3 14 The Voyages, and Travells of 



fuch Patience, that it is to bee admired, bee- 

 inge loofe, and not bounde. 



O f theis Manner of burninge I have feen 

 manye : The firfte that ever I faw, was in 

 Surratt, with our Agente, and the refte of 

 our Engltjhe\ it was verye lamentable. The 

 Woman which was burnte, was not above 

 ten Yeares of Age, and had never layen with 

 her Husband. But this yt was : Hee bee- 

 inge a Souldier, and goinge uppon Service, 

 was flayne in the Adion, and there burned • 

 but his Clothes and Turbante were brought 

 home with Newes of his Death ; wheruppon 

 his Wife would needes bee burnte, and foe 

 made Preparations for it ; and beeinge reddye 

 to facrefife her felfe with her Husband's 

 Clothes, which ftie had with her, Order came 

 from the Governor, that (hee fhould not dye, 

 in regard ftie had never layen with her HuC- 

 band ; which Newes ftie took wonderfull paC- 

 fionately, defiringe them to fett Fyer on the 

 Wood prefentlye, fayinge her Husband was 

 a great Waye before her.; but they durfte 

 not burne her, till her Frends wente to the 

 Governor, and intreated him, givinge him a 

 Prefente for the fame; which when they ob- 



teyned^ 



