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Rh his own Death to make it till the more deolate. The Mariners however, who were not o readily dejected at this Miadventure, et Sail with their Veel, and landed afely on the Coat of Barbary; where, after ome Refrehment and Repite upon the place, they fortunately fell into the Company of ome Ingenious Portuguee; to whom, after a little Conference, they Related the Hardhips of the Voyage, the Situation and Native Pleaantnes of the uninhabited, but mot habitable Iland they had left, and the jut hopes and propect they had of regaining a fight of it, were they but provided with Ships and Men. This excited the Attention of the Portuguee, and likewie, without much reluctancy, procur’d their Promie of endeavouring with their Prince to incline him to hearken to thee Propoals, and likewie to equip them with Necearies and Conveniencies for a econd Undertaking: And ucceeding with him according to their wihes, they fet forward, found the Iland, landed their Men, and in a hort time converted the Wildernes into a Garden of Pleaure. Some Rh