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they took care of itiy Wound which by this Time 

 was pretty well healed, and I was enabled to walk 

 about.. But- at length not finding their Men return 

 as they expe&ed, they were out of Patience, and 

 feem'd refolved to revenge on us the Injuries which 

 they fuppofed our Friends had done to theirs. To 

 , this End they held frequent Confutations how they 

 Ihould difpofe of us : Some were for killing us, o- A Confule 

 thers for keeping us among them, and others for toaeftro 7 

 carrying us to the Spaniards, thereby to ingratiate ^ com-* 

 themfelves with them. But the greateft Part of panions. 

 them mortally hating the Spaniards, thi$ laft Pro- 

 jedt was foon laid afide ; and they came to this Re- 

 solution, to forbear doing any thing to us, till fo 

 much Time were expired as they thought might rea- 

 fonably be allow'd for the Return of their Friends, 

 whom our Men had taken with them as Guides to 

 the North Sea-Coaft ; and this, as they computed 

 would be 10 Days, reckoning it up to us on their 

 Fingers. 



The Time was now almoft expired, and having Preparati- 

 no News of the Guides, the Indians began to fufpe<5l^ s ^ kiU 

 that our Men had either murther'd them, or carried 

 them away with them ; and feem'd refolv'd there- 

 upon to deflroy us. To this end they prepared a 

 great Pile of Wood to burn us, on the lOthDay; 

 and told us what we muft truft to when the Sun 

 went down •, for they would not execute us till 

 then. 



But it fo happened that Lacenta, their Chief, Lacenta 

 paffing that way, difiwaded them from that Cruelty, ** ves 

 and propofed to them to fend us down towards the 1 em; 

 North-fide, and 2 Indians with us, who might in- 

 form themfelves from the Indians near the Coaft, 

 what was become of the Guides. They readily and fends 

 hearkn'd to this Propofal, and immediately chofe 2 tiicm a " 

 Men to conduct us to the North-fide. One of thefe J * 

 had been all along an inveterate Enemy to us 5 but 

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