the 7. Month the 30. the 2. day of the week.

This Morning by break [...]f Day We saw a small [...] the [...]ther side putt off shoar with two Indians, [...] up the River (or Sound) a Fishing. We [...] in Spanish ▪ and as soon as they heard and [...], they made to the shoar with all speed, and [...] their Town they runn: We perc [...]ivi [...]g they [...] of us, begann to [...]o [...]bt of their Amity which [...] had so much depended on; where [...]pon We counce­ [...] our People how to depor [...] themselves es [...]cially our [...]. About Sunn-rising We saw [...]he Indians [...] ▪ running in a very great number with their [...] and Arrows to the Inlett; where having five or [...] Cannooes▪ they gott into them as m [...]ny as [...]hose Cannooes could hould: Others too [...] the wa [...]r, and Swam over unto [...]s; they came in the [...]reatest rag [...] that po [...]ibly a Barbarous People could. Solomon beg [...]n to speak Spanish to them; but they answered not, till they came a [...] some distance from us; and then [...] running upon us, they cryed out, Nickaleer, [Page 25] Nickaleer. We satt [...] Expecting death, and that in a most Barbarous manner, They that did speak unto th [...]m could not be heard: but th [...]y rushed violently, on us rending and tearing thos [...] [...] Clothes we had: they that had Breeches had so ma [...]y about them that they hardly touched the Ground till they were shaken out of them, thy tore all from my Wife, and espying her Hair-Lace, some were going to [...] it hair and away to gett it, but, like greedy Doggs, another snatched and tore it off. As for our poor young Child, they snacht from it what little it had, as though they would have shak [...]n and torne it, Limb from Limb. After they had taken all from us but our lives, they began to talk one to an­other, vehemently foaming at Mouth like wild Boars, and taking their Bows and Arrows with other Weapons, crye [...] out Nickaleer, Nickaleer. Solomon Spake in Spanish to Them, and said We were Spaniards; but They would not hear Him, and continued creying out Nickaleer, Nickaleer, with all drawing their Arrows to the Head. But suddenly We perceived them to look about and listen, and then [...] to pro [...]cute their Bloody Disign. One of [...] a pare of Breeches and gave to my Wife. We [...] our great Bible and a large Book of Robert Barclay [...] this Place. And being all Stripped as Nake [...] as We were Born, and en [...]eavouring to hide our [...] Cannaballs took the Book [...] and t [...]aring [...] [...]eav [...]s would give each [...] us a Leav [...] to cover [...]s▪ w [...]ich We took from them: At w [...]ich time th [...]y would d [...]ride and smit us; and inst [...]ntly a [...]o [...]her [...]f [...] would snatch [...] what the other gave [...] and diriding us withall.

[Page 26] Robert Barrow with my Self, Wife and Child were or­d [...]red to go in to a Cannooe to be carryed to the other side of the Inlett, being a Furlong over, Four Indians b [...]ing in the Cannooe to paddle: when We came to the other side within a Cannooe's lenght or two of the shoar. A number of Indians with their Bows and Arrows [...] running into the water, some to th [...]ir knees, some deeper, having their Bows and Arrows drawn up, Crying out Nickaleer, Nickaleer; which they [...] without ceasing. The Indians that brought us over leapt out of the Cannooe, and swam a shoar, fearing they should be Shott; But in this J [...]ncture it pleased GOD to tender the h [...]arts of some of Them towards us; especially the Cassekey his Wi [...]e, and some of the chiefest amongst them, who were made Instruments to interceede for Us, and stopp the rage of the multitude, who seemed not to be satisfy'd without our blood. The Cassekey ordered some to swim, and fetch the Cannooe a shoar; which being done, his Wife came in a Compassionate manner and took my wife out of the Cannooe, ordering her to fol­low her, which we did some distance from the Inlet-side, and stood till all our people were brought over, which in a little time was done. But the rage of some was still great, thirsting to shedd our blood, and a mighty strife there was amongst them: some would kill us, others would prevent it, and thus one Indian was striving with another▪ all being gott over, were to walk a long the s [...]a shoar to their Town: in this pas­sage we most of us felt the rage of some of them, eit­her by striking or stoneing; and divers Arrows were shott: but those that were for preserving us would watch those that were for destroying us: and when [Page 27] some of them would go to shoote, others of them would catch hould of their Bows or Arm. It was so ordered that not one of us was toucht with their Arrows; severall of us were knocked down, and some tumbled into the Sea We dared not help one another; but help we had by some of them being made instrumentall to help us. My Wif [...] received se­verall blows, and an Indian came and took hold of her Hair, and was going either to cutt her Throat [...] something like it, having his Knife [...]igh Her throa [...]; but I looked at him, making a sign that he should not, so he desisted: At wich time another Indian came wi [...]h a handfull of Sea-sand and filled our poor Child's Mouth. By this time the Cassekey's Wife came to my Wife seeing her oppressed, and they pulled the Sand out of our Child [...]s mouth, and kept by my Wife un­till we gott into the Casseekey [...]s house, whith was about fourty foot long and twenty-five foot wide, covered with Palmetoe-Leaves both topp and sides. There was a Range of Cabbins, or a Barbecue on one side and two ends. At the entering on one side of the house a passage was made off Benches on each side l [...]ding to the Cabi [...]s. On these Benches satt the Chief Indians ▪ and the upperend of the Cabin was the Casseekey seated. A kind of Debate was held among [...]t th [...]m for an hours time. After which Solomon and some others were called to the Casseekey; and were s [...]a­ted on the Cabin; where the Casseekey talked to Solo­mon in the Spanish Language: But could no [...] hold a Discourse. In a little time some raw D [...]re- [...]kins w [...]re brought in and given to my Wife and Negro [...]-Women, and to us Men such as the Indian-Men wear, being a piece of Platt work of S [...]aws wrought of di [...]rs [Page 28] coulours and of a Triangular Figure, with a Belt of Four Fingers broad of the same wrought together, which goeth abo [...]t the w [...]t and the angle of the other having a thing to it, comeig between the Leggs, and Strings to the ends of the Belt; All three meeting together are fastened behind with a Horsetail ▪ or a Bunch of Silk-grass exactly resembling it, of a flaxen cou­lour: This being all the Apparell or Covering that the Men wear; And thus they clothed Us. A place was appointed for us, Matts being laid on the Floor of the House, where We were ordered to lye down: But the place was extream Nasty; for all the Stones of the Berries which they eat and all the nastiness that's made amongst them lay on their Floore, that the place warmed with abundance of many sorts of creeping things; as a large black hairy Spider, which hath two Claws like a Crabb; Scorpions; and a numberles number of small Buggs. On these Matts We lay, these Ver­min crawling over our naked Bodies. To brush them off was like driving of Muskettoes from one where they are extream thick. The Indians weare Seated as afore­said, the Casseekey at the upper [...]nd of them, and the range of Cabins was fill'd with Men, Women and Chil­dren, beholding us. At length we heard a Woman or two cry, according to their manner, and that very Sorrowfully One of which I took to bee the Cassee­key [...]s Wife which occasioned some of us to think that something extraordinary was to be done to us We heard a strange sort of a noise which was not like unto a noise made by a Man; but We could not un­derstand what nor where it was; for somtime it Soun­ded to be in one part of the House, somtimes in an­other, to which We had an ear. And in deed our [Page 29] ears and eyes could perceive or hear nothing but what was strange and dismall; and Death seemed s [...]rroun­ded us. But time discovered this Noise unto us. The occasion of it was thus. In one part of thi [...] House were the Fire was kept, was an Indian Man, having a Pott on the Fire wherein he was making a Drink of the Leaves of a Shrubb (which We under­stood Afterwards by the Spaniard, is called Casseena), boyling the said Leaves, after they had Parched them in a Pott; then with a Goard having a long Neck and at the Topp of it a small hole which the topp of [...] Finger could cover, and at the side of it a round hol [...] of two Inches diameter, they take the Liquor out of the Pott and putt it into a deep round Bowle, which being al most filled containeth nigh three Gallons: with this Goard they brew the Liquor and make i [...] froth very much It looketh of a deep brown colour. In the Brewing of this Liquor was his Noise made which we thought strange; for the pressing of this goard gently down into the liquor, and the air which it contained beeing forced out of the little hole at topp occasioned a sound; and according to the time and motion given would be various, This Drinck when made, and coole to supp, was in a Conch-shell first carried to the Casseekey, who threw part of it on the Ground, and the rest hee drank op, and then would make a loud He-m; and afterwards the Cupp Passed to the rest of the Casseekey's Associates, as afo­resaid, but no other Man, Woman nor Child must touch or tast of this sort of Drinck; of which they sat sipping Cha [...]ring and Smoaking Tabacco, on some other Herb instead thereof, for the most part of the day.

[Page 30]About Noon was some Fish brought us on small [...] L [...]aves, being boiled with scales, head, and Gills, and nothing taken from them but the Guns▪ but our troubles and Exercice were such that We [...] for food.

In the Evening, we being laid on the place afore­said the Indians made a Drumm of a skin, covering there with the deep Bowle in which they Brew'd their Drink, beating thereon with a Stick▪ and having a couple of Rattles made of a small Goard put on a Stick with smal stones in it, shaking it, they began to sett up a most hideous howling, very irksome to us, and some time after came some of their Young Women, some singing some dancing. This was continued till Mid-night, after which th [...]y went to sleep.

the 8 M [...]h. 1. the 5 of the Week.

This day the Casseekey looking on us pleasantly, made Presents to some of us▪ especially to my Wife▪ he gave her a Parcell of Shelfish, which are known by the name or Clamms; One or two he roasted and ga­ve her, shewing that she must serve the rest so, and eat them. The Indian Women would take our Child and Suckle It, for It's Mother's Milk was almost gone that it could not gett a M [...]l: And our Child, which had been [...] D [...]at [...]s-D [...]r from the time of It's Birth unti [...]l We w [...]re ca [...]t away b [...]gan now to be cheerfull, and [...] to food; It had no covering but a small piece of ra [...] D [...]are Skin; not a shred of Linne [...] or Wollen to p [...]tt on it.

[...] [...]nth hour w [...]e observed the Indians to bee [...] most of the principall of [...]: The Casseekey [...] himself, and [Page 31] so also did the rest: When they had done, they [...] into the Casseekey's house, and seated themselves in Order. in a small time after came an Indian with some small Attendance in to the house, making a Ceremoneous Motion, and seated himself by the Casseekey, the persons that came with him seated themselves amongst the others, After some small pause the Casseekey began a Discourse, which held nigh an hour. After which the Strange Indian and His com­panions went forth to the waterside unto their Cann [...] lying in the Sound, and returned Presently with such Presents as they had brought▪ delivering them unto the Casseekey, and those sitting by giving an Applause. The presents were some few Bunches of the Herb they make their Drink of, and another Herb which they use instead of Tobacco and some platted Balls stuffed with Moss to lay their Heads on instead of Pillows. The Ceremony being ended, they all seated themselves again, and went to drinking Cass [...]ema, Smoaking and talking during the Strangers stay,

About Noon some Fish was brought us: Hunger was grown strong upon, and the Quantity given was not much more than each a Mouthfull; which We eat: The Casseekey ordered the Master Ioseph Kirle Solomon Cresson, My Wife and Me ▪ to sitt upon their Cabin to eat our Fish; and they gave us some of their Berri [...]s to eat. We tasted them▪ but not one amongst us could suffer them to stay in our Mouths; for We could compare the Tast of them to nothing else, but rotten Cheese steep'd in Tobacco. Sometime after We had eaten, some of the Indians asked us, if We vvere Spaniards? Solomon ansvver [...]d them, Yes. Then some off the Indians vvould point to those vvhose [Page 32] hair [...] bl [...]ck▪ or of a deep Brown, and say such a [...] a Spaniard of the Havana, and such of [...]: but those whose Hair was of a light colour they were doubtfull of; some would say they were no Spaniards.

