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 of Wort he, determined with themfelves to 

 ftrippe mee of all, which they did, leavinge 

 neither mee nor my Men any Thinge, fave 

 onlye our Breeches ; which done, they lefte 

 us with our Hones, which were not worth 

 the Taking. This Miferye wente nearer 

 my Harte then all the former, beeinge nowe 

 ftripped of all, and havinge nowe two third 

 Parts of my Way to goe to Jlmadabar, not 

 knowioge one Foote of the Way, and the 

 Wether could, which made mee allmofte 

 wearye of my Life, and my Mens Unhartu 

 neffe made me fuller of Greefe. Yet comfort-* 

 inge my felfe and Men the befte I could, the 

 firfte of March, 161 3, I wente on without a 

 Guyde, not knowinge one Foote of the Way, 

 but onlye by Gefle, and travelled all Day 

 longe, and towards Night came to two or 

 three Houfes of poore Cammel Mens, that 

 kepte Cammells in the Mountaynes, to whom 

 wee tould the Mifhapp, which wee had re- 

 ceaved by ourGuydes thus leaving us. The 

 poor People made much of us, givinge us 

 fuch Victualls as they had, and one of them 

 promifed to leade us into the Way that goes 

 to Parker, from thence fome two Dayes 

 Journey, In the Mcrninge hee wente with 



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