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( 21 ) long in chaſing what I eſteemed as moſt values and demanding of him the price, we agreed ſhould have either ſo many pieces of Engliſh d, within two days or elſe take his choice of at commodities I had aboard We made a ſhift underſtand each other's broken expreſſions; and without the leaſt ſuſpicion of my treachery, de- ered the ſtones into niy bands. Taking of my guiſe I went inſtantly aboard, and hid:what i cheated the Bannyan of (which I might eafily for the ſmalineſs of its bulk) in the hold of our p, reſolving not to go afhore yet a whic: the f of payment being come, and the Bannyan no lere finding me on land, came aboard of our ſhip, ere by figns he made known to our caotain his and - lhat a merchant belonging to his ſhip had aght commodities of him and promiſed to pay non that day. Our captain replied,. That he lily believed he was miſtaken (as knowing what amodities the merchants belonging properly to hip had bought) and therefore told him, he lift make erquiry elſewhere for ſatisfaction. The nyan ſtill persiſted, alledging he was not miſta- 12, and that he was confident, if he might have a ut of all he men hec uld out of them ſelect the ficerned perſon - Hereupon the captain ordered to be all called aloft, which was ſpeedily perfor- a He went all round, viewing every man par- Sılarly, and very hee fully; at laſt he came to me, I there made a ſtand, which had like to have de ny heart ſtart out of my breaſt :) he looked pn me on this lide, and on the other fide, and to truly, on every fide; and having thoroughly d me, he ran to our captain, ſaying, thar fhould the man (pointing to me) but that he is a white n, and hath two fees (that is, two eyes.) Where n I was ſtrictly examined; but for all his fifting I would not let drop any thing of a confeffion