About the third hour in the afternoon the Strangers [...], and some small time after they having [...] themselves that most of us vvere Spaniards, [...]old us that We should be sent for to the next Town ▪ And They tould us that there vvas a Nickalcer off, and We understood them [ English-Men off Bristoll], also the Number Sin Men and a Woman: And that they vvere to be put to Death before We should gett thither. We vvere silent, although much concerned to hear that Report. They also told us that a Messenger vvould come for [...] to direct us to the next Town, thence to [...].

Night coming on they betook themselves to their [...]customed Singing and Dancing.

About [...]he Tenth or Tvvelfth hour in the Night befo­re the Singing and Dancing vvas ended, came in a Stranger armed vvith Bow and Arrows: the Ca [...]seekey and his Companions entertained him vvith half an hour's Discourse, vvhich ended, We vvere on a sud­den ordered to gett up and hurryed avvay vvith this Stranger, they not giving us time to see if we vvere all together; and a Troop of Young Indian-Men and Boy's Followed us for about Four miles, all which Way they pelted us with Stones: Att lenght they all left us except Two and our Guide; but We missed Solomon Cre [...]son, and Ioseph Kirle [...]s boy, and Negroe Ben.; Which was no small trouble to us.

We had not travelled above Five Miles before our [Page 33] Guide caused us to stop; and at some sm [...]ll distance was an Indian-Town, which I suppose our Guide belonged to; For Indians came thence wi [...] Fire and Water for Him, and with Palme [...]o [...]-Le [...]ves they made a blast of Fire: Here We stayed nigh two hours: The Fly [...]s were very thick, and the Night very Cold, so that our naked bodies were not able to endur [...] it but with grief. At length we left this place; the whole night following were troubled with these two young Indi­ans, who at times would be abuseing one or other of us, singleing them out and asking If they were not Nickaleer, or English? If they said, nay, then they would hitt them a Blow or more with a Truncheon, which they had; and said, They were. We trave­led all Night without stopping from the aforesaid place.

8 Month 2. the 6 of the Week.

After Sun-rising We came up with the Wrack of the Ve [...]sell that We heard that was cast away. She was Staved all to pieces, for her Keeleson was driven a shoar. We saw Sugar-Hogsheads, Ginger and Log­wood; which gave us to suppose tha it was one of our Fleet, and we thought it to be either Burroughs or Smith, belonging to Bristoll. A Mile or more from hence We came to an Inlett; our Guide told us, We must Swimm over, except my Wife and Robert Barrow; but We signifyed that We could not: He carried Robert Barrow, Ioseph Kirle, Me, my Wife and Child over first; and at lenght the hole Company, for it was a great way over: By that time We were all gott over, the days was hott and my Wife quite tyred faint, as also Robert Barrow and Ioseph Kirle, whose Legg was grown so painfull that it overcame him. We gott [Page 34] under a Grape-Bush for shelter from the Sun, I sent one of my Negroes to seek for Water for them; but there was none to be had; but he gott some Seaside-Grapes, which with resting refresht the Weak and Lam [...].

Our Guide was [...] [...]orceing us forward; so We travelled about four or five Miles further, and m [...]tt with the Casseekey of this Town and Commander of the Northern part of this Coast. He was an Antient Man, his Beard and Hair Gray: He inquired for the Captain, so our People pointed to Io [...]eph Kirle whom He w [...]nt to and embraced him; then he asked for our Ma [...]e or Pilot. This Man could speak Spanish better than any we had mett with ye [...]; but not so well as to discourse, only to ask some Questions, and We had three or four amongst us could make a shift to answ [...]r Him for Solomon was kept behind. This old Ca [...]seek [...]y [...] to have Compassion on us, and said, That th [...]s [...] People ho had served us thus in Stripping of us [...] Rogues. But we were His Comerradoes ▪ or Friends, withall He said, In Few days, He would carry us [...]o Augusteen; and thereupon He told us of Six English-M [...]n, and One Women, being at His Town: We in­quired if He intended them for Augusteen? But He would shake his head and point to the Southward, saying, Nickaleer, no Comerradoe (English-Men were not his Friends) Which words were unpleasant to us. This People kept us Company till We came within a Mile or two of their Town and then they left Us, th [...] going faster gott in before us. Their Town stood about half a mile from the Sea-shoar whit­in the Land on the Sound being surrounded with a Swamp, in which grew [...]hite Mangrove-Trees, which hid the Town from the Sea. We were directed to the [Page 35] Casseekey's hosue, which were large, and filled with Indians, and then ordered to sitt down. The Old Ca [...]seekey fetched some Water, and washed Robert Barrows Feet, and my W [...]e's; After which He gott some C [...]nva [...]s and Cr [...]s Ging [...]r-b [...]ggs ▪ which they had gott out of the Ves [...]ell that was ca [...]t on Shoar▪ which was di [...]buted among [...]t us. Io [...]eph Kirle had a Coat given him, which they had taken from the People of the other Vessel; but it was rent down the Back. My [...]ife had two pieces of S [...]l-Canvass given her; and I wi [...]h others had each a Cro [...]s Gi [...]r-Bagg. They gave a piece of a Barber's old Linnen [...]hir [...] in biggness of a small hand-k [...]rchif to cover our Child. This was all our Clothing: Robert Barrow and my Wife were quite spent with travelling bare-foot on the hott Sand, having bruised their feet, and with [...]umps [...]ones and pric [...]s, their Feet, especially Robert Barrow's had holes in them, that one might have pu [...] the topp of ones Thumb in. We were di­r [...]ct [...]d to lye down on a Cabin. The other Vessel's C [...]mp [...]ny were one Iohn Smith Mast [...]r of the [...] belonging to [...]ristoll, which came out of Jamaica with us, with five Men and one Woman, [...] Andr [...] Murray Merchant, Andrew Barnes Mate, Hugh Allen, I [...]hn Os [...]er, Iohn Shears and Cornelius To [...]r; Two [...]ys with a Woman Passenger named Pene­lope. We took an opportunity to discourse them. They were cast away the same Night We were, and [...] V [...]ss [...]ll b [...]ing forced by the Storm (they not being able for two days before to carry any Sail) on shoar, they gott into their [...]oat and so on shoar: And in a sm [...]l [...]ime was a great part of their Wra [...]k driven on shoa [...]; amongst which, was a barrel or more of Wa­ter [Page 36] some Barrels of [...] or Po [...]k, with their Chests, and many other things which they gott. On the Morrow they designe [...] to travell to the North-ward; But A [...]dr [...]w Barnes their Mate havnig b [...]en a long time afflicted with a Flux which had wasted his body to Skin and Bone, so that he was not able to help him­self, they left Him and travelled a Mile or more and came to the Inlett wh [...]ch they could not pass: Where­upon they returned back again to take their Boat; but a [...] their return, before they could gett away with their Boa [...] ▪ they espyed the Indians comeing on them, who soon go [...]t to them; asked in Spanish what Nation they were? If Spanjards, English, or French. But the Indians made Signs to give them their Clothing ▪ which they readily did. But still they inquired Of what Nation? At first they answered, Spanjards; but the Natives looked to furiously that they soon Answered them, English-Men. Thereupon every one had it, Nickaleer, Nickaleer. And then they very eagerly Stript them of all that they had on them: Af [...]er which th [...]y drove them away to the North-ward unto their Town; but Andriew Barnes being not able to stand not goe, was left behind, after they had stript him, on the Land naked when they were dri­ven away. Before they gott to the Town, the Indian Casseekey gave them some Clothing, and no violence vvas offered to their persons. They had plenty of Fish and Berries to the time of our comeing. Iohn Smith and Andrew Morray had their being in the Cassee­key's House, and the Woman named Penelope: Th [...] rest of Smith [...]s people lodged in other Indian-Houses. But on our comeing, the Old Casseekey told them, they must turn out, and make room for the Spanjards: [Page 37] But Smith and Morray would not goe; and the Indian did not force them out. In some time after We had been in the house, came in Indian-Women loaden with Basketts of Berries, mostly of the Palm, some Sea-side Cocco Plumbs and Sea-side Grapes: Of the two latter We could eat; but of the Palm-Berries We could not bear the Tast in our Mouths. We laid our selves on the Cabbin, on that part which vvas appointed us; on the other part the young Casseekey or King lay being Parted by a Chest that stood thereon: Before Night vvas a parcell of large Fish calleb Drumm [...] brought in: The Old Casseekey told Ioseph Kirle, that those were for the Spanjards, and bidd him lett some body to dress them. He also ordered us a Pott. [...] were soon dressed, and We eat them. [...] come the Old Casseekey enquired after our losses; which We, as vvel as We could, gave him to un­d [...]tand, that in our Vessel was a grear deal of Clo­thing and Money, which the Indians at H [...]bay had taken from us. He understood so much of the matter [...] he grew covetous, and said, He would go and g [...]tt some of it from them.

About Mid-Night came Solomon Cresson in a Cann [...] with two Indians. The Old Casseekey began to exa­mine him concerning our Vessell Goods and Mony, or plate; which Solomon rendred a further Account unto him of then We could: Which caused him t [...] resolve, on the Morrovv to provide Men and Boats, and to goe dovvn the Sound to Hoebay, to [...] part from them; He vvould have had Solomon to h [...]v [...] gone vvith him, but Solomon refused.

We inquired of Solomon concerning his [...] of the Negroe Ben. and Io [...]eph Kirle's Boy: He [...] [Page 38] [...] was stayed by force; but the Negroe and the [...] were asleep in another house vvhen We vvere driven avvay. They had a design in staying of Solo­mon vvhich he could not rightly understand; but supposed that they doubted that We were not all Spaniards; for the Indians of St. a Lucea would say to Solomon that he was a Spaniard, and some others▪ but the most of us were [...]ot Spaniards; and that they [...] stolen Solomon: [...]ut Solomon denyed it.

The 8 Month 3. the 7 o [...] the Week.

This Morning the Old Casseekey with two Cannooes [...] Tenn Indians with him went hence for Hoebay. He promised us that as soon as he returned, He would carry us for Augusteen: which he supposed would be in six days, if he had good weather. But this Day the Wind was gott to the North-East, and it lookt as though the weather would be stormy. The Wind in­creased, and towards Evening the Water in the Sound did rise that it began to cover the Land, and came into the Houses; but We had little or no Rain till Night▪ Then the Wind increased and Rain also.

8 Mt. 4. the 1. of the Week.

This Morning the Wind was violent with Rain; the Kings H [...]use was Knee-deep with Water, and like to continue riseing. I removed with my Wife, Child, Robert Barrow and Benjamin Allen to an Indian House that stood on a hill of Oyster-shells: In this House We remained this day; the Wind continuing at North-East very violent, and by reason of much Rain, the Water rising every hour, the Indians began to putt their dry Berries into their Cannooes, and to seek which way to secure them. Se [...]e [...]all Indians betook themsel­ves to their Boats and carried what they had to some [Page 39] high Land a considerable distance, where a place was made for their Casseekey or King. But before Day, the house we were in was a float, and the Indians were for turning us out, bidding us take an old Cannooe that had a hole in the side of her almost at the bottom bigg enough for a man to put his hand through; so that she was full of water: in this Cannooe they would have had us shifted for our selves; but We were not wil­ling to go: the Indians made signs for us to be gone divers times: At length they grew angry, and took my Kinsman Allen into the Cannooe, and carried him away: In a little time after returned with the Cannooe & bid me and Robert Barrow be gone. By this time day ap­peared, the wind and Rain still violent. I then saw a house on another Oyster-hill that the water was not gott over yet; to which I gott and asked by signs if I might be there? The Indians seemed willing: so thi­ther I gott my wife child and Robert Barrow, and re­mained there. All this day the wind was violent, it rai­ned and the Flood continued. We imagined that the Sea was broke in upon the Land, and that We should be drowned. The houses was almost blown to pieces, and the Ind [...]ans often a tying and mending it. The [...] man of this house caused his Wife to Suckle our Chil [...]; for it was almost famished, its Mother having no M [...]lk in her Breast; for We had received no sus­stainance since the storm began: Fresh Water was not to be had▪ the Land being covered with the Sea. The Indians offered us some of their Berries, which We endeavoured to eat; but could not; the tast was so irksome and ready to take our breath from us, when we tre [...]ed to eat them; but we expected that if the Flood continued longer, We should not need for Wa­ter. [Page 40] Yet nevertheless we enjoying health and strength, [...] hunger growing violent, we would be tasting the Berries, though we would reap no satisfaction.

the 8 Mth. 6. the 7 of the Week.

