1 1 8 The Tiijlrejjes and Adventures 

 had ate nothing in four Days paft. We 

 prefently comforted them by calling for our 

 Turtillias, of which they ate very eagerly. At 

 this Place we faw two Ships on the Stocks, 

 which were not yet planked, nor their Decks 

 laid ; but the Indians were bufy in hewing 

 out Planks fromTrees which were bent by Na^ 

 ture, and feemed ready fitted to the Veflel, in 

 the fame Manner as we bend our fawed Planks 

 by Fire. Thefe Ships were built of Cedar, 

 and would carry about 300 Tuns. Their 

 Floor, Timbers, and Top, were all of one 

 Piece. They were bound for Acapulco and 

 Peru ; but no Veffel could we find here to 

 anfwer our Expectation. I talked with a 

 Spaniard, who told me of a Place called Afr- 

 coya y the moft likely of any that he knew 

 of to meet with a Bark for Panama, for that 

 VefTels often came from thence to Nicoya, to 

 take in Tallow and Jerk Beef. Then he 

 direded us to go to a Holy Father, who 

 lived in this Town, and crave his AHiftance ; 

 we went accordingly, and made our Appli* 

 cation to him, upon which he order'd us 

 every one ' a Plantain. After this, we re- 

 turned to our Black Landlady, who flood 

 our beft Friend, aqd had provided a hot 



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