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came after to captain Cheap to thank 

 him for his goodnefs, and in all proba- 

 bility would remember the Englifli for 

 fome time after; and not only he, but all 

 the other caciques who had been wit- 

 neffes of it, and who feemed to feel, if 

 poffible, even more than the young man 

 himfelf did. We now returned to Chaco, 

 and the governor told us, when the an- 

 nual fhip came, which they expefted in 

 December, we fliould be fent in her to 

 Chili. We felt feveral earthquakes 

 while we were here. One day as I hap- 

 pened to be upon a vifit at a houfe where 

 I was very well acquainted, an Indian 

 came in, who lived at many leagues dif- 

 tance from this town, and who had made 

 this journey in order to ptirchafe fome 

 little trifles he wanted ; amongft other 

 things, be had bought fome prints of 

 faints. Very proud of thefe, he pro- 

 duced them, and put them into the hands 

 of the women, who very devoutly firft 



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