This Morning the Flood began to come into this house also; the Indians seemed much concerned: the [...]orm of wind and rain held till about Mid-day; at which time the wind shifted South-west, with the rain▪ but in some few hours the Flood began to aba­ [...].

The 8 mht. 7. the 4 of the Week.

By this day Noon the Water fell many feet, and I vvent out to see our people whom I left in the Kings-H [...]se: I found them where I left them. All the [...] had left the house; and our People remained on the Cabin, which was about four foot from the [...] ▪ The Flood had risen within two or three [...] of the Topp of the Cabin, and they said, they expected to Dye there. We began to express our hun­ger and thirst each to other: But there was no help as yet for either; We went to the Springs▪ but they were all salt as the Sea, and we would be striving wi [...]h the Berries; but they were so Offensive unto us that we could reap no satisfacton from them. VVe went a begging at times to the Indian-women to Suckle our Child; which they would seldom deny.

the 8 mth. 8. the 3 of the week.

This Day we got some water to drink; but it was ve­ry brackish, and at best not very good.

the 8 mth. 9. the 6 of the week.

This Day the Young Ca [...]seekey returned to his house with his Chests and other things.

the 8 mth. 10. the 7 of the week.

This day We gott a Meal of Fish the greates [...] we had received since we were here. We longed for the Old Casseekey's return▪ and reared that this bad weather would [...]engthen the time.

the 8 mth. 11. the 1 of the week.

This Morning early came a Messenger giving an Account that the Old Cass [...]key was within some few leagues of the Town, and that we might expect him this Fore-noon; within the time he came in [...]ght: We all drew down to the Water-side to receive him; We perceived He came in State▪ having his two Can­nooes [...]ashed together with Poles a thwart from the one to the other, making a Flatt form▪ which being co­vered with a Matt, on it stood a Chest, which was belonging to us, and my Negroe-boy Ce [...]ar, which the Ca [...]seekey of Hoe-Bay took from me, whom he had gott from the Indians at Hoe-bay: Upon this Chest he satt cross-legged, being newly painted redd▪ His men with Poles setting the Cannooes along unto the shoar. Seeing us, He cryed [ Wough] and looked very sternly at us. He was received by his People with great ho­mage, holding out his hands (as their custom is) to be kissed, having his Chest carried before Him unto his house, whither he went the house being filled with Indians. The Old Casseekey [...] and held a Discourse for some hours, giving an account as We suppose, what he heard and saw; in wich discourse he would often mention Nickaleer; which caused us to fear that all things wer [...] not well. After he had told his story and some of the Elder Indians had ex­prest their sentiments thereof▪ they drank [...]eena and [...]. The House being clean▪ [Page 42] the Old Casseekey looking very unplesantly, shewed unto us severall things which he had gott; as a Hatchet, a Knife, the Chest and many other things, asking us, if they were not ours? Which we owned; whereupon he would say, they were Nickaleer (or English): We signifyed that We had them of the English, but our Money was Spanish. towards the Evening Ioseph Kirle, My self and Solomon gott an Opportunity to discourse him; We began to urge his promise of carrying us for Augusteen. At First he sta­ted his hardships and labour to Hoe-Bay and back, and that he must have time to rest, before he could go out again; then He told us▪ the way was long and would be tedious, and that at severall places we must draw the Cannooes over Land for a great distance; He also mentioned how many Towns there were between this and Augusteen ▪ in number Tenn; But nigh the conclusion, he setti [...] an angry countenance upon us▪ told us that at Hoe-Bay he was informed that We should say, We [...]re all English-men; after he said this, in an angry manner he turn [...]d from us and went away.

This [...] al our hopes in the Dust, and We soon perc [...]ived the Indians grew jealous of us; for they wou [...]d now daily be asking us, if We were not Ni [...]ka­leer? or English? And would not seem satisfy'd with a denya [...]l. Many days were spent, and the time drew nigh that we understood the Old Casseekey was int [...]d [...]d for Augusteen; hereupon [...] applyed our selves to him, requesting that if all might not go, he would carry some of us; but he told us, he would carry but one. This putt us on Q [...]erying which of us should be that One. The generality was for Me: But I and Ios [...]h Kirle were for Solomon, because he could speak the [Page 43] Spanish-Language well, and no other of us could: And should any other of us have gone and come amongst those Indians to the North-ward, who we supposed could speake the Spanish-Language well, We should be discovered to be what these People did sup­pose we were; therefore it might ove [...]row all our Expectations; but Solomon might pass all those Objecti­ons. These reasons did not satisfy our People so that some of them grew Col [...]rick: of which the Old Casseekey took notice, and told Solomon, that if they made such a stirr, He would not carry one. If He did, [...] should be either Solomon, Ioseph Kirle, or Me: whereupon we prevailed with Him that Solomon might go, and accordingly made preparations, the Casseekey appointing the number of Indians to go with [...]im; also a Cannooe was sent for, which when it came, We found it to have belonged to the English, by the maker of her. This Cannooe had a great hole in the head nigh the bottom with many very great rents and holes in her: Ioseph Kirle and I were required to mend her which with much a do was accomplished, the Cannooe being much decay'd and rotten where the rent [...] were.

the 8 mth. 18. the 1 of the week.

This day Morning the Old Casseekey with Solomon and Six Indians in a Cannooe sett out for Augusteen. The Casseekey carried a small Chest, in which was nigh One hundred Pieces of- [...]ght as some of our People did suppose, with some other matters tha [...] were gotten from our Vessel. The Weather was likely for Rain, which caused us to fear should the Weather prove bad, that Solomon would hardly live to gett to Augu­steen; for he had nothing to cover him, exept a pa [...]e [Page 44] of Indian-Breeches and a small piece of Skin that cove­red his breast.

We understood by the Old Casseekey that it would be a Month or next New-Moon before We could expect their Return: All which time We spent in much trouble and hardship. The Weather began to grow cold, and Provision very short, that is Palm-Berries, C [...]ke [...]-Plumbs and Sea-Grapes, (which are the three sorts before Expressed) the time of these Fruits-bea­ring being over, they having no sort of Fruit till next S [...]ring.

These People neither Sow nor plant any ma [...]er of thing watsoever, nor care for any thing but what the b [...]en Sand produce, Fish they have as plenty as they please but sometimes they would make it scarse to us, so that a Meale in a Week was most commenly our por­tion, and three Meals a rarity. After the Old Cassee­key's departure our hardships increased, especially my Wife's and Child [...]s: For wan [...] of Food of any sort, my Wi [...]e's Milk was gone, and our poor Child was in great want; the Indians now and then would give it suck, but rearly to satisfy it; for there was a Woman or two of their own [...] had Young Children and no Breast to Suckle them. Our Extremity was such that any manner of thing would go down with us; the Gills and Gutts of Fish pick [...] of a D [...]ng-hill, was accepta­ble; the S [...]ra [...]s the Indians threw away, and the Wa­ter the bo [...]ied their [...] in. We were thankfull for, though never so undecently handled by them. And though my [...] had hardly any Milk for our Child, [...] an Indian-Wom [...]n who was lately delivered of a [...] ▪ and had no Milk in h [...]r Breast▪ would have [...] to Suckle her Child: Which my Wife consented [Page 45] unto: And this was a means of her and our Child▪ [...] reaping a benefitt; for the Indians would give her Fish, which means helped to increase Milk for our Child. Many were our exercises both in body and Minde amongst this People Sometimes they would look upon us as though they had some ill Intent to­wards the whole of us: At other times they would tell us (who were nominally Spaniards) how and in what manner those of Smith's Company should be putt to Death And thus were We daily exercised in sor­row and grievous troubles. Somtimes doubts would arise amongst us concerning vvhat vvould be the e [...]d of us▪ and vvhat manner of deaths We should pass t [...]r [...]ugh. And vvhom soever these doubts [...]id appear i [...] it vvould be hard for another to help vvith Coun­sell; but some there vvere Whose hope never failed, th [...]y [...]r [...]ting in the Lord, to Work for our Deliveran­ce. One thing did seem more grievous to Me and my Wife than any other thing. Which was. That i [...] it s [...]uld so happen that We should be putt to Death, We feared that our Child would be kept alive▪ and bred up as one of those People; When this thoughts [...] arise it wounded us deep.

This day b [...]ing the time of the Moons entring the First Quarter the Indians have a Ceremonious Dance, which they [...] in about Eight a Clock in the mor­ning. In the Fir [...]t place comes an old Man and tak [...]s a S [...]a [...]f [...]bout eight foo [...] long, having a broad Arrow [...] the [...] thereof, and thence half vvay painted [...] W [...]ite lik [...] [...] Barbers-Pole; in the [...] of this S [...]aff is [...]ixt a pi [...]ce of wood shap [...] like u [...]to to [...]igh▪ Legh and Foot of a man, and the lower part th [...]reof is Paint [...] Bl [...]k, and this Staff b [...]ing car­ried [Page 46] out of the Casseekey [...]s house, is sett fast in the Ground standing upreight: This done, he also brings out a Baskett containing Six Rattles, Which are taken out of the Baskett and placed att the foot of his Staff; Then another Old Man comes and setts up a Howling like unto a mighty Dog [...], but beyo [...]nd him for lenght of Breath; withall making a Proclama­tion: This [...]ing done, the most of them having pain­ted themselves some red, some black, some with black and red; with their [...]elly girt up as [...]ight as w [...]ll they can girt themselves with Ropes, having their sh [...]i [...]s of Arrows at their backs and their Bows in their hands, being gathered together about this Staff; Six of the chiefest Men in esteem amongst them, especially one who is their Doctor, and much Esteemed▪ taking up the Rattles begins a hidious noise, standing round this Staff, taking their Rattles, and bowing, without ceasing, unto the Staff for about half an hour; whilst these Six are thus imployed, all the rest are stareing and scratching, pointing upwards and downwards on this and the other side every way; looking like men frighted, or more like Furies: on thus beha­ving themselves untill the Six have done shaking their Rattles. Then they all beginn a dance, violently stamping on the Ground for the space of an houre or more without ceasing. In which time they will sweat in a most excessive manner, that by the time the Dance is over, what by their Sweat and the violent stamping of their feet, the Ground is trodden into Furrows; and by the Morning, the place where they danced was covered with M [...]ggots: Thus often rea [...]eating the manner they co [...]ti [...]e till about Three or Four a Clock in the Afternoon; [...]y which tim [...] many were Sick and [Page 47] Fainty. And then being gathered into the Casseekey's House, they sitt down, having som hott Casseena rea­dy, Which they drink plentifully; and give great [...]r quantities thereof to the Sick and Fainty than to oth­ers: Then they eat Berries. On these days they [...] not any Food till Night.

The next Day about the same time, they begin the [...] Dance as the day before. Also the third Day they be­ginn their Dance att the usuall time: At Which time came many Indians from other Towns, and Fell to Danceing without taking any notice one of the other.

This Day they were stricter than the other two days, for no Woman must look upon them; but if any of their Women go out of their houses, they go vailed with a Matt.

the 8 month 28. the 1 of the week.

This Day was a day of plenty unto us, for We had as much Fi [...]h and berries as would serve us two days.

