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tve had Counftlled him, and that he would entice his Wife and Children to the Sea fide to barter with us their Wares for ours, defiring iome of the Jefuites (whom he faid he fhould know by their black Coates) to be there ready for him with a Cock-boar. Lewis departed, as to us he fee'med, ieiolutein what he had agreed j Our joy likewifewas greac with the hope of bringing to the light of Chriftianity five fouls out of the darknefs of Heathenifli Idolatry. The Jefuites who had begun with this CMulatto were defirous that the happy end and conclufion might be their glory. So taking their leaves of us, they haftened to the Sea to inform the Admiral of what they had done, and to pro- Vide that the Cock-boae of their Ship might be in readinefs to receive Lewü, and his Family. We likewife returned to the more to fee if our Shirts and Clothes were dry* Moft of us (among whom my ielf was one) finding our Imnen ready and our Boat on ihore went aboard to our Ship, leaving two or three of our company with many of other Ships on fhore, efpecialiy the Jefuites waiting for fneir prey. When we came to our Ship, moft of the friers with what love they had found in the Barbarians, were inflamed' with a new Zeal of flaying in that Ifland, and Converting (hofe Heathens to Chriftianity, appre- hending it an eafie bufinefs (they being* a loving people) and no ways dangerous to us, by reafon, of the Fleet thac yearly paifeth that way, and might enquire after our

aV r5 UC by Í0me ic was ob Í e ¿^°» that k was a rafh and foolifh Zeal with great hazard of their lives, and many inconveniences were objected againft fo blind and fimple an attempt. But thofe that were moft Zealous flighted all ¡teafons, faying that the worft that could happen to them could be but to be Butchered, facrificed and eaten upi and fhac, for fuch a.purpofe they, had come cut of Spain to be i-rowned with the. Crown of Martyrdom tor Confeifing and Preaching Jefas Chrift. While we were hot in this iolema coniultation, behold an uprore on the fhore ; our •P-ople running to and fro to fave their lives, leaving their Uouies, and hailing to the Cock- boats,, filling them io fail ...... and