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140 in two or three days; it happened however that, through retardment by calms and contrary winds, his liquid tore was expended,and he minced to a condition of perihing with thirt, though there was plenty of water on board: but, no entreaties could prevail on him to ue it, as his religion forbade it, which to him was more clear than life itelf. He felt all the torments occaioned by the fever of thirt, and would have actually unk under them, had not a favourable breeze pringing up, brought him to Gundavee, near Surat; but he was o faint on his arrival, that his oul was almot panting between his lips.

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