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quainted me with the young lady's propo« 

 fal, and his approbation of it, taking me at 

 the fame time into a room where therp 

 were feveral chefls and boxes, which he 

 Tinlocked ; firft fhewing me what a num- 

 ber of fine cloaths his niece had, and 

 then his own wardrobe, which he faid 

 fliould be mine at his death. Amongffc 

 other things, he produced a piece of 

 linen, which he faid fliould immedi- 

 ately be made up into fhirts for me. I 

 own this laft article was a great tempta^ 

 tion to me ; however, I had the refolution 

 to withftand it, and made the befl excufes 

 I could for not accepting of the honour 

 they intended me ; for by this time I 

 could fpeak Spanifti well enough to make 

 myfelf underftood. 



Amongft the Indians who had come to 

 meet the governor here, there were fome 

 caciques of thofe Indians who had treated 

 \is fo kindly at our firfl landing upon 

 Chiloe. One of thefe, a young man, had 



been 



