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and called him forth from vs. So this was all that patted in cliat 
Conference. 
The next Day, the fameGoucrnor came againeto vs, im¬ 
mediately after Dinner, and excufed himfelfc, faying* That the 
Day before, be was called from nos, fomewbat abrupt ly> but now he 
Would make ^vs amends,andfiend time with Vs,if wee held his Com¬ 
pany, andConference agreable. Wce a nfwered; That wee held it fo 
agreable and pleafing to Vs, as wee forgot both Dangers pafl and 
Fcares to come, for the time wee heard him fieakei And that wee 
thought an Houre fient with him , was worth Yeares of bur former 
life. He bowed himfelfca litleto vs, and after we werefeta- 
gaine heefaidj Well, the Spue [lions are on your part. One of our 
Number (aid after a Jitle Paufc; That there was a Matter,wee 
were no leffe de(irons to know, than fearefuH to aske, leaf wee might 
prefume too far re. But encouraged by his rare,Humanity towards vs, 
(that could fcarce thinke our felues StrangersJbeing his <~uowed and 
profejfed Seruants,) wee would take the Hardines to propound it: 
Humbly befeeching him, if bee thought it not fit to be anfweredjbat 
hee would pardon it, though he reietted it, Wcfaid, We well obfer- 
ued thofe his words, which he formerly fiake,that this happy IJland, 
where wee now flood, was knowne to few, and yet knew mo ft of the 
Nations of the World', which We found to be true, confidering they 
had the Languages ofE urope, and knew much of our State and Bu - 
fines,And yet we in Europ e.(not withflanding aS the remote Difco - 
ueries,and Nauigations of this lafl Age)neuer heard any of the leaft 
Inkling or Glimfe of this lfiand . This weefound wonderful ft range', 
For that all Nations haue Enterknowledge one ofanother,fit her by 
Voyage into Fornine Parts, or by Strangers that come to them: And 
though the Traueller into a Forreme Countrey, doth commonly know 
more by the Eye, than he that ftayeth at home can by relation of the 
Traueller * Tet bothwayesfufficetomakea mutual! Knowledge, in 
fome degree, on both parts . But for this IJland, wee neuer heard tell 
of any Shipp oftheirs,that had been feene to arriue Vpon any floore of 
Europe* No,nor of either the Eaft or Weft Indies; nor yet of any 
Shipp of any other part of the World, that had made returns from 
them. And yet the Maruettrefted notin this. For the Situation of it 
(ashis Lordfhipfaid,) in the fecret Conclaue of fuel a <vaft Sea 
moughtf 
