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permission from the government, for myself and all my people, to go 
beyond the limits of the settlement. However ; as the case was, I 
shall not say that I complain ; because, it might probably have been 
the more prudent resolution, to pursue my travels without adding 
any white person to my party, as some suspicions, which I could not 
wholly lay aside, but which were rather strengthened by what I heard 
at this place, had been raised in my mind. 
3rd. Of Herholdt, I purchased three horses, chosen out of a stud 
of forty colts, none of which had been broken in. Of these, one was 
for Van Roye and another for Cornelis. I also bought a musket in 
addition, as I had several men who must remain unarmed till we 
reached my waggons. 
The people set out early in the morning, while Herholdt 
hospitably detained me to dinner : after which, he drove me in his 
paardewagen to Vermeiilens. At this place we were all received with 
the same disinterested and friendly treatment as before ; and I had 
the satisfaction of thanking the owner himself, as he was now returned 
from the ' commando.' * 
4th. Here we took our last leave of the colonists ; as I intended, 
if possible, to avoid the dwelling of Jacob Van Wyk, that I might not 
again give that family an opportunity of showing disrespect to an 
Englishman. 
The parti/, as far as Klaar water, now consisted of fifteen men, 
one woman and her child, four horses, eight oxen, thirteen sheep, 
nineteen dogs, besides two puppies of an excellent breed, given me 
at GraafFreynet by Mrs. Maritz. 
We advanced this day as far as Groote Fontein, a day's-journey 
of above nineteen miles. Here we took up our quarters in the 
unoccupied farm-house, as the weather at night was extremely 
chilling. 
5th. Having from day to day, during our journey into the colony, 
laid down my track upon paper, I was, by these means, enabled to 
* The engraving at page 168. is a representation of Fermeulen's humble, but hos- 
pitable, dwelling; and of the mountain called Kleine Tafelberg, 
