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Tide might contribute to it, and that we were not 

 very far from the Sea. We went therefore over the 

 River by the Help of the Tree : But the Rain had 

 made it fo flippery, that 'twas with great Difficulty 

 that we could get over it aftride, for there was no 

 walking on it : And tho' 4 of us got pretty well 

 over 5 yet Bowman, who was the laft, flipt off, zn& Bowman 

 the Stream hurried him out of Sight in a Moment, Me to be 

 fo that we concluded he was drown'd. To add to dwwn ^ 

 our Affliction for the Lofs of our Confort, we 

 fought about for a Path, but found none ; for the 

 late Flood had fill'd all the Land with Mud and 

 Oaze, and therefore fince we could not find a Path, 

 we returned again, and paffed over the River on the 

 fame Tree by which we crofs'd it at firft ; intending 

 to pafs down by the Side of this River, which we 

 ftill thought difcharged it felf into the North-Sea. 

 But when we were over, and had gone down with 

 the Stream a Quarter of a Mile, we efpy'd our / 

 Companion fitting on the Bank of the River \ who, 

 when we came to him, told us that the Violence of 

 the Stream hurried him thither, and there, being 

 in an Eddy, he had Time to confider where he w r as % 

 and that by the Help of fome Boughs that hung in 

 the Water, he had got out. This Man had at this 

 time 400 Pieces of Eight at his Back : He was a 

 weakly Man, a Taylor by Trade. 



Here we lay all Night ; and the next Day, being Great 

 the 5th of ourprefent Journey, we march' d further^ 1 ' 5 

 down by the Side of the River, thro' Thickets of llps ' 

 hollow Bamboes and Brambles, being alfo very 

 weak for want of Food : But Providence fuffer'd 

 us not to perifh, tho' Hunger and Wearinefs had 

 brought us even to Death's Door : For we found 

 there a Maccaw Tree, which afforded us Berries, of Mactaw 

 which we eat greedily ; and having therewith fome- berries, 

 what fatisfied our Hunger, we carried a Bundle of 



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