And why he quitted that Defign. 4. <5 
refraftofinefs of fome under me , and 1699. 
the Difcontents and Backwardnefs of 
fome of my Men. For the Calms 
and Shiftings of Wind which I met 
with , as I was to expeO: , in crofling 
the Line , made them , who were un- 
acquainted with thefe Matters , almoft 
heartlefs as to the perfuitof the Voyage, 
as thinking we fhould never be able to 
weather C. St. Auguftine : And though 
I told them that by that time we 
fhould get to about three Degrees 
South of the Line , we fhould again 
'have a True brisk General Trade-Wind 
from the North Eaff, that would carry 
us to w'hat part of Brazil we pleas’d, 
yet tliey would not believe it till they 
found it fo. This, with fome other un- 
forefeen Accidents, not necelTary to be 
mention’d in this place, meeting with 
the Averfion of my Men to a long 
unknown Voyage , made me juftly ap- 
prehenfive of their Revolting , and 
was a great Trouble and Hindrance to 
me. So that I was obliged partly to 
^Iter my Meafures , and met with ma- 
ny Difficulties, the Particulars of which 
I fhall not trouble the Reader with : 
But I mention thus much of it in ge- 
neral- for my own neceflary Vindica- 
! 