This Week We observed that great Basketts of dryed Berries were brought in from divers Towns and delive­red to the King or Young Casseekey, which We sup­posed to be a Tribute to the King of this Town, Who is C [...]ief of all the Towns from St. a Lucea to the North­ward of this Town of Ie [...]e.

the 27. the 3 of the week.

This Day was a Bagg of Berries (the Bagg made of Grass) given us, which We eat in two or three days; and then We fasted as many days before the Young Ca [...]seekey would give us more.

About this time Iohn Smith and Andrew Morray were sharply Seized with a Fever and Ague: When the Fitt of the Ague was on them, the Indians would mock and deride them. This We well observed, that these [Page 48] [...] Compassion on their own Aged [...] they were past their labour, nor on [...] their own which lay under any declining [...] [...]or the younger is served before the [...] the Elder people both Men and Women are [...] to the Younger.

[...] We saw many Tokens of some of our [...] having fall'n into the hands of these People. [...], one of Cedar the other of [...], like those of Iamaica ▪ severall Blocks [...] of Lignam-Vit.; severall Tooles and [...] and more Particularly, a R [...]or on the haft of which was writt the man's name [...], [...], THOMAS [...]OSTER. Some of these things looked as though they had been severall years amongst them, some but [...] few. But We never da [...]ed to enquire; for We [...] they brought some things in our view to try [...] ▪

[...] was a Man in this Town who some years past, [...] been taken off by some of our English-Sloopes, for [...] on the Wrack to the East-ward of Cuba where [...] was sometime: But the Vessel putting in to Cuba, for Water, this Indian swam on shoar and gott to the Havana, thence to St. Augusteen, and so to his native Town. The greatest Charge this Man had against the English, was, for taking him and their People away; not but that he was well used amongst them. This Indian would often call Io [...]eph Kirle, Solomon Cresson a [...]d some of us into his house seeming very cheere [...]ll▪ Asking if they would eat, withall asking the name of the Berries, Expecting We would call them after the English manner [ Plumbs]: but perceiving his drift, and having learned the name of them, as the Span­iard [Page 49] calls them [ [...]; then he would tell us that the Engli [...] called them Plumbs]: such sort of discourse we had at times, [...]or he would be striving to trapp us, viz. Ioseph, Solomon and Me, in words; but he never [...] an advantage, for when Solomon was gone, We shun [...]d all his Invitations and Argument [...] ▪

the 8 month 31. the 7 of the week.

this day came in a Cannoo [...] laden with Fish, and it was free, for those that would▪ to take as much as they pleased. The Indians put us to goe and take▪ for it was a kind of a [...]cra [...]ble amongst us and the young Indian men and boys: All of us gott Fish enough to Serve us two or three days.

the 9 month 2. the 2 of the week.

This Morning about Sun-rising came two Strange In­dians, who had run so hard that they Swea [...]ed ex­tr [...]am [...]ly, of whom We understood that the Spani­ards were comeing with their Old Casseekey; Which [...] surprised us, doubting the truth of it, for Solo­mon had been gone but Sixteen days, and We under­stood that they must have an extraordinary passage to be here in a Month: We had not long to [...]onsider of the Matter, for in an hour's time We heard four Mus­ketts discharged▪ and immediately We looked out, and the Spaniards in their Perre-Augo were in sight. the Indians were like a people amazed and overcome with tear: We perceived the Noise of a Gun was terrible unto them. the Spaniards Landed being in numb [...]r twelve, One Sebastian Lop [...]z Commanding Tenn Sol­diers▪ with one Indian an Interpreter. The Spaniards imbraced us very cheerfully▪ and express [...]d their being glad to find us alive. But We were not able to discourse [...] other, though We had so much Spanish [Page 50] as to ask Questions, and answer some part of what they asked us. One of the Spaniards said, they could not speak English, nor could we speak Spanish enough to understand each other sufficiently: This the Indians perceived and imediately cryed out, Nickaleer Nicka­leer, and looked enviously on us, so that, could they have had their wills, We believed they would not have suff [...]ed us to have lived many hours; but the Spaniards Awe [...] them.

We [...] a [...] from Solomon which he writ when he m [...]t with Captain Sebastian Lop [...]z, signifying the Gouvernment of Augusteen [...]s great care for our Pre­servation, of what Nation soever We were. But how these persons, or the Gouvernour of Augusteen had knowledge of us▪ We could not understand; For they had been Fourteen days from Augusteen, which was nigh the time Solomon went hence, and they mett Solomon about half way, and sent him for Augusteen with other Guides, bringing the Old Casseekey and his People with them. We observed that the Old Casseekey seem [...]d much dejected. We supposed The Spaniards had ta­ken from him the Money and what other things he had carried with him; Or that he was vex'd he should be so deceived in taking us for Spaniards.

The Spaniards were extraordinary kind unto us, so that We had Occasion to rejoyce, and thank the LORD for this part of our Deliverance by this means. They were also a Terror unto the Indians; for they Searched their houses and took all from them that ever they could Finde, even to the stubb of a Nail: which aggravated them, and increased their Dis-affection to Us-ward; So that we dared not to sti [...]r from a Span­iard. The Spanish Captain made inqui [...]y where We [Page 51] were cast away, and what was [...] we had in our Vessel? We gave an account so well as we could to make him onderstand us: which Account made him very desirous to go down thither; but looking over a paper often, which we supposed, was the Gouver­nor's Order and Instructions to him, we understood they would not permitt him to prosecute that Design: beside we made him sensible of the danger we should be in, if he and his men should go and l [...]aeve us amongst these people who were so bitterly in cer [...]d a [...]aist us.

They inquired what became of the B [...]at that belon­ged to Smith [...]s-Vessel and ours, We told them that these Indians had taken Smith [...]s Boat and sunk her some where in the Sound; but ours was at St. a Lucea. The Span­iards made the Indians go and shew where they had Sunk Smith [...]s Boat and help our people to get her up: Which being done▪ shee was brought to the Town: the Spaniards were mightily pleased with her, and pro­posed that they in their Cannooe, and our People in that Boat should go to Hoe-Bay, whereby they might gett all from the Indians which they had gotten from us: But We would not countenance the matter; We were for a speedy departing from amongst these peo­ple as we could, since it had pleased GOD to open a way for our deliverance.

This Morning the Spanish Captain made the Indians Provide two Cannooes, which he caused to be lashed together at some distance with S [...]c [...]s a Cross, and [...] on the Topp: Which being done, with four Indians, Ioseph Kirle, Iohn Smith, Robert Barrow, Andrew Morray, Benjamin Allen, Nathaniell Randall, Iohn Shears, Cornelius Toker, Ioseph Kirle's Boy Iohn Hilliar; four Negroes. viz. Iack, Ce [...]ar, Sarah, and [Page 52] [...] were sent away [...] Augusteen: But not one Morsell of Victualls, except a very few Berries, had they with them; and not one Spaniard to guard them, but were put under the Goverment of those four Indians. About an hour after Ioseph Kirle was gone, the Spanish Captain ordered Smith [...]s boat to be made ready with two Spaniards, and Four of our Men to Row to the place where the drift or Smith [...]s Vess [...]l was to look for Log-wood or Old Iron: When they retur­ned, there was not any thing of value.

But our People said that as they were searching a­bout, they found the Bones of Andrew Barnes: His S [...]ll and Iaw-Bone were broken; which occasioned us to suspect that he was Knockt on the head by the Indi­ans, after they had driven away Smith and his people.

We told the Spanish Captain tha [...] Joseph Kirles Negroe Ben. had been absent ever since the day after Solomon Cresson went hence, being gone with the [...] Cassee­key's Wife ▪ but we knew not whi [...]her. The Captain made inquiry of the Indians [...] gone. They said▪ For Hoe-Bay; then he order [...] them to send for him▪ for he would not leave him behind. The Indians said▪ he would be here within a day or two. The Spaniards were continually Searching for what they could find of such things as the Indians had gotten from us or others: and when they could find no more, they would offer to buy with Tobacco what they could Perswade the Indians to bring to Light. A Leaf or half a leaf of Tobacco would purcha­se a Yard of Linnen or wooll [...]n, or Silk from the In­dians. Such Admirers of Tobacco are they, [...]hat they este [...]m [...] beyond any other [...]. An Indian of the Town [...] time before the Spaniards came, having a [Page 53] considerable quantity of Amber-greece, [...] when he went for Augusteen with that, he could pur­chase of the Spaniards a Looking-Gl [...]se, an [...] a Knife or two, and three or four [...] (which is about five or six pounds) of Tobaccoe. The Quan­tity of Amber greece might be about Five pound Weight.

the 9 month the 4. the 4 of the week.

This Day We made Oars for Smith's Boat of Sticks and the Cantle-pieces of Sugar-Hogsheads which were gotten on the Beach where the Drift of Smith's Vessell came on Shoar. And this Evening came the Old Ca­sseekey's Wife with Ioseph Kirle's Negroe [...] and Joseph Kirls [...]s Boat; which was of great advantage to help to carry us. We worked all this night to [...] the [...] and Oars unto her, being intended to go away as soon as We could compleat that Jobb.

The Spaniards had brought little Provision with them, so that there was not much to spare for us; hav­ing not above a Rove of Corn, and a little N [...]a-Spain-Bread, which was so bad that it was more D [...]st and dead We [...]v [...]ls than Bread: An handfull of it was an acceptable [...]resent to us. We would mix it with a lit­tle Water, making it to a Pa [...]s't, which would eat pleas­antly; But Hunger was no S [...]anger unto us, and We knew no [...] [...]at We should have any Victualls on our Jour [...]ey: But our Deliverance seemed to over ball [...]nce all. The Indians would not give us any Berries: But our people watcht an Opportunity and took one of the Casseekey's Baggs of Berries, which might contain about a B [...]sh [...]ll; Which was all that One-and-thirty of us had to depend on.

the 9 month 5. the 3 of the week.

This Morning about three hours before Day We de­parted from this Town of Jece; the Weather was grown cold; We had nothing where with to cover our bo­dies, besides what the Indians gave us at first, except my Wife, for Whom the Spaniards gott an old Jac [...]ett (which had been one of Smith [...]s men's), and gave her to wear; also a small Piece of cloath to cover our poor Child: but it pleased GOD to strengthen us in this our Condition, so that we rowed all this day without cea­sing untill three hours after it was dark, by which ti­me We gott to an Indian-Town: Here We mett with Joseph Kirle, Robert Barrow and the others, who gott thither not above an hour or two before us. They had not received any manner of Sustenance from the time they left us, untill they gott some Berries of us, having lain one Night of the two in a Swa [...]p: but they were as Ch [...]erfull as men could be in this Straight.

Since they left us, amongst their other hardships, Joseph Kirle had like to have lost his Life severall tim [...]. The First was thus. Whilst the two Cannooes were lasht together, having a few Berries that were designd to have been shared amongst them; The Irish boy Cor­nelius Toker would ever and anon be taking some of them, who being often reproved by Joseph Kirle and others; would not desist; Whereupon Joseph Kirle with the Paddle he paddled the Cannooe along wi [...]h struck him; thereupon an Indian took his Bow and Arrow and was going to shoote Joseph, who seemed little concerned whether he liv [...]d or dy'd, withall saying, th [...] [...]paniards would Justify him.

Another time when he was spent with paddling the [Page 55] Cannooe, and desired Iohn Smith, Andrew M [...]ey, and oth [...]rs of them as well able as himself to give him [...] Spell, which they refused, and he being not able to paddle further, laid down his Paddle; Whereupon the Indians commanding him to paddle, he refused, saying, they might kill him if they would, opening his breast for them to execute their wills; Which they seemed as though they would have done: But after great threatning they desisted.

