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184 He embarks on board his Ship in order to go and fight the Dutch, having left all his Money, his Jewels and every Thing he had in the World to this virtuous Creature, whom at the ame Time he recommends to the Care of his uppos'd faithful Friend. Nevertheles the real Man of Honour whom he upects o unaccountably, goes on board the Ship with him; and the Mitres on whom he would not betow o much as one Glance, diguies herelf in the Habit of a Page, and is with him the whole Voyage, without his once knowing that he is of a Sex different from that he attempts to pas for, which, by the Way, is not over natural.

Captain having blown up his own Ship in an Engagement, returns to England abandon'd and undone, accompanied by his Page and his Friend, without knowing the Friendhip of the one, or the tender Paion of the other. Immediately he goes to the jewel among Women, who he expected had preerv'd her Fidelity to him, and the Treaure he had left in her Hands. He meets