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and brought them fafc to Land.' In the mean time they 
ftood immoveable, and refign’d thcmfelves up intirdv' 
to the Condud of this Stranger, as fo many Pnfoners. 
They landed on St. Innoceni'i Day, tlie 28th oi De- 
cember 1696. The Inhabitants of Guivam^ running to 
the Shoar, received them very kindly, and brought them 
Wine and other Refrefhments. They eat Coco’s^very 
freely, which are the Fruit of the Palm-Trees of th^ 
Country ; The Pulp of them is fomewhat like that ot 
Chefnuts, except that it is more oily, and furnifiies 
them with a fort of fweet Water, very pieafant to drink. 
They gave them Rice boyled in Water, which is ear 
here and all over as Bread is in Europe, ,' 1 'hey^ 
looked on it with Surprize ; and taking fome Grains ot 
it, threw it on the Ground, imagining it to be Worms. 
They rejoyce if one brings them great Roots, call’d 
Vdiivm^ which they eat greedily. 
In the mean time they brought to them two Women, ^ 
that had formerly been driven onflioar on the Coaft ot- 
Guivum \ who knowing a little the Language ot this 
Country, it was by their means they learnt what I fliall 
hereafter relate. One of thefe Women found among 
thofe Strangers, one of her Relations, who as foon as 
they knew one another, fell a weeping. The father, 
who has on him the Care of this Town, having heard 
of the Arrival of thefe People, fent for them to Guivam. 
As foon as they faw him, and what Refped was paid 
him, imagining that he was the King of the Country, 
and that their Lives were in his Hands, they threw 
themfelveson the Ground, to ask his Pardon, and beg 
their Lives. The Father moved with pity to fee them 
fo difconfolatc, did all he could to comfort them ; he 
carefTed their Children, three of which iHll fuck’d, and 
five others were fomewhat older j and promifed their 
Parents to give them all the afTiftance in his Power. 
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