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tunity to attempt the getting my Liberty to depart/ 

 by commending to him our Englijh Dogs, and ma- 

 king an Offer' of bringing him a few of them from 

 England^ if he would fuffer me to go thither for a 

 and 'tis fhort Time. He demurred at thisx Motion a-while ; 

 granted. ^ ut at i^g^ h e f WO re by his Tooth, laying his 

 Fingers on it, that I Ihould have my Liberty, and 

 for my Sake the other 4 with me ; provided I would 

 promife and fwear by my Tooth, that I would re- 

 turn and marry among them ; for he had made me 

 a Promife of his Daughter in Marriage, but flie 

 was not then marriageable. I accepted of the Con- 

 ditions : And he farther promifed, that at my Re- 

 turn he would do for me beyond my Expe£tation. 

 Hereturns I return' d him Thanks, and was the next Day 

 towards difmifs'd under the Convoy of 7 lufty Fellows ; and 

 Houfe* 8 we ^ ac ^ 4 Women to carry our Provifions, and my 

 * Cloaths, which were only a Linnen Frock and a 

 pair of Breeches. Thefe I faved to cover my Na- 

 kednefs, if ever I Ihould come among Chriftians 

 again ; for at this Time I went naked as the Salvages, 

 and was painted by their Women but I would not 

 fuffer them to prick my Skin, to rub the Paint in, 

 as they ufe to do, but only to lay it on in little 

 Specks. 



and arrives Thus we departed from the Neighbourhood of 

 there. the South Seas, where Lacenta was hunting, to his 

 Seat or Palace, where I arrived in about 15 Days, 

 to the great Joy of my Conforts •> who had ftaid 

 there during this hunting Expedition I made with 

 Lacenta to the South-Eaft. 



After many Salutations on both Sides, and fome 

 joyful Tears, I told them how I got my Liberty of 

 Lacenta,, and what I promifed at my Return and^ 

 they were very glad at the Hopes of getting away, 

 after fo long a Stay in a Salvage Country. 



I ftayed 



