fj\(ew Atlantis. 



Fears to come , for the time we heard him ffieak- } And thxt we 

 thought a Hour (pent with him \ was Tbwtb Tears of our former 

 life. He bowed himfelf a little to us , and after we were Tec 

 again , he faid - Well, the Qtitflkns are on your part One of our 

 plumber faid } after a little Paufe ; That were If as a Matter , we 

 were no lejfe de [irons to knoll?) than fear full to ask, left ~toe might 

 prefume too far* 'But incouraged by his rare Humanity toward us s 

 ( that could Jcarce think our fe/v?s /f rangers f being his Vwed and 

 prof e [fed Servants } ) The ivould take the Hardneffe to propound it : 

 Humby leficching him, if he thought it not fit to he anfwered y that 

 he tt>vuld pardon it , though he re ji Bed it. We faid ; We well obfer- 

 Ved thoje his wards 9 Wich he formerly /pake, That this happy Ijland, 

 whe>e ibe now flood i Unas hiolVn to few , and jet knew mofl of the 

 Nations of the World; which we found to be true , con fidering they 

 had the Languages of Europe , an d knew much of our State and Bufi- 

 nefje •' A na yet we in Europe ( ttotMthftanding all the remote Vif- 

 coveries ^ and Navigations of this la ft Age) neVer heard any of the 

 leafl Inkling or GIBip/e of this Ifltnd. This we found wonderfull 

 flratige • for that all Nations have Enterknolpkdge one of another , 

 either by Voyage into Foreinj^rts ? or (y Strangers that come to 

 m : And though the Traveller into a Forein Country , doth 

 commonly know mote by the Eye ? than he that flayed at home can by 

 relation of the Traveller ; Tet both wzies fuffi.ee to make a mutual 

 knowledge % in Jome degree i on both parts, But for this Ifland, we 

 never heard tell of any Ship of theirs y that had been feen to AnVe up- 

 on any fi?oteof Europe • Nq\ nor of cither the Eafl^or Weil Indies ? 

 nor jet of any Ship of any ether part of the World 9 that had made re- 

 turn for them. And jet the MarVell reft ed not in this- For the Si- 

 tuation of it (as his Lordfinp faid) in thefecrct Conclave of fitch a 

 <v.afl Sea mought caufe it. 'But then , that thy (hould have linolo- 

 ledge of the Languages , Bioks , Affairs 9 of thoje that lye fuchadi* 

 fiance from them , it was a thing we cvdd net tell what to make of- y For 

 that it feemed to us a condition and Tropihty of Divine Towers and 

 Beings } to be hidden and unfeen to others ■ and jet to have others 

 open , and as in a light to them- At this fpeech the Govcrnour 

 gave a gracious fmi!e 3 and faid; That ix>t did well to ask pardon 

 for this Queflion we new ashed ; For that it imported y as if we thought 

 this Land a L.and of Magicians j that fent forth Spirits of the Ayr 

 into all parts , to bring them News , and Intelligence of other Coun 

 tries. It was anfwered by us all, in all pofsible humblenefTe, but 

 yet with a Countenance taking Knowiedge } that we knew that 



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