1 2 8 The Diflrejfes and Adventures 

 that fince our late Difappointrnent, we had 

 agreed (by the Help of God) to go to Ni~ 

 coya^ and that, if he was willing to bear us 

 Company, we would take our Chance to- 

 gether. He was very well pleafed with the 

 Propofal, but as he was fick and weak, 

 feared he fhould not be able to perform the 

 Journey; however* we comforted him, by 

 faying he might ftay here till he got Strengh, 

 for that we were obliged to wait for our 

 Carpenter, who was at work at a VefTel that 

 was building, at which he could earn two 

 Spani/h Dollars a Day. He was imploy'd 

 eight Days, and received his Wages, with 

 which he purchafed himfelf a Frock, that, 

 in Reality, was worth no more than two 

 Shillings Sterling ; fo exceffively dear are all 

 Sorts of Cloathing in thefe Parts. 



A t this Time, an Accident happen'd in 

 the Prifon were we lodged, which might 

 have proved fatal to us, had we not ufed 

 fome Precaution. The Matter was this; 

 Five Mallata Men, who were clofely con- 

 fined in Irons for the barbarous Murther of 

 an Alcald Major, were palTed from St. Mt- 

 ehaeH to this Town, in order to be fent to 



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