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us fome three Courfes, puttinge us in the 

 heigh Way, and fo lefte us : But wee (mif- 

 finge our Way) made four Dayes Journey to 

 Parker ; my Horfe tyringe, I was fayne to 

 goe one Foote ; and beeinge a bad Foote- 

 man, travelled verye foftlye, and everye 

 Night wee came to a little Village, and beg- 

 ged for our Victualls, fyndinge all the Inha- 

 bitants charitable People ; fo the fixth Day 

 at Night we came to Parker, miferablye 

 wearye and hungrye. I fente two of my 

 Men to proove what they could doe for mee 

 with begging, but they brought me nothing, 

 fo I byded that Night ; and the nexte Mor- 

 ninge I fente one of my Horfes to fell, but 



noe Man would give above four 

 Or Shillings. Mamodas for him ; yet I ftiould 



have been forced to have fould 

 him for that ; but by greate Chaunce I mett 



with a Baman Marchaunte oiAma- 

 orTetiiar. davar y whom I had formerlye 



knowen, whoe wondred to fee mee 

 in that Cafe, and after manye kynde Saluta- 

 tions, offred mee what Money I would have, 

 not fufFringe mee to fell my Horfe. Thus 

 it pleafed God to fende mee Releefe, when 

 I was in greate Neceffitie, not knowinge what 



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