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by Strefs of "Weather about Golden- IflancJ,, in the 

 Sambattoe's, we ftood - away to the Baji Hmenio%Golden-i. 

 where we met them again, and feveral others, who^*/^ 

 had been at the taking of Portobel, and were r^^jf^^i. 

 Vouzed there. Here I firft met with M^ 

 and was with him in the Expedition into the S. Seas>..j>ier. 

 For in ftiort, having mufter'd up ou ( i; Forces at 

 Golden-IJland, and landed on the Ifthmus, we mzrcYf &ifthmusi 

 over: Land, and took Santa Maria and made thofe Santa 

 Excurfions into the S. Seas, which Mr. Ringrofe re- ; ^*^ 

 kites in the 44th Part of the Hifi or y of the Bucca-mi.oi 

 niers. the 

 Mr. Dampier has told, in his IntroduSlion to his Mr. 

 Voyage Round the* World, in what Manner the Com-^ w - 

 pany divided with Reference to Capt. Sharp. I was Capt. 

 of Mr. >'I)ampier's Side in that Matter, $nd of thtsharp. 

 Number of thofe who chofe rather to., return in. 

 Boats to the Ifthmus, and go back again 3, toilfonrje^te^ 

 Journey over Land, than ftay under a Captain in 

 whom we experiene'd neither Courage nor Condu6L 

 He hath given alfo an Account of what .befel us in 

 tha| Return, till fueh Time as by the Carelefsnefs off 

 our Company, my Knee was fo fcorch'd with Gun- 

 powder,: that after a few Days further .March, I was. 

 left behind among the Wild- Indians, in the Ijlhmus 

 of JJarien^ - ; 



It was, the 5th Day of our Journey whpn this Ac- j^ ^ 

 cident befel me 5 being alfo the 5th of May, in theieftiathe 

 Year 1 68 1. I was fitting on the Ground near ox\^fi hmUi * 

 of our Men,* who was^ drying of Gun-powder, in a, 

 Silver Plate : But nottnanaging it as fie Ihould, it 

 blew up and icorch'd my Knee to that Degree, that His Kne<|- 

 the Borie was left bare, the Flefh being torn away,. burnt * 

 and my Thigh burnt for a great Way above it. I 

 apply ed to it immediately fuch .R^m^es as I had 

 in my Knapfack ; And being unwilling, to' be left be- 

 hind my Companions* I made hard Shift to jog on, 

 and bear them Company for a few Days j during 



which 



