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tred into a good Haven, being the Port of a fair City t Not great 

 indeed, but well built , and that gave a pleafant view from the 

 Sea. And we thinking every minute long, till we were on 

 Land,came clofe to the Shore,and offered to Land. But ftraight- 

 waies we faw divers of the People,with Baftons in their hands s 

 ( as it were ) forbidding us to land : Yet without any Cries or 

 Fiercenefle, but only as warning us off, by Signes that they 

 made. Whereupon being not a little difcomforted, we were ad- 

 vifing with our felves^hat we mould do.During which time, 

 there made forth to us a fmall Boat, with about eight Perfons 

 in it , whereof One of them had in his Hand a Tip-ftaffe of 

 a yellow Cane a tipped at both ends with Blew, who made a. 

 board our Ship, without any fhew of Diftruft at all. And 

 when he faw one of our Number, prefent himfclffomewhat 

 afore the reft , he drew forth a little Scroul of Parchment 

 ( fomewhat yellower than our Parchment, and mining like the 

 Leaves of Writing Tables, but otherwife foft and flexible, ) 

 and delivered it to our formoft man. In which Scroul were 

 written in Antient Hebrew, and in Antient Greek , and in good 

 Lame of the School, and in Spanifb } thefe words Land ye not, 

 none of you ; and provide to be gene from this Coafl, within fixteen dates, 

 except you have further time given you % Mean while 5 if ydu want 

 Frep? Water , or Vitlual , or help for your Sick , or that your Ship 

 needeth repair, write do^nyour "wants , and youfballhaVe that 'which 

 hdongeth to Mercy. This Scroul was figned with a Stamp of 

 Cheruhims Wings , not fpread but hanging downwards ; And 

 by them a Crojfe. This being delivered, the Officer returned, and 

 left only a Servant with us to receiveour Anfwer. Confulting 

 hereupon amongft our Selves, we were much perplexed. The 

 Deniall of Landing, and Hafty Warning us away, troubled us 

 much : On the other fide, to find that the People had Lan* 

 guages , and were fo full of Humanity, did comfort us not a lit- 

 tle. And above all, the Sign of the Crojfe to that Inftrument, 

 was to us agreatRejoycing, and as it were a certain Prefage of 

 Good • Our Anfwer was in the Spanifl? tcmguefTbat for our Ship, 

 it n?as "well ; For we had rather met with Calmes and contrary winds, 

 than any Tempejls. For our Stck, > they "were many } andin my ill Cafe; 

 So that if they were not permitted to hand , they ran in danger of their 

 lives. Our other Wants wee let dow*n in particular, adding,. 

 that Tfce had fome little flore of Merchandise, which if it pleajed 

 hem to deal for, it might jupply our Wants , without being charge- 

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