I o i Ptyages and Travel i f s of 

 all to bee bounde, and our Weapons to bee 

 taken from us. Then opened the FardelJs 

 and Founde greate Store of Cloth of Gould, 

 Silver, and Tiffue, and other Commodities^ 

 which cofte the Marchaunts (my Compa- 

 nions) in Amadavar tvventye thoufand Ru- 

 piafe, each Rupia beeinge 2j. 6d. as they 

 had formerly tould mee. The Rage e feeinge 

 this Booty e foe rich, concluded to kill the 

 Marchaunts, and all their Servants ; and his 

 Companye would have had him kill mee and 

 my Men allfoe, alledging, as good fave all 

 as fome ; but by no Meanes hee woule there- 

 to confente, telling them, I was of a verye 

 farr Countrye, and would doe them noe 

 Hurte, wantinge Language; in fyne, hee 

 promifed his Companye, that I ftiould not 

 goe for Tut Pa to bewray this Fade of theirs 

 there, but hee would fende mee back againe 

 to Amadavar from whence I came j fo caufed 

 my four Men prefentlye to bee unbounde 

 making me fitt clofe by himfelfe, and fud- 

 daynlye caufed his Men to hange the three 

 Marchaunts, and theire five Men, tyinge • 

 theire Cammells Ropes about theire Neckes, 

 and with a ihorte Trunehion twifted the 



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