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 to the Eat and Wet-Indies, by which I got ome addition to my Fortune. My hours of Leiure I pent in reading the bet Authors, ancient and modern, being always provided with a good number of Books; and when I was ahore, in oberving the Manners and Dipoitions of the People, as well as learning their Language, wherein I had a great facility by the trength of my memory.

lat of thee Voyages not proving very fortunate, I grew weary of the Sea, and intended to tay at home with my Wife and Family. I removed from the Old Jury to Fetter-Lane, and from thence to Wapping, hoping to get Buines among the Sailors; but it would not turn to account. After three years Expectation that things would mend, I accepted an advantageous Offer from Captain William Prichard, Mater of the Antelope, who was making a voyage to the South-Sea. We et ail from Britol, May 4th, 1699, and our Voyage at firt was very properous.