Another time the Wind being high and the Seas rough that they were forced to [...]a [...]lash their Cannooes, by Joseph Kirle [...]s perswasion, and to go single; Joseph Kirle taking one Cannooe to his own management, ha­ving Robbert Barrow ▪ his Boy, my Kinsman, Natha­niell Randall, and the Negroes in her; which being th [...]s single from the other Company was more satis­factory to him than before, though none to help but Nathaniell Randall. My Negroe-Woman named Sarah, having beaten and abused a Girle named Quenza, b [...]ing reproved often by him and Robert Barrow, She th [...]refore abused them in an extraordinary manner; whereupon Jose [...]h struck her with his Paddle; at which One of the Indians in the other Cannooe took his Striking Staff and darted at him, narrowly missing him.

This Morning Joseph Kirle with those that were with h [...]m were by the Spanish Captain ordered away at break of day; he not taking any care to give them a little Sustenance; and about an hour or two after We followed, rowing all this Day without ceasing untill an hour or two in the Night: By which time We gott to an Indian-Town, where not any thing was to be had but Water. About two hours after us came Joseph Kirle.

[Page 56] [...] [Page 57] [...] [Page 58] Land was not to be seen from side to side in some pla [...] The [...] was in the other we came through. Ab [...] an hour before Sun-sett wegott to an Indian Plantati [...] ( [...] was the first place we saw any thing planted [...] being still of Pumpion Vines and some small Pumpions [...] but the Spaniards were too quick for us and got [...] [...] before [...]: some of us gott a few a bigg as one's F [...]it: [...] there, yet had not patience to dress them [...] be, but putt them into the fire, roasted [...] them. The Spaniards used a great deal of [...] with their Pumpions, and the Perre-Augoe that [...] Augusteen had brought Bread, Corn and [...]; but it was kept from us, Except a piece of [...]: the Captain of the Spaniards gave my Wife [...] a Stick of Sealing-Wax; which we [...], expecting it must be harder with us when we [...] people. Here Captain Sebastian Lopaz drew up [...] Writing, and would have had me and Ioseph Kirle to [...]; which we refused: For we perceived he had [...] especially against me, to oblige me to give him some of my Negroes: We answered him short; That I [...]cko [...]ed my self and Negroes at the Gouernour of August­een's disposall; And we would Sing no Writing We Borrowed a Pott and boyled Pumpion Leaves, having nothing to putt to them but Water, which was satisfac­tory; But this night was more terrible than the last, the Wind being at North-West; it did not blow hard, [...]et it was very cold, we lyeing in an open field without [...]ny shelter; One side of us would scorch while the [...] her was freezing. Our Negroe Woman Hagar's [...] boy named Cajoe was seized with Convulsion Fil [...]s [...] Two in the Morning which was chiefly occasio­ [...] by the Cold and want of food: but help there was [Page 59] not from us. The Spanish Captain came to see the Child, and supposing that it would dye, asked If the Child was a Christian? He was answered, As good a one as he could make it; but he called for some Water, put­ting some of it on he Crown of the Child's head, and C [...]o [...]sing it, Called, him Francisco. This Action paci­fyed its Father and Mother.

the 9 month 9. the 2 of the week.

This Morning we were to go forward and the Spaniards were to return to the place where we were cast a way: but our two Boats would not carry us all; therefore we had the Spaniards great Perre-Augoe to carry us one day's Journey further to an Indian Town, and [...] Spaiards with us, three of which were to bring [...] Perre-Augoe back, the other was to be our Guide for Augusteen. We departed and mett with in tricate pass­age; for sometimes we should be a ground on Oyster [...]nks, or Shoals, and al most out of sight of Land, [...]bout two or three in the Afternoon we had not water to go any further: The Wind being North-Westerly drove the Water out of the Sound: but being nigh the Shoar where had been an Indian Town: We went on Shoar and found some ripe Berries on the Palm-shrubbs, which we were very earnest after till such time as a storm of wind with rain began to come upon us and Night nigh at hand; whereupon we all gott together, consi­dering what we should do, since there was no possibi­lity of getting Shelter here. Our Indian Guide said, we might gett to a Town about two leagues off; which we were glad to hear, for it rained hard so we with our Guide sett forward and walked over a parcell of scraggy shrubby hills to the Sea-shoar, along which we travelled till we gott to the Indian Town, where we [Page 60] gott plenty of Berries for our Supper. It rained much till towards Morning. The 9▪ month. 10. This Morning the Indians were not willing to stay any longer; and we were by our Guide required to depart; which we did, and a great many young Indian Men followed us some Miles along the Bay, and Offered violence to Robert Barrow and severall others; but were easily stopt by shewing them a rusty Muskett pre­sented towards them, and so they le [...]t us. We had an untoward passage from the sea shoar athwart the Land to the Indian Town, the ground being swampey, and scraggey hills, which to our bare feet was very trouble­som. This was a large Town, and there was another large Town about a Mile distant in sight, thither part of our Company was sent to be Quartered: at which Town about a Twelve month since a parcell of D [...]tch M [...]n were killed who having been cast away on the Bohemia shoals in a flatt which they built escaped hither, and were here devoured by these Cannaballs, as we under stood by the Spaniards: The Hatt or boat our people saw: but they seemed kind to them, giving them Fish and Berries to eat: We remaned at these two Towns till next Morning The Indians of the Town I was at, were not so kind as those at the other Town had been: some of our people were for selling their Rags to the Indians for Fish; but We thought t'was most necessary, of the two Extreams, to defend against the Cold: For every day grew colder than o­ther; and We feared that if We were much longer ex­posed to it, We should not live it out.

the 9 month 11. the 4 of the week.

This Morning leaving this Town, We Embarqued in our two Boats, And those of our People that were [Page 61] at the other Town were to have a large Cannooe to car­ry them thence, and were to meet us in the Sound▪ We rowed severall leagues and did not meet them; it being then about Tenn a Clock; the Spaniard would go on Shoar and travell back by Land to see after them. We being by an Inlett of the Sea which was a Mile o­ver, the Spaniard ordered us to go on the other side, and there stay for him; Which We did many hours. At this Place We all went upon the search to see if any thing was to be had for the Belly, some on the land, some in the Water: The Land yielded nothing; but in the Water We gott a sort of Shell-fish call'd Water-Soldiers, Which We eat: att length the Cannooe with our People came, but our Spaniard was not come; but in about half an hour's time he came with a small Can­nooe. This was the place where Solomon mett the Spaniards. The Cannoo'es had each two Indians to sett them along: And We had one Indian for our Guide named Wan-Antonia who the Spaniard said was a Christian, but an Inhabitant of that Town where tthe Du [...]h-Men were kill'd. We sett forward in our two boats and the two Cannooes, and rowed till night▪ being nigh a place of thickety Wood, which We made choice of to lodge at for this night: Here was Wood [...]nough: We made large Fires, Were pleased with the place, and lay down to rest. About Mid-night I had a great loss; having about a Quart of Berries whole, and as much pounded to mix with water to feed our Child wi [...]h, the Fire being disturbed, the Cloth which We had our food in was burnt: All was lost, and nothing to be had untill we could gett to the Spaniards, Which was two days March at least. A­bout an hour after this the Wind rose att North-West, [Page 62] and it began to rain; But having small Palm to which [...] nigh, Ioseph Kirle and I sett to work and made a shelter which would keep Tenn or more of us from the Weather: We had no sooner compleated o [...]r work, but it rained hard. In this shower of rain the Four In­dians gott from amongst us, took their Cannooes, and away they went back again: When day appeared, We missed them, upon which We went to the water­side, where We found the two Cannooes gone. And now We were in a great strait. But the Spaniard said, those that could travell best must go by Land. The Persons pitcht upon were Richard Limpeney, Andrew Murray, Cornelius Toker, Ioseph Kirles Boy, Iohn Hilliard, and Penelope with, Seven Negroes named Peter, Iack, Cesar, Sarah, B [...]ll, Susanna and Quenza. The Spaniards and the Indian-Wan-Antonia went with them to direct them, the Way carrying them over land to the Sea shoar, and then directing to keep the Sea-shoar along to the North-ward.

They returned to us, and We with our two Boats rowed all day without ceasing till Sunsetting: And when we putt on shoar, the place was an old Indian-Field on a high bleak hill, where had been a large Indian house, but it was tumbled down. Of the ru [...]is of this house We made a shelter against the North-West Wind, which began to blow very bleak. The Spaniard went to the Sea, which was not two miles off, to see if our People had passed, and [...] his return he said, They were gone by. We asked if they could reach to any house or Indian-Town for shel­ter? For We supposed, should they be without Fire this night, they could not live. [...] said They must travell all Night. Night cam [...] on: We had Fire [Page 63] and Wood enough, and had gathered a great heap of Grass to lie in, hoping to have gott some rest: But the North-West increased, and the Cold was so violent, that we were in a lamentable condition, not able to rest, for as We lay or stood so close to the Fire that it would scorch us, that side from it was ready to Freeze▪ We had no other way, but to stand and keep turning for the most part of the night. We all thought that we never felt the like. The Spaniard that was clothed was as bad to bear it as we that were naked▪ att length day appeared and we must goe.

the 9 month 13. the 6 of the week.

This Morning we were loth to part with our fires▪ but to stay here it could not be: So we went to our Boats; wading in the water was ready to benumm us▪ But we putt forward, and rowing about a Leagues ca­me to an old house, where the Spaniard told us we must leave the Boats and travell by Land; We had [...] Boggy Marsh to wade through for a mile to gett to the Sea-Shoar, and had about five or six leagues along the Bay or Strand to the Spanish Sentinall's house: The North-West-wind was violent, and the cold such tha [...] the strongest of us thought We should not out-live that day: having gott through the boggy Marsh and on the Sea-Shoar, our People, Black and White, made all speed, one not staying for another that could not travel so fast; None but I with my Wife and Child, Robert Barrow, my kinsman Benjamin Allen and my Negroe London, whom I kept to help carry my Child, keeping together; The rest of our Company had left us, expectting not to see some of us again; especially Robert Barrow, my VVife and Child. VVe travelled after as vvel as vve could having gone about tvvo [Page 64] [...] the [...]old so seized on my Kinsman Benjamin Al­len that he began to be stiff in his Limbs, and sta [...]ge­red and fell, grievously complaining that the cold vvould kill him: Our Negroe having our young Child I and my VVife took our Kinsman under each Arm and helped him along; but att length his [...] quite stiff▪ his speech almost gone, and [...] [...]oom at Mouth. In this strait VVe knevv [...] to doe; to stay vvith him vve must perish also▪ and VVe vvere vvilling to strive as long as VVe could. VVe carried our Kinsman and laid him under the bank, not being dead. I resolved to runn after our People, some of them not being out of sight; vvhich I did and left my VVife and Child vvith the Negroe to follovv as fast as they could. I runn about tvvo miles, ma­king signs to them, thinking if they should look be­hind them and see me running, they vvould stopp till I gott up vvith them. I vvas in hopes that if I could have accomplished this my design, to have gott help to have carried my Kinsman along; But they stopt not, and I runn untill the Wind pierced me so that my Limbs failed and I fell; yet still I strove, and gett­ing up vvalked backvvards to meet my VVife. As I was goying I mett with the Spaniard comeing out of the Sand-hills and Ioseph Kirle's Negroe Ben. I made my Complaint to the Spaniard, but he not being able to understand me well, went forward. I than apply [...]d my self to the Negroe, making large promises if he would fetch my Kinsman; he offered to go back and use his endeavour, VVhich he did. At lenght my VVife and Child came up with me; She vvas almost overcome VVith grief, expressing in VVhat manner VVe VVere forced to part VVith our Kinsman, and [Page 65] expecting that she and the Chilh should goe next. Poor Robert Barrow was a great way behind us: I feared We sould never see him again I used my en­deavour to comfort and cheere my Wife, intreating her, not to let grief overcome her; I had hopes that the Lord would help us in this strait, as He hath done in many since We were in this Land: And if it plea­sed God that We might lay down our lives in this Wil­derniss, that We might beseech Him to enable us to do it willingly. Thus striving in a deep Exercise of Body and Mind We travelled on, admiring Gods goodness in preserving us thus farr through so many eminent Dangers. In the sence of which a secret hope would arise, (though involved with human doubts and fear) thar the Lord would yet preserve us. I took my Child from the Negroe and carried him. I had an Indian-Matt with a splitt in it, through which I putt my head, hanging over my Breast unto my Wast: Under this I carried my Child, which helpe't to break the wind off it; but the poor Babe was black with cold from head to foot, and its flesh as cold as a stone; yet it was not froward. It's Mother would take it now and then and give it the Breast, but little could it gett att it; besides We dared not stopp in the least, for if we did, We should perceive our Limbs to fail. About two a Clock in the After­noon we came up with our Negroe-Woman Hagar with her Child att her back almost dead: and a little further we came up with out Negroe-Girle Qu [...]nza, being Dead, as we thought, for she was as stiff as a dead body could be, and her Eyes sett; butt at lenght we perceived her breath: but she had no sence, nor motion. We carried her from the Waterside under [Page 66] the Bank. This increased my Wife, a sorrow; and she began to doubt she should not be able to travell much further: But I endeavoured to incourage her not to leave striving as long as any ability was left. All our People were out of sight exept Four, and those We had gained upon. I sent my Negroe to overtake them, and to disire them to slacken their pace till we gott up with them; being in hopes that gaining their Com­pany would to cheere up my Wife: But they would not; so the Negroe stopt for us. We had lost sight of Robert Barrow by this time: Soon after we overtook Iohn Smith who was one of the Four: he began to sail, and his Companions left him; whereupon he made grievous Complaints which I reproved him for, lest he should discourage my wife. The Sun was nigh Setting; and we began to look out for the sentinalls Post; and my Negroe at times gott upon severall of the highest Sand-hills to look out, but could not see any house, nor the smoak of Fire: This was terrible to us all, for the day being so cold, the night much more, and we not able to travell without rest, being a starved People both within our bodies and without, and if we ceased from travelling, we should instantly be nummed and move no further. In the midst of these Reasonings and doubtings We were gott into. I es [...]yed a man as I thought, standing on the Bank but at great distance; I was afraid to speak lest it should prove otherwise, but he was soon seen by the whole Company, and at lenght We espy'd him walking to­wards the Land; this confirmed us, and so we took to the hills again to look out, yet could not see the house from thence, but on the next hill We saw it: this was joy unto us, though we began to have a sen­ce [Page 67] of our tiredness, for our Resolution abated after we had got sight of the house.

