Mr. W A F E K s Voyages, Set. 9 



expe&ed,they were out of Patience,and feeni'd 

 refolved to revenge on us the injuries which 

 they fuppofed our Friends had done to theirs. 

 To this end they held frequent Confultations a Confuit 

 how they (hould difpofe of us ; Some were t0 deftroy 

 for killing us, others for keeping us among Ss com* 

 them, and others for carrying us to the Spa- panions, 

 mards, thereby to ingratiate themfelves with 

 them. But the greateft part of them mortal- 

 ly hating the Spaniards, this laft Project was 

 foon laid afide $ and they came to this Refo- 

 lution, To forbear doing anything to us, till 

 fo much time were expir'd as they thought 

 might reafonably beallow'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 expir'd, and Preparati- 

 having no iSlews of the Guides, the Indiam°^ ux 

 began to fufped that our Men had either 

 murther'd them, or carried them away with 

 them^and feem'd refolv'd thereupon todeftroy 

 us. To this end they prepared a great Pile 

 of Wood to burn us, on the 10th Day $ and 

 told us what we muft truft to when the Sun 

 went down 5 for they would not execute us 

 till then. 



But it To happned that Lacenta, their Lacenta 

 Chief, paffing that way, dhTuaded them from t f Jg m . 

 that Cruelty, and propofed to them to fend ' 

 us down towards the North-fide, and two 

 Indians with us, who might inform them- 

 felves 



