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there, he had received ftrid Orders from 

 Madrid not to do the like. The Secretary 

 replyed, That we had an Ambaflador oa 

 board, and had as ftrift Orders, and Ihould 

 anfwer as feverely for the Breach of them. 

 His lafl: Anfwer was. That we might, with 

 our Sails loole, keep before the Town, till 

 we had furniflied aur felves with what we 

 wanted. Upon receiving this Meflage, the 

 Ambaflador difpatched away one Jofefh Ga^ 

 briel Cortez.^ aSpamard^ but employed by the 

 EngUP) Merchants trading to thatlfland, then 

 on board our Ship, to acquaint him. That 

 when we were ready to go away, we would 

 loofe our Sails, and not before. We land- 

 ed within the Mole ; the Walk upon it about 

 four or five Yards broad at the Extremity 

 of which is a very large and ftately Gate, 

 which leads into the City, We went into 

 the great Church, fomewhat wider than Weft- 

 minfier-jibbey^ but darkifh within : the Portal 

 very magnificent, adorned with feveral Mar- 

 ble Statues in Niches one over another. The 

 High Altar very plain and unadorned: but 

 others extraordinary rich and glorious. Not 

 far from the City are feveral Mills to grind 

 their Olives, Oyl being the great Commodi- 

 ty of the Ifland. 



, 2. The next Morning we weighed, with- 

 out taking any kind of notice of the Town, 

 failing all along in fight of the Ifland, which 

 prefented us with a pleafing and delightful 

 Profpeft the Valleys, lying under the Hills, 

 fruitful of Wine and Corn. The whole Ifland 

 is judged to be about fixty Leagues in Com- 

 pafsj and in length about fifteen; which we 



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