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contrary to nature, which, I muft confefs, drag- 

 gled farioufly within me, yet I offer'd fo much vi- 

 olence to my felf, that I fubmkted to it. I was ac 

 his Houfe, went into his Chamber, and being with 

 him all alone, I fpoke to him for a quarter of an 

 hour in the moft iubmiffive Terms^ that any Slave 

 could ufe. I am afham'd to make this Confeffion 

 to you, for I blufh to my felf every time I think of 

 fo mean a fubmiffion. However, inftead of his 

 liftening to my Reafons, and treating friendly with 

 me, he fell into a moft furious Paflion, and loaded 

 me with a torrent of moft bitter Reproaches. Ill 

 ibis cafe, Sir, I preferr'd the Service of the King, 

 before the Punctilio's of Honour, for I did nothing 

 but retir'd to my own Houfe,being well fatisfy'd that 

 I was not affaffinated by his Domefticks : But the 

 diforder which this Affair produced, would require 

 a long Difcourfe. It will be more to the purpofe^ 

 to come to matter of Fad ; I do allure you, that 

 he would have laid me up, if the Inhabitants had 

 appeared to be in his Intereft. He pretended that 

 he had beeninfuked, and consequently that he was 

 in the right in revenging himfelf, whatever it coil 

 him. But the tragical end of aGovernour, whofa 

 Throat was cut in this Country about thirty or for- 

 ty years agoe, furnifh'd him with abundant matter 

 of Reflexion. He judg'd it therefore his fafeft way 

 to diiTembie his Anger, being psrfwaded, that if I 

 fliould have run him through with my Sword, the 

 Soldiers and Inhabitants would have tavour'd my 

 efcape to the Englifo, in the neighbourhood of Via- 

 centia. In the mean time the RecoISets, who had a 

 mind to compofe thefe growing Differences, found 

 no great trouble in reconciling us, for they Remon- 

 ftrated to him, of what confequence it would be 

 for us to live in a good Correfpondence,and to avoid 

 the troubles that would enfue upon our quarrels. 

 This propofal of an Accommodation, was in ap~ 



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