey, } 
«doth commonly know more by the Eye, thenhe that ftaid at home can [| 
« knowledge in fome degtce on both parts: Butforthis Ifland, we never 
«heard tell of any Ship of theirs that had been feen to arrive upon any | 
<< fhore of Europe, no nor of either the Za or Veft-Jndies, nor yet of any. 
« Ship of any other part of the Worldthar had made return forthem. And 
«c yet the marvel refted not in this ; forthe fituation of it (as hisLordfhip | : 
« faid) in the fecret Conclave of fuch a vaft Sea might caufeic : Bue then,.] , 
<cthat they fhould have knowledge of the Languages, Books, Affairsof) — 
« thofe that lie fuch a diftance from them, it wasa thing we couldnorttel | 
c what to make of; for that itfeemed tousa condition and propriety of | 
¢« Divine Powers and Beings, to be hidden andunfeen to others, and yer} _ 
«to have others open, and asin alighttothem, AtthisSpeech the Go-} — 
vernor gave a gracious fmile, and faid, “ That we did well toask pardon | ~ 
< for this Queltion we now asked , for that it imported as if we thought | 
this Land, a Land of Magicians, that fent forth Spirits of the Air it 
« parts to bringthem news, and intelligence of other Countreys, It wa 
anfwered by usall, inall poflible humblenefs, but yet with a countenance 
taking knowledge, that we knew, that he fpake itbut merrily, “« That w. 
“were apt enough to think, there was fomewhat fupernatural in ¢ 
<Tfland, but yet rather as Angelical then Magical. Bur tolet his Lo 
«fhip know truly what ic was that made us tender and doubrful to ask 
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