of John Cockbum, 95 

 this Man tfhomis Colorado, which Name, 

 as we afterward underftood, was given him 

 on Account of his red Hair. 



On the third Day of our Confinement, 

 we were fent for to the Governor's Houfe, 

 to be examined, where we found our Coun- 

 tryman fbomas. After due Refpecls paid to 

 his Excellency, and that we had obtained his 

 Leave for fo doing, I related our whole 

 Story to him in brief ; but, however, took 

 care not to omit the mo ft material Circum- 

 ftances, and then added, that our Wives and 

 Children were not only in great Sorrow for 

 the Lofs of us, but muft be reduced to ex- 

 tream Poverty by this our Misfortune and 

 long Hindrance from returning home to 

 their Relief (all which was really the Cafe) 

 and concluded with earneftly entreating he 

 would be pleafed to grant us a Pafs, whereby 

 we might be enabled to get to an Engltjh 

 Factory. Upon this, the Governor ordered 

 we fhould be told, he had ftrift Commands 

 from rhe King, his Mailer, not to fuffer any 

 Englifhman to pals through this Part of the 

 Country, that it was not impoffible but our 

 Story might be feigned, and that we might 



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