The T RBFACE. 



Precedent and fubfequent Relations, I have only briefly 

 reprefented the Courfe of my Voyages, that the Reader 

 might not be deprived of the Pleafure of knowing by 

 what Adventure I happened to fall into that Country^ 

 and how I found Means to make my Efcape out of it. 



fhere now remains but one tfhing to be faid ; and 

 that is, to tell you, that I think it very convenient to 

 take this Opportunity of vindicating my felf to the 

 World, concerning fome Circumflances in the Relation I 

 have given of the Indian way of conjuring ( called by 

 them Pawawing) and of the "White Indians ; at which 

 feveral of the moft eminent Men of the Nation feem 9 d ve~ 

 py much Jlartled. But I hspe that the Teftimony of all 

 the Scotch Gentlemen and others, who have been there 

 fince me, will be looted upon by all good Men, as afuffi- 

 dent Authority to confirm the Truth of what I have af 

 ferted concerning thofe Matters-, fince none of them, 

 neither by their Writings, nor otherway, have contra- 

 di£led me ; but, on the contrary, confirmed what I 

 have faid in every Article, which has been no fmall Sa- 

 tisfaction to me. And Mr. Davis likewife (who is the 

 Author of theforefaid Relation of the Late Expedition 

 to the Gold Minesj defired me, in a late Conference I 

 bad with him, to acquaint the World, that if the faid 

 Relation had not been printed off before I talked 1vith 

 him about it, he would h'mfelf have given a large Ac~ 

 mint of it % declaring, that the Pawawing of the Indi- 

 ans that followed Don Pedro in that Expedition, 

 was the principal Reafon that indue 9 d fo?ne of the Eng- 

 lifh, who were more fuperflitious than others, to leave 

 the Mines much fooner than they at firft intended to have 

 done ; becaufe the Uneaftnefs in which the Indians then 

 Jeaned to be, made them likewife apprehenfive of fome 

 *$iraordlnary Danger from the Spaniards, 



Mr, 



