5 8 The Dijlvejfes and Adventures 

 ran, fcreaming moft terribly, and lent their 

 Husbands to fee what we were. The Men 

 feemed to be in a great Rage, fuppofing, 

 perhaps, fome Injury might have been offered 

 the Women; upon which, I thought proper 

 to tell them we were Spaniards, going to 

 Guatimal, and defired 'em to" let us ftay with 

 them that Night. There were but two of 

 them that underftood Spanijh, and tho' they 

 did not feem greatly to like us, yet they 

 agreed we fiiould ftay, and therefore car- 

 ried us to their Town, which was called 

 Papala a Papla y where they appointed us a 

 Range, and brought us Plantains and Wood, 

 that we might make a Fire to roaft them ; 

 but as they had ftill fome Doubt of us, 

 they took care to keep a Guard over us all 

 Night. 



At Day-break we got out of this Town, 

 and after we had walked about a Mile* 

 croffed the great River, and went dire&ly 

 through a Wood, where we found plenty 

 of Locufts, of which we ate very heartily. 

 Then we came to a large Plain, where we 

 fat down to reft ourfelves, the Sun being lb 

 hot in thefe Parts, and efpecially in this 



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