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The Merchants of B^.hh. 
Arms on occafion. The Magazine is on 1699; 
the Skirts of the Town, on a fmall rifing 
between the Nunnery and the Soldiers 
Church. ’Tis big enough to hold 2 or 
jloGo Barrels of Powder ; but I was told it 
feldom has more than 1 00, fometimes but 
80. There are always a Band of jSoldiers 
to guard it, and Centinels looking out both 
Day and Night. 
A great many Merchants always refide 
at Bahm ; for ’tis a Place of great Trade : 
I found here above 50 great Ships from 
Europe^ with two of the King of PortagaPs 
Ships of War for their Convoy ; befide 
two Ships that Traded to Jfrica only, 
either to Angola^ Gamba^ or other Places 
on the Coaft of Guinea, ; and abundance of 
fmall Craft , that only run to and fro on 
this Coaft, carrying Commodities from 
one part of Brazil to another. 
The Merchants that live here are faid 
to be Rich , and to have many ISlegm 
Slaves in their Houfes , both of Men and 
Women- Themfelves are chiefly Portu- 
guefe , Foreigners having but little Com- 
rnerce with them ; yet here was one Mr. 
Cock an Englijh Merchant , a very civil 
Gentleman and of good Repute. He had 
a-Patent to be our Englifh Cojiful, but did 
not care to take upon him any Publick 
Chara6ter , becaufe Englijh Ships feldom 
come hither, here having been none in 11 
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