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able unto them- We offered Tome Reward in Piftolets unco the 

 Servant, and a piece of Crimfon Velvet to be prefented to the 

 Officer: But the Servant took them not, nor would fcarce look 

 upon them 5 And fo left us, and went back in another little 

 Boat which was fent for him. 



About three Hours after we had difpatched our Anfwer , 

 there came toward us;, a Perfon (as it feemed,) of place. He 

 had on him a Gown with wide Sleeves , of a kind of Water 

 Charnolet , of an excellent Azure Colour , far more glofly than 

 ours : His under Apparell was green, and fo was his Hat, be- 

 ing in the form of a Turban, daintily made, and not io huge as 

 jthe Jurkijh Turbans ; And the Locks of his Hair came down 

 below the Brims of it- A Reverend Man was he to beholds 

 He came in a Boat, giltinfome part of it, with four perfbns 

 more onely in that Boat ; And was followed by another Boat, 

 wherein Were fome Twenty. When he was come within a 

 Flight- (hot of our Ship,Signes were made to us,that we fliould 

 fend forth fome to meet him upon the water,which weprefenc- 

 ly did in our Ship-Boat, fending the principal Man amongft 

 us fave one, and four of our Number with him- When we 

 were come within fix yards of their Boat , they called to us to 

 ftay, and not to approach further, which we did. And thereup- 

 on the Man , whom I before defcnbed, flood upland with a 

 loud voyce in Spanijb, asked, J re ye Chriflhns ? VVc anfwer cd> 

 I We "torn; fearing the le(Te, becaufe of the Croffe we had feen in 

 the Subfcription. At which Anfwer the faid Perfon lift up his 

 Right Handi towards Heaven, and drew it fbftly to his Mouth 

 ( which is the Gefture they uie, when chey thank G o d '■> ) And 

 then laid : If you will/wear, ( all of you ) by the merits of the S a v l- 

 ou r , that ye are no firates^ Nor baVe fbed blond , lawfully, nor 

 inlaw fully , within forty dates pafl • you may have LJcenfe to come 

 on Land. We faid, We were all ready to take that Oatb % Whereupon 

 one of thofe that were with him, being (as it fee med) a No- 

 li!? , made an Entry of this Ad. Which done, another of the 

 Attendants of the Great Perfon , which was with him in the 

 fame Boat, after his Lord had fpokcn a little to him, laid aloud: 

 My Lordlbould have you kno^ , that it is net of Pride , or Greatmff^ 

 that he commeth not aboard your Ship : <But for that y in your Anfoer, 

 you declare , that jou have many Sick amongU you , he w as warned by 

 the Confervacour of Health, of the City , thai he fhmldkeepa dl 

 fiance. VVc bowed our felves towards him, and anfwered : Wt 



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