When we gott to the house, we found Four Senti­nalls and the Spaniards our Guide with the three of our Men; viz Ioseph Bucklay, Nathaniell Randall, and Iohn Shires. The Spaniard bid us Welcome, and made room for us to sitt down by the fire. The chiefest man of the Sentinall took a Kersey-Co [...] and gave my Wife to cover her, and gave each of us a piece of bread made of Indian-Corn, which was plea­sant unto us: after it we had plenty of hott Casseena drink: It was dark and we endeavoured to prevail with the Spaniards to go seek [...]or Robert Barrow and my Kinsman, Offering them considerable, but they seemed not fully to understand me, yet I could make them sensible that my Kinsman was almost dead, if not quite; and that the Old-man was in a bad conditi­on. They made me to understand that the weather was not fitt to go out, but they would watch if Ro­bert should pass by. About an hour or two after one of the Spaniards being walking out of the Bay mett with Robert and brought him into the house. We re­joyced to see him, and inquired concerning our Kins­man and Negroe Ben. He said our Kinsman was stri­ving to gett up [...] and could not: he came to him and spake unto him; he could not answer but Cryed, and he could not help him; but comeing along at some considerable distance mett Negroe Ben.; who said he was going for Benjamin Allen so he past him; and some miles further [...]e saw Negroe Ia [...]k drawing him­self down from the Bank▪ his lower parts being dead, and crying out for some fire that h [...] might save his [...]; but he did not see the Negroe Girle whom we hal [...]d [Page 68] out of the way. We were under a great concern for our Kinsman; the Spaniards we could not prevail upon to goe and fetch him, or go and carry where with to make a fire: Which had they done and found them living, it might have preserved them▪ But we ho­ped Negroe Ben. would bring our Kinsman. The Spaniards would have had most of us to have gone to the next Sentinall's house; Which was a League fur­ther; but we all begged hard of them to let us lye in their house in any place on the ground, for We were not able to travel further: besides the cold would kill us; for We were in such a trembling shaking conditi­on, and so full of pain from head to foot, that it's not to be expressed. At length the Spaniards consent­ed that Robert Barrow, I, my Wife and Child, and Iohn Smith should lye in the house; but to Ioseph Buck­ley, Nathaniell Randall, Iohn Sheirs, and my Negroe London. They would not grant that favour: So one of the Spaniards taking a fire-brand bid those Four goe with him. He directed them to a small Thickett of Trees and shewed them to gather Wood and make large Fires and Sleep there. These poor creatures lay out, and it proved a hard Frosty Night. The Spaniard re­turned and said they were go [...]t into a Wood, and had Fire enough. We were silent, but feared they would hardly live till Morning.

After they were gone▪ the Spaniards took a pint of Indian-Corn and parened it and gave part to us, which we acc [...]p [...]ed on [...]; also they gave us some Cass [...]e­na-drink. We were [...] extraordinary pain, so that we could not rest▪ an [...] our Feet were extreamly brui­s [...]d, the Ski [...] [...] the Sand caked with the B [...]ood that we could hardly sett our feet to the [Page 69] ground after we had been sometime in the house. The night was extreem cold though We were in the hous [...] ▪ and by the Fire we could not be warm, for one [...] did scorch whilst the other was ready to freeze: [...] thus We passed the night.

the 9 month 14. the 7 of the week.

This Morning We looked out, and there [...] very hard Frost on the Ground, so it was terible [...] goe out of Doores. Our People returned from the Wood, but complained heavely of their hardship in the Night. They had not been an hour in the house before the Spaniards gave us all a Charge to be gone to the next Sentinall [...]s house: This was grievous to us all, but more especially to my Wife ▪ who could not raise her self when down; but goe We must, for though we intreated hard for my Wife and Robert Bar­row, We could not prevail that they might stay still We could gett A Cannooe. As We were all goeing one Spaniard made a [...]ign for me and my Wife to stay▪ which We did; and it was to have a handfull of parcht Corn: As soon as We had received it they bid us be gone to the next Sentinall's, where was Victu­alls enough for us. The Sunn was a great height, but We could not feel any Warmth it gave, the North-Wester beginning to blow as hard as it did the Day before. And having deep Sand to travell through, which made our Travelling this one League very hard, especially to my Wife and Robert. The Spaniards sent my Wife a Blankett to be Left att the next Sentinall [...]s house.

At lenght We came to an Inlett of the Sea; on the other side was the Look-out and Sentinall [...]s house: here were all ou [...] People sitting waiting to be [...]rri [...]d [Page 70] over and in a little time came one of the Sentinalls▪ with a Cannooe and carried us over.

This Sentinall would not suffer us to come into his house, but caused us to kindle a fire under the Leigh of his house and there fitt down: About half an hour after he bid us be gone to the next Sentinall's, which was a League further, giving us a Cup of Casseena and two Quarts of Indian-Corn for us all, bidding us goe to our Company at next house and our Corn dressed there.

I understood that our Negroe-Woman Hagar gott hither late last Night having her Child dead at her back, which the Spaniards buried.

One of the Spaniards went with us to the next Inlett carrying a Stick of Fire to sett Fire of some Trash to make a signall for them on the otheiside to fetch us over the Inlett being very wide. When the Cannooe came over for us, our Guide took the Blankett from my Wife; but the Negroe which brought over the Cannooe lent my Wife one of his Coats, so we gott over, but before We gott to the house we had a showr of hail. At this house We were kindly received, having such a Mess of Victualls as we had not had in a long time be­fore, which was very pleasant to our hunger-starv'd Stomachs. Our People went hence; this Morning for Augusteen, having a Guide with them: but John Hosler and Penelope were left here, not being able to travell. We remained here till the Morrow, but the Night was so extreem cold that we could not rest.

the 9 month 15. the 1 of the week.

This Morning the Spaniards bid us prepare to tra­vell▪ for they were not able to mantain us. We un­derstood that it was five or six Leagues to Augusteen, [Page 71] and We could not travell so Farr, being all of us la­med and stiff: We intreated them to let us goe in a Cannooe, but they deneyed us: We intreated for the two Women and Robert barrow; At lenght we prevai­led that they should goe up in a Cannooe, for the Can­nooe was to goe whether we went or not.

While all this discourse was, came in a couple of Spaniards, one being the Sentinall that went with our people the day before, the other was a Person the Governour had sent with a Cannooe and four Spaniards to fetch us, This was cheerfull News; for had we gone to have trav [...]ed without a Guide, we should have P [...]rished. The man that came for us brought two Blanketts, one for my Wife, the oher for Pene­l [...]: He desired us to be goeing. About a League distance from the place he left the Cannooe, which we parted with very unwillingly; for some of our peo­ple, had they had a Mile further to have gone, could not have gone it: The Wind still continued att North-West and blowed very Fiercely; and extreem cold it was: We had such a continuall shivering and pain in our Bones that we were in violent anguish.

Our poor Child was quiet, but so black with cold and shaking that it was admirable how it liv'd. VVe gott to Augusteen about two houres before Night; Being putt on shoar, we were directed to the Gover­nour's house: being gott thither we were had up a pare of Staires, at the head whereof stood the Gover­nour, who ordered my Wife to be conducted to his Wife's Appartment. I and Iohn Smith went into a Room where the Governour asked us a few Questions; but seeing how extreem cold we were, He gave us a Cup of Spanish-Wine and sent us into his Kitchin to [Page 72] warm our selves at the Fire. About half an hour af­terwards the Governou [...] sent for Iohn Smith and Me and gave us a Shirt and Sliders, a Hatt and a pare of Silk [...], telling us, he had no VVollen Clothes as yet, but would have some made: VVe put on the [...] and made all hast into the Kitchen to the Fire. Robert Barrow was quartered at another house: The Persons came to the Governours house and took such as they were minded to quarter in their houses; So that Ioseph Kirle, Iohn Smith, I, my Wife and Child lod­ged at the Governour's house. All our People that ca­me up with Ioseph Kirle came to see us. VVe percei­ved the People [...]s great kindness; Fo [...] they were all [...]ell clothed from head too foot with the best the Peo­ple had. Ioseph Kirle began to tell us of his Travell after he left us on the Bay, and how that they all concluded That they should never see my Wife and Child and Robert Barrow any more, if they did my Kinsman and Me. Richard Limpeney and those that went with him had a hard Travell for thirthy six hours without ceasing, in which Travell three of our Negroes that went with them were lost, (viz Iack, C [...]sar and Quen­sa, by sitting down to rest themselves they were in a little time so numed that they could not goe, and there Perished. So that we lost five in that day's Tra­vell, and began to doubt that Negroe Ben. Perished al­so▪ Ioseph Keirle said that he thought he should have lost som of our People in their Travell from the last Centinall's hither, For they were much tyred, and the Cold Violent and the Latter part of that day [...]s Jorney they VVading for many miles through much VVater, and deep Sand-hills, and when they came in sight of Augusteen they stayed for Boats to Fetch them, in [Page 73] which time some were nummed with the Cold. Ioseph Keirle applyed himself to the Governour on our behalfs to send us help, for he doubted wether We were all living; the Governour readely Assented and fortwith sent for a Person fitt for his purpose; Chargeing him to gett a Perre-Augoe and Men, and goe forthwith and fetch us, but the Tide fell out, so that We could not goe till Midnight: The Governour was so concerned that he would not goe to Bed till they were gone; when the Tide served he went to the Waterside and saw the Men putt off, giving them a Strict Charge.

Solomon Cresson began to tell us of his Travells from Ie [...]e, having most part of the way much Rain: The Indians were very kind unto him untill thy came to the Indian Towne where the Dutch men were killed; at which place some of those Indians made a discove­ry of him to be no Spaniard. They said nothing to him thereof, but were very dogged to him, giving him no Food, and causing him to lye on the Ground Amongst Vermine. On the Morrow he was to goe with his former Company; Who were grown so ex­treamly bitter and envious to him that when they did but look upon him, they were ready to smite him; having gone untill about mid-day, passing an Inlett, the wether being extreme bad with Wind, Rain and much Cold, they putt on shoar; (this was the place where We putt on shoar and gott Water-soldiers and stayed for the Spaniard when he went back to look for our People that were to follow us in a Cannooe) but the Rage of these bloody people was such that he ex­pected to dye; being on shoar they readely kindled a Fir [...] about which time he heard a noi [...] of a [...] and [...], and presently the Spanish Perre-Augo pu [...]t [Page 74] on Shoar upon them: the Indian were extraordinarily Surprized and stood Amazed but Solomon was glad to see them, and they him: the Spaniards took the old Casseekey's Chest and whatever [...] had from him, Comanding them to return to the Indian Towns from whence they came▪ staying all Night the next morn­ing the Spaniards sent Solomon under the Conduct of two Indians belongingh to these Towns who were com­manded by the Spaniards to Carry Solomon unto the Sentinall's house, but these two Indians carried him a little beyond the place where We putt on shoar to tra­vel, and they seemed as though they had mischief in their hearts against him: He asked if they would goe forward? But they looking untowardly on him, an­swered him not: so he went himself and was glad when he saw they did not follow him.

But We were desirous to know how the Spaniards had knowledge of us, Which it seems was thus.

When We gott to Iece where Smith and his Company were, and We going under the Denomination of Spaniards and the other English, the report of us runn from Indian-Town to Indian-Town to the Northward unto the Northernmost Town, att which Town were two or more Indians that were converted to the Ro­mish Faith. These or one of these went to the next Spanish Sentinalls and gave an account that he heard that there were two Vessels cast away to the Southward of Iece, one being a Spaniard, the other an English Vessell, the Spaniards having two Vessels gone for the Havana to seek for supplies feared it was those Vessels: And the same day as this News came to the Governour of Augusteen came also News of one of their Fryers, being murdered by some of the Cape Indians. After [Page 75] this manner we understood it; viz. Three Fryers being under a vow to goe amongst the Indians on the Cape to C [...]nvert them, they went to a certain Town to the Northward of where we were cast away, but it lay within the Sound. The Casseekey of this Town they gained on to Embrace the Roman-Faith, but all his people were much incenced against the Fryers, and therefore would have their Casseekey renounce his faith, and put the Fryers to death; but he would Assent to neither: therefore they killed him and one Fryer; the other two eshaped. Hereupon was a Perre-Aug [...] forthwith sent for us of what Nation soever we mi [...]ht be, also a party of Spaniards and Indians we [...] sent against that Town where the Fryer was killed. [...] had a plentifull Supper, and We fedd lik [...] people that had been half starved, for We eat not knowing when We had enough: and We found our Palats so changed by eating of Berries that We could not relish the Tast of Salt any more than if it had no saltness in it: We had lodging provided, but few Beds.

the 9 mt. 16. the 2 of the week.

This Morning We had Ice half [...]n Inch thick, and it had been so for some Mornings past, but as the Sun riset it's gone.

The Governour came this Morning to our Aparte­ment, inquiring how We did? We having had Cho­colatta for breakfast he asked if We would have any thing else that his house could afford: If We would but ask it should be brought us▪ but we modestly ans­wered That this was sufficient althoug our Appetites were not to be satisfied. The Governour stated the poverty of the Country unto us. The place is a G [...]ri­son maintained one half by the King o [...] Spain, the [Page 76] oth [...]r half by the Church of Rome. The Male Inhabi­tants are all Soldiers, every one receiving Pay accord­ing to their Post. A Sentinall's Pay is 150 pices of Eight a year. And all their supply of Bread, Clothing and Money comes from the Havana and Porto Vella. And it is a going on of three Years since they have had a Vessell from any place whatsoever, which makes their Wants very great: All things being expended except Ammanition and Salt, of which they said they had enough. The Governour offered us the freedom of what his house afforded, withall gave us a Charge to be carefull in going abroad, especially of some per­sons that did not effect our Nation: We promised to be ruled and submitt to the Governour's pleasure for our Liberty. Our people came in and We told them the caution; but they said They had been all over the Town and in many houses where they were kindly received, and such as the people had they would give them. They told us of some English that liv'd here, and they had been at their houses; the chiefest in esteem was one William Carr of the Isle of Man, who about thirty years ago was in a Vessel bound for South Carolina, but missing their Port were cast away nigh this Port ▪ many were drownd, but he and some others were brought hither by the Indians, some of them gott away in Spa­nish Vessels▪ others dy'd here: This man turned Ro­man Catholick and Married a Spanish Woman, of whom he had Seven Children, and is an Officer in the Gari­son: He was chief Interpreter.

This Day came Ioseph Kirl's Negroe Ben.: He gave us this Account that after he had sent him back, he having looked and not finding my Kinsman went to se [...]k [...] a place to shelter himself from the Cold, and [Page 77] some place he found to creep in where he lay down and continued there all Night, but by Morning was so stiff with Cold that he could not use his Leggs, but halled himself towards the Bay. The Spaniard our Guide from the first Sentry house the Morning after we went thence returned along the Bay to [...] if any of our people were living, but he found all dead except Negroe Ben.: and he getting a fire made Negroe Ben. was recovered and gott the use of his Limbs.

William Carr the Interpreter acquainted us that the Governour and two Royall Officers would examin u [...] concerning our being cast away and what goods and Moneys was lost in our Vessell, and concerning our hardships amongst the Florida-Indians &c. Which was done, and every one did Sign it. This took up 2 or 3 days time to Complete it. After this was done the Governour told us, That he expected Capt. Sebasti­an Lopas in som few days, and after his Arrivall he would provide for our going to Carolina with Can­nooes and Men to Guard us.

This Week my Wife was taken with a Fever and Ague which held her three days and then left her. The Governour ordered his own Docter to administer such things as were helpfull. The Governour kind­n [...]ss to us all was extraordinary, for he would daily en [...]ire of us if We wanted any thing which he had, of which he gave us an Account, and We eat no worse than he did daily.

The Town We saw from one end to the other: It is about three quarters of a mile in length, not regu­larly built, the houses not very thick; they having large Orchards, in which are plenty of Oranges, Lemmons, Pome-Citrons▪ Lymes, Figgs and Peaches ▪ [Page 78] the house most of them old building and not half of them inhabited. The number of Men being abo [...] three hundred that belong to the Government and many of them are kept as Sentinalls at their Look-outs. At the North end of the Town standeth a large Fortifica­tion, being [...]uadrangel with Bastions, Each Bastion will contain thirtheen Guns; but there is not passing two thirds of Fifty two mounted. In the Cur [...]in they can not mount any Gunns being only for small Arms. The Wall of the Fortification is about thirthy foot high built of sawed Stone, such as they gett out of the sand between the Sea and the Sound. This Stone is only [...]and and small shells connexed together being not very hard till exposed to the Sun. The Fort is moated round, The would not admitt us to come near the Fort; but Ioseph Kirle took an Opportunity and wal­ked round about it.

the 9 mt. 23. the 2 of the week.

This day Ioseph Kirle and I considering that the lat­ter end of this week was talked of for our setting For­ward towards Carolina (Which the Spaniards call St. Georges,) We concluded to endeavour to provide our selves, if We could, with Clothing; cosidering We should be exposed to all the weather that might hap­pen, and have no shelter but what we carried with us. therefore We were incl [...]ined to sell, He his and I one or two of my Negroes to provide us Chlothing and Provisions. We addressed our selves to the Governour and withall offered him if he pleased to accept the choise of my Negroes; but he denyed our Offer. We stated our matter to Him and asked if we might dispose of our Negroes? He said, No, we should not, neither could we sell them to any person but himself [Page 79] for the King's Account without a speciall [...]. Therefore he would Consult the two Royall-Officers and give us his answer.

the 9 mt. 24. the 3 of the week.

This day the Governour sent for us, and told us. That he would give us Credit for what We and the rest of the Company would. I told him that my Wife and Child would want some warmer Clothing, also Ioseph Kirle and my Self should want some, if to be had. He ordered us to give in an Account of what We should Want, and if to be had, he would gett it: And Io­seph Kirle and I should give our Obligation to pay the Governour of Carolina what the Summ amounted unto; which We were willing to do: But We disired that our People should give us their Obligation for what We were engaged for on their Account; Which the Governour thought reasonable. I gave in an account of particulars for Ioseph Kirle, Robert Barrow, My­self and Family: Also the quantity of Indian-Corn, Peace, Stringed Beefe, Salt and Earthen Potts for the whole Company: But Clothing was not to be had except as much Stuff as made a Suit for my Wife and Child, and a few Skins Ioseph Kirle and I gott: I gott also seven Blanketts tho the price was great. These served Ioseph Kirle, Robert Barrow, Myself and Fami­ly. We had Five Roves of Ammonition Bread, so full of Weavel that Corn was far better. Twenty Roves of strung Beefe: Sixty Roves of Indian-Corn. Ten Roves of Peace. One Rove o [...] Salt, Jarrs For Water, and Earthen Potts to boile our Victualls in.

the 9 mt. 25. the 4 of the week.

The Governour sent for Ioseph Kirle and Me to certi­fy that all that was to be gott he had gott for us. And [Page 80] [...] further signifyed unto us that he did expect Sebasti­an Lopas before this time, and he would not have us [...] go till he came, for whatever he could gett of our [...] and Goods We should receive it every Doit. [...] We said We desired not to be detained on that [...], for we had given that already over for gone from us. And as it had pleased God to make them the Instruments of our preservation, so we did freely give any thing of that which was or may be deemed ours to the Governour and those persons that were sent for us. The Governour said He would not have any thing to do vvith it, for vvhat ever he did was for Charity's sake. Then We desired the Soldiers should have it if any thing shoul be gott, Which we doubted. And hereupon we considered That should those poor men gott nothing We ought to allow them something in ge­nerall; Therefore Ioseph Kirle and I offered the Gover­nour That VVe would allow Capt. Sebastian Lopas and his Men an hundred Pieces of Eight for bringind us up from amongst the Indians. The Governour was well pleased with our Offer and said the should have it.

About this time Robert Barrow was taken with a grie­vous Belly-Ach, after which he fell into a violent Flux. Severall of our People also were taken with the B [...]lly-Ach and great Scouring, all which was chieflly Occasioned by our unreasonable Eating and not gover­ning our selves therein. Our chief Dyett was Hommo­ney, Herbs and Pumpions, having not much Meat; Which mean dyett was our preservation: For had it been all Flesh, We should have distroyed our selves; But VVe had the best the Place afforded.

the 9 mt. 26. the 5 of the week.

This day VVe Signed our Obligation for four hundred [Page 81] Pieces of Eight, and VVe were [...]o be gone the 28 or 29 [...], after which our People signed their Obligation [...] to pay their proportion of what was Provided for them in Provisions and their part of what should be paid for their Passage from the Indians to Carolina▪ Whereupon We made the best Provision we could: I had gott some Wine and Brandy for my self and Fam [...] ­ly and some small Necessaries for our Child, with a great Resolution to goe through.

the 9 mot. 29. the 1 of the week.

This day after we had Dined▪ Cannooes being gott ready, One Capt. Francisco De Roma with six Soldiers was to go our Conduct; the Governour walked down to see us Embarque, and taking our Farewell He Em­braced some of us and wished us well, saying, WE SHOULD FORGETT HIM WHEN WE GO IT AMONGST OUR OWN NATION, And also [...] THAT IF WE FORGOTT, GOD WOULD NOT FORGET HIM. Thus in a courteous manner We parted; which was about two or three a Clock in the Afternoon. Taking our departure from Augusteen, we had about two or three Leagues to an Indian-Town called St. a Cruce, where being landed we were direct­ed to the Indian Ware-house: It is built round having Sixteen Sqares; on each Sqare is a Cabbin built and painted which will hold two People; the house being about Fifty foot diameter. In the Middle of the Topp is a Square opening about fifteen foot. This house was very clean, and fires being ready made nigh our Cabins. The Spanish Captain made choise of Cabins for him and his Soldiers and appointed us our Cabbins. In this Town they have a Fryer and a large house to worship in with three Bell's, and the Indians go as [Page 82] constantly to their devotion at all times and seasons as any of the Spaniards. Night being come and the time of their Devotion over, the Fryer came in and many of the Indians both men and women having a Dance according to their way and custome. VVe had plenty of Casseena drink and such Victualls as the Indi­ans had provided for us, some bringi [...]g Corn boyled, another Pease, some one thing, some another, of all which We made a good Supper and Slept till Mor­ning.

the 9 mot. 30. the 2 of the week.

This Morning early We left this Town having about two Leagues to go with the Cannooes, Then We were to travell by Land: But a Cart was provided to carry our provisions and Necessaries; in which Cart those that could not, tra [...]ell were carried. We had about five Leagues to a Sentinall's house, where we lay all Night, and next Morning travelled along the Sea-shoar about Four Leagues to an Inlett: Here We waited for Cannooes to come for us to carry us about two miles to a Town called St. Wans, an Indian Town, being on an Island. We went through a kirt [...] of Wood into the Indian Plantations for a Mile. In the middle of this Island is the Town of St. Wans, a large Town and many People. They have a Fryer, and a Worshipping Hou [...]e: The People are very Industrious, having plenty of Hoggs and Fowles and large Cropps of Corn, as We could tell by their Corn-houses. The Indians brought us Victualls as at the last Town, and We lay in their Warr-house, VVhich was larger than that at the other Town.

the 10 mot. 2. the 4 of the week.

This Morning the Indians brought us Victualls for [Page 83] Breakfast, and the Fryer gave my Wife some Loaves of Bread made of Indian-Corn, Which was somewhat ex [...]raordinary: also a parcell of Fowles.

About Tenn a Clock in the Forenoon we left St. Wans, walking about a Mile to the Sound Where were Cannooes and Indians ready to transport us to the next Town. We did believe that We might have come all the way along the Sound, but the Spaniards were not willing to discover the place unto us.

An hour before Sun sett We gott to the Town call'd St. Marys. This is a Fronteer and a Garison Town: the Inhabitants are Indians with some Spanish Soldiers. We were conducted to the Warr house, as the custome is, for every Town hath a Warr house. Or as VVe under­stood these houses were for their times of Mirth and Danceing, and to lodge and entertain Strangers. This house is about 81 foot Diameter built Round, with 32 Sqares, in each Sqare a Cabin about 8 foot long of a good height being Painted and well matted. The Centre of this building is a Quadrangle of 20 foot being open at topp of the house, against which the house is built thus In this Quadrangle is the place they dance having a great fire in the Middle: One of the Sqares of this building is the Gate, Way or Passage in. The Women natives of these Towns cloth their themsel­ves with the Moss of Trees, making Gowns and Petti­coats thereof which at a distance or in the Night look very neat. The Indian Boys we saw were kept to School in the Church, the Fryer being their Schoolmast­er. This is the Largest Town of all. About a Mile from this is another Town called St. Philips. At this Town of St. Mary's were we to stay till the 5th or 6th Instant; Where also We were to receive our Sixty [Page 84] Roves of Corn, and Tenn Roves of Pease; Wh [...]le [...] stayed we had one half of our Corn beaten into [...]eal by the Indians, the other we kept whole, not knowing what waether we s [...]ould have: For the Fryer of this Town some Years pa [...]t was at Charles Town i [...] South Carolina, and he had a Monthes Passage in goeing about this time of the Year. This News was very unpleasant to think of lying out a Month at this season, having been so weather beaten before; But we endeavoured to shun looking back, considering how great our Preservations had been hitherto.

While We stayed here we were willing to make all the Provision we could for Back and Belley: VVe gott of the Indians plenty of Garlick and long Pepper to season our Corn and Pease, both which were gri­ping and windy: And we made us VVooden Trays and Spoons to eat with; VVe gott Rushes and made a sort of platted Rope thereof; the use we chiefly in­tended it for was to be serviceable to help us in build­ing Hutts or Tents with at such time as we should meet with hard VVeather.

The time drawing on that we were to leave this Town, We had Seven Large Cannooes Provided to carry us being in all about Sixty Persons; Eighteen of us and 6 of Smiths Company, Seven Spaniards and thirty add Indians, VVhich were to row the Cannooes and be our Pilotts. VVe had some Indians from all the Towns and two Cass [...]ekey's.

VVe understood that the Carolina Indians called the Yammasees which are Related to these Indians were here about a Month since Trading for Deer Skins.

I hav [...] Omit [...]ed a considerable Passage that happened in Augusteen; The Woman named Penelope being bigg [Page 85] with Child, by the Spaniard's perswasion stayed with them: Also Ioseph Kirle's Boy named Iohn Hilliar, was detained by the Spaniards. Ioseph Kirle strove hard with the Governour that he might have his Boy▪ but the Lad was conveyed out of Town and not to be found. The Governour promised that he would send him after him if possible; but the Boy came not to us▪ and We were to depart hence on the Morrow.

the 10 mot. 6. the 1 of the week.

This Morning we Embarked and departed this place and put in to the Town St. Philips where the Spanish Captain inveited us on shoar to drinck Casseena, which We did: The Spaniards having left somethingh be­hind, We stayed here about an hour and then sett forward. About two or three Leagues hence We came in sight of an Indian town called Sappataw; But VVe went about a League to the Northward of it to a Sentinall [...]s house, where VVe putt our Boats on shoar and had Casseena brought us, making no stay VVe went hence rowing till next Morning: In the Night VVe had lost our way, but gott to rights in a little time.

the 7. the 2 of the week.

This Morning we putt on shoar having past an Inlett of the Sea, and here we drest some Victualls and gott a little Sleep untill the Tide Served. Some of our In­dians went out a Hunting for Deere and Hoggs of Both which the Spaniards said there was Plenty, and when the Tyde served VVe were to goe to the Northernmost end of this Island and stay for the Hunters. One of the Indians brought a Deer which he throwed down amongst the other Indians, and he went out again to Hunt to the North end of the Island, where VVe were [Page 86] to randevouse for this Night. VVe sett Forward about Tenn a Clock and gott to the place appointed an hour or two before Sun-sett, It being a fine lofty VVood, We imployed our selves in getting Fire-Wood for the Night and Moss to lye on, of both which [...]e gott plenty, having a large Oak to lye under.

The Indians brought in severall Hoggs and Deere, of which we had Part, so that we Fared richly; ha­ving a pleasant Nights repose; We gott up to be gone about an hour before Day.

the 10 mot. 8. the 3 of the week.

This day having rowed from the last place untill two hours before Sun-sett We putt on Shoar at a place where had been an Indian Settlement▪ it being on a high bank, from whence We had a Prospect of the Sound. Here We imployed our selves to go and fetch Bushes to make shelter against the Wind and Dews of the Night, and in Cutting of dry Grass to lye on, and getting of Wood which was at considerable distance; But we resolved to have it if labour would purchase it. Those that were not imployed in these services were providing of VVater and Victualls, For we had alwais enough to doe. We had a plesant Night and [...]ested well.

the 10 mot. 9. the 4 of the week.

This Morning about Sun-Rising we saw a Cannooe of Carolina-Indians a going to the Southward a hun­ting: They kept the Western side of the Sound, being fearfull of us; We had a Cannooe manned with Indi­ans and Spaniards to go after them to speak with them, being desirous to gett them to carry Letters to inform of our Comeing' not knowing but we might Alar [...]m the Out-Settlement of Carolina.

[Page 87]This Cannooe of ours pursued the other, but the Carolina Indians putt on shoar, runn into a Mash and Fired at our People. The Spanish Indians who could Speak the Yammaw's Language, called onto them, and told them their [...], withall intreating them to come unto them; But they Answered That they were going a hunting for the Season, therefore desired them to be gone, for they would not come near them: Thus our People returned unto us. The Carolina In­dians went their way, and We Prepared to goe for­ward. We having the Casseekey of St. Wans with us Sent him away last Night, to see if he could meet any of the Yammaws [...]e Indians of Carolina, he being ac­quainted with and related to them: But this Cannooe passed him, We sett forward and rowed all the day till about an hour before Sun-sett, and then we putt on shoar att an Indian-Field which was overgrown with Sedge. It being low wett Land. Here we made our Accustomed Provision for Lodging, lying this Night in a Wood, having dressed Victualls for this time and to morrow; And having rested well this Night, about Day-Break or sooner We left this place.

the 10 mot. 10. the 5 of the week.

This Day about Tenn a Clock we crossed an Inlett, butt the Tyde being against us we putt on shoar att an Old Indian Field. Att this Place under the shelter of some Trees was the Casseekey of St. Wanns. Here we stayed and dranck some Casseena. There was Aboun­dance of Rabbetts ▪ but we made no stay. Not passing two hours, the Casseekey was sent before to make dis­covery, and we followed rowing untill an hour befo­re Sun-Sett, by which time we gott to the place called St. Catalena, where hath been a great Settlement of [Page 88] Ind [...]ans, for the Land hath been cleared for planting, for some Miles distant: Here also We mett the Cassee­key, also a Cannooe of Carolina Indians being a Man his Wife and Children having his Doggs and other hun­ting Implements for to lye out this Winter Season. The Spanish Captain by this Interpreter discoursed him [...] Carrying our Letters, which he readily assen­ [...] [...]nto▪ Whereupon the Spanish Captain sett himself to writing to the Governour of Carolina.

We had a Large Field to lye in and no manner of shelter but what was a Mile distant or more; But We sp [...]r [...]d not pains, but some fell to Cutting of Boughs and [...] att that great distance, some to Carrying it to the place, some to gett fire wood; so that by Night we had a brave shelter.

The Spanish Captain sent for me to write to the Go­vernour of Carolina; which I did: I Write also to a Person of my Acquaintance there: The Letters being finished and Night come on I delivered my Letters to the Captain and returned to my Company. By this time they had compleated our Booth which we thought was sufficient, if no Rain fell. VVe provi­ded our Victualls for our Supper and for the next Day's Travell, as also some dry Grass to lye on in hopes of resting well this Night. About Tenn at night the Ca­rolina Indians went with our Letters for Carolina.

the 10 mot. 11. the 6 of the week.

This Morning about two hours before Day we had a Gust of Wind att the North-West and the Skie was o­vercast and looked as though we should [...] abund­ance of Rain: In a little time the rain fell against which we had no shelter, but our Blanketts: The Rain held untill break of day, at which time begann [Page 89] the North-West wind to [...]low violent hard and Cold: Our sh [...]lter was fronting the North-West; and we [...]ell to work to shift our Booth and to getting more boughs, Brash and Grass: the Grass was to fill and keep up a bank of Earth which we raised about three or four Foot high to break the wind from us: All this Day were we imployed in inlarging our Booth and getting of VVood for fireing; The North-West blew extream hard and this night was hard, getting but little rest. the Cold pinching us.

the 10 mo 12. the 7 of the week.

This Day the wind what continued without ceasing. We begann to mend wath the wind had put out of order by Night, and haved up more Earth on our Booth, and made some Enlargement, for we were not negligent by Day to provide for the Night, which pinched us vvith Cold especially aged Robert Barrow, who having a violent Flux that had held him from Au­gusteen hither, and by the violent Cold being Grown on him so that he could no [...] Govern his weakness, not gett natural Rest; he vvas extreamly racked vvith the Cold, that in this