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powder- The palfage of that River was very 

 deep, and the Stream violent 3 by which 

 means I was born down the Current, for fe- 

 deral Paces, to an Eddy in the bending of 

 the River. Yet I got over 5 but thefe two 

 being the hindmoft, and feeing with what 

 difficulty I crofs'd the River, which was ftill 

 tiling, they were difcourag'd from attempt* 

 sng it, and chofe rather to ftay where they 

 were. Thefe two came to me 5 and the o~ 

 ther two foon after the Company's departure 

 for the North Sea, as I fhall have occafion to 

 mention 5 fo that there were five of us in all 

 who were left behind among the Indians- 



Being now forcd to ftay amoiag them, and 

 having no means to alleviate the Anguifh of 

 ray Wound, the Indians undertook to cure 

 me $ and apply'd to my Knee fome Herbs, 

 which tHy fir ft chew'd in their Mouths to 

 the confiftency of a Pafte, and putting it on 

 a Plantain-Leaf* laid it upon the Sore. This 

 prov'd fo efte&ual, that in about 20 Days 

 ufe of this Pooltefs, which they applied freftt 

 every Day, I was perfeftly cured 3 except 

 only a Weaknefs in that Knee, which re- 

 maind long after, and a Benummednefs 

 which I fometimes find in it to this Day. Yet 

 they were not altogether fo kind in other re- 

 1 pe&s ; for fome of them look'd on us very 

 fcurvily, throwing green Plantains to us, as 

 we fat cringing and fhivering, as you would 

 Bones to a Dog. This was but forry Food $ 

 jet we were forcd to be contented with it : 



