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76 village, and that, if he had a mind to ſee them, he would give him a note to the gentleman of the houſe, upon which he ſhould have admittance to them; or otherwiſe, they would not be ſpoken with by any one. Bernard gladly accepted of his friend's kindneſs, and ſtraightway went to the houſe, and delivered the gentleman the note; the purport of which was this, 'That he had known the bearer many years, for a faithful fried and brother, and that he had been formerly a ſervant of the Count Alanſon's, and had a great deſire to ſee his lady, which he might ſafely let him do.'

Upon reading this note, the gentleman deſired him to come in, and ſent up one of his ſervants to acquaint Deidamia, there was one below deſired to ſpeak with her; upon which Bernard was preſently called up.

Deidamia was mightily ſurpriſed to ſee Bernard, whom ſhe thought ſhe would never have ſeen more, and very much rejoiced at it; introducing him to her Lord, and afterwards to her parents, who all made very much of him, and were glad to ſee him. And, having communicated the various providences of God to one another, ſince they had been parted, they all bleſſed the Lord for his goodneſs and for his wonderful works to the children of men; and afterwards conſulted how to procure a veſſel to convey them out of danger.

Bernard gave them an account, that the maſter of the veſſel which brought him back to France, was alſo converted, and that now his veſſel lay ready to ſail for Denmark; and he was ſure he would be glad to ſerve them. To this they all agreed; and thereupon Bernard went immediately to the maſter of the ſhip, who rea-