Mr. WAFERS Voyages, &cc. 1 8 3 



Here we flayed 7 Days to refrefli our felves, and They fct 

 then took our March again: For we were defirous out a S ain# 

 to get to the North-Seas as foon as we could, and 

 they were now more willing to guide us than ever 

 before ; fince the Guides our Party took with them, 

 had not only been difmifs'd civilly, but with Pre- 

 fents alfo of Axes, Beads, The Indians there- 



fore of the Village where we now were, ordered 4 

 lufty young Men to conduct us down again to the 

 River, over which the Tree was fallen, who going 

 now with a good will, carried us thither in one Day ; 

 whereas we were 3 Days the firft time in going thi- 

 ther. When we came thither, we marched about a 

 Mile up the River, where lay a Canoa, into which 

 we all imbarked, and the Indians guided us up the 

 fame River which we before thro* miftake, had ftrove 

 to go down. The Indians padled ftoutly againft the 

 Stream till Night, and then we lodged at a Houfe, 

 where thefe Men gave fuch large Commendations of 

 our Men, who were gone to the North-Sea, that 

 the M^fter of the Houfe treated us after the beft 

 Manner. The next Day we fet out again with 2 

 Indians more, who made 6 in all, to row or pad- 

 dle us ; and our Condition now was well altered. 



In 6 Days time after this, they brought us to La- 

 cental Houfe, who had before faved our Lives. 



This Houfe is fituated on a fine little Hill, on Lacentas 

 which grows the ftatelieft Grove of Cotton Trees p *lace. 

 that ever I faw. The Bodies of thefe Trees were Large 

 generally 6 Foot in Diameter, nay fome 8, 9, 10, Cotton 

 1 1 ; for 4 Indians and my felf took hand in hand Trees - 

 round a Tree, and could not fathom it by 3 Foot. 

 Here was likewife a ftately Plantain-walk, and a 

 Grove of other fmall Trees, that would make a 

 Pleafant artificial Wildernefs, if Induftry and Art 

 were bellowed on it. 



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