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 continued till his cominge to us, he informed 

 us of the Eftate of the ^Portungaks, which 

 hee affirmed to bee verye weake, and at that 

 Tyme had divers of theire Townes befeeged 

 by the Decannes, and other Moores theire 

 Neighbours ; infomuch, that they were fayne 

 to fende out of theire Townes manye hun-* 

 dreds of poore labouring People, and others that 

 dwelte amongfte them for Wanteof Vi&ualls. 



There came likewife unto us, one that 

 had formerlye rune awaye from our Shippes 

 to the Qortungalesi and agayne from them 

 to us, and in his Waye paflinge through the 

 Decannes Countrye, he was perfwaded by 

 another EngUfiman (that was turned Moore> 

 and lived there) to turne Moore, which hee 

 did, and was circumfized, the Kinge allow- 

 inge him 7 j. 6 d. per Daye, and his Diett, at 

 the Kinge's own Table, but within eighte 

 Dayes after his CircumfizioB he dyed. 



Lykewise another of our Companie 

 called Robert family which was an Atten- 

 dante to Mr. Canhge, whome hee lefte, and 

 wente to Decanm to the Kinge thereof, can, 



ryinge 



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