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 the market-place, and put us up for ſale. An ricious Jew taking a fancy to me, I was according purchaſed; but by a cunning ſtratagem, got m relealed to a Chriſtian at heart (though under diſguiſe of a Grecian,) when I once more embare for the Eaſt Indies with my new maſter

Soon after we ſet ſail we were becalmed, ha not the leaſt breeze of wind, the weather win being exceeding hot and sultry: at length w rived in Swailey-Road, where was riding an E liſh veſſel; there we caſt anchor The Engliſh men cauſe of us, whom our captain welcomed we the beſt of his entertainment I could not for embracing my dear countrymen, ſhewing them many demonstrations of joy, that by their lo they ſeemed to queſtion whether I was in my li wits. Their mate calling me aſide, asked me h I came to be engaged in this veſſel? and how lo ſince I came from England? to all which I g hin ſatisfactory anſwers; and in fine. I told his had a great deſire to fee England again, and to t end deſired him to make uſe of what intereſt could, to remove me into their ſhip: she promi he would, and accordingly, giving a present to captain, he prevailed upon him to let me go three days time we ſet ſail from Swalley Ro ſteering our courſe from thence all along the ca of India, Decan, and Malabar. I knew not which they intended, neither did I care now, as think myſelf ſafe, being among friends

Seven days from our ſailing from Swalley-ro we came to an anchor at Delyn, a town of the N labars: We durſt not land, the people being treacherous and bloody yet we ſuffered them come aboard us in their ſmall canoes, ſelling for a trifles, Cocoa-nut, Jacks, Green-pepper, India peas, Eggs, and the like. Theſe Malabars are co black, well-limbed, their hair long and curled;