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and all naked but only about the Waift, ancf 

 with my Nofe-piece (of v/hich more hereafter) 

 hanging over my Mouth. I was willing to 

 try if they knew me in this Difguife 5 and 

 'twas the better part of an Hour before one 

 of the Crew, looking more narrowly upon 

 me, cry'd out, Here's our Doftor 5 and im- 

 mediately they all congratulated my Arrival 

 the A. among them. I did what I could prefently 



li^pSin^ to wa ^ °^ niy Paint 5 but 'twas near a Month 

 iis Al ' before I could get tolerably rid of it, having 

 had my Skin fo long ftaind with it, and the 

 Pigment dry d on in the Suri : And when it 

 did come off, 'twas ufually with the peeling 

 Tr. Gopfon off of Skin and all. As for Mr. Gopfon, iho* 

 es< we brought him alive to the Ship, yet he did 

 not recover his Fatigues, and his drenching 

 in the Water, but having languifti'd aboard 

 about three Days, lie died there at Ld 

 Sound's Key ^ and his Death verify s d another 

 the indu P art °^ 9 s Prediction- Our Indi- 



*n*> return dns } having been kindly entertained aboard 

 amore. f or a bout fix or feven Days 5 and many o- 

 thers of them, wno went to and fro with 

 their Wives and Children, and Ldcentd 2l- 

 mong them , viffting us about Fortnight or 

 t three Weeks, we at length took leave of 

 them, Ixcept two or three of them who 

 would needs go with us to Windward 5 and 

 vve fet fail, with the Tartane in our Com- 

 They fee pany, fir ft to the more Eaftern Ifles of th£ 

 fail to- Sawbatoes, and then towards the Coaft of 

 Jasm. tart agent, . 



