'The Difireffes and Jdventum 

 Year?, as his Son informed Mr. Rounce, fince 

 our Arrival in England. We ftaid here but 

 one Night, and the next Morning took Leave 

 of the Alcald, who gave us twelve Ta maw- 

 las of Indian Com, and each of us two Reals 

 in Coco, bidding us be fure to go to the 

 other Alcald at the old Town of Nicaragua. 

 and get fomething of him. 



A s we went along, we faw little Birds 

 no bigger than a Grafhopper, of a whitifh 

 Colour, which, as they flew from Tree to 

 Tree were hardly perceivable. In the Even- 

 ing, we got to the Alcald of the old Town, 

 and told him our Errand, who faid, he would 

 do what he could for us, and for the pre- 

 fenc bad us go about the Town, and ask 

 every one to give us fomething towards 

 helping us over the Mountains. We did fo, 

 and of fome we got Plantains, and of others 

 jerk Beef, fo that we prelently pick'd up 

 as much as we were able to carry. 



On the third Day of our Abode here^ 

 arrived three Friars, who werejuft comefron* 

 over the Mountains of Nicaragua, on Mules, 

 well guarded by armed Indians. When 



they 



