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3 his skilful swimming, got to shore Son the Isle of Rhodes, with the best his jewels about him.

Some time after, he offered a few of em for sale to a Jew, who knew them be the governor's of Algiers. Where-on he was apprehended, and for a pi te condemned to the gallies amongst her Christians; but their miserable avery made them use their wits to re- over their former liberty; and accordigly, watched their opportunity, they ew some of their officers, and valiantly eleased themselves.

Peter, soon after this exploit, got aboard f an English ship, and came safe to London, where his former misery, and some skill that he had gotten that way, preferred him to be servant to a surgeon, who, after a while, sent him to the East ndies. Our hero was not long there till, by his diligence did industry, he made money, with which he returned to England. And, longing to see his native county, Cornwall, in a small ship from London he sailed westward, but before