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 informing him of what has paffed fince 

 his laft vifit, and i-eceiving frefli orders 

 for the year to come. At Caflro we had 

 the fame Hberty we enjoyed at Chaco, 

 and vifited every body. It feemed they 

 had forgot all the ceremony ufed upon our 

 firft landing here, which was with an in- 

 tent to make us believe it was ftrongly 

 fortified ; for now they let us fee plainly 

 that they had neither fort nor gun. At 

 Chaco they had a little earthen fort, 

 with a fmall ditch palifadoed round it, 

 and a ftw old honey-combed guns with- 

 out carriages, and which do not defend 

 the harbour in the leaft. Whilft we were 

 at Gaftro, the old lady (at whofe houfe 

 we lay the firft night upon leaving the 

 jefuits college) lent to the governor, and 

 begged I might be allowed to come to 

 her for a few weeks : this was granted ; 

 and accordingly I went and pafled about 

 three weeks v^ith her very happily, as 

 flie feemed to be as fond of me as if I 



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