of John Cockburn, &c. 45 



told us we might reach it before Night ; 

 when we had got within a Mile of it, we per- 

 ceived feveral Women coming along with 

 Jars of Water in Nets, hanging on their Heads. 

 As foon as they faw us, which was not till we 

 were pretty near "em, down went the Jars, 

 and away ran the Women with wonderful 

 Swiftnefi towards the Town. We fuppofed 

 now we fliould foon have the Men upon 

 our Backs, which happen'd accordingly ; 

 for, at once, out they came ready armed 

 with their Bows and Arrow's, two of them 

 having white Wands in their Hands ; they 

 demanded (according to Cuftom) whence 

 we came, and where we were going ; I an- 

 fwer'd, we came from (Porto Cavallo. Then 

 they brought us before their King, or Go- 

 vernor, who was himfelf an Indian ; he was 

 fitting on a Chair, and many others were 

 kneeling on the Ground about him. He 

 asked of what Country we were ; we told 

 him, we were Engtijbmen who had been 

 taken by Pedro cPoltasj and Henrkus our 

 Countryman. We told him likewife in what 

 Manner they had ferved us, and found he 

 had been acquainted with them at St. Peter's, 

 He faidj there was a Town called Grccias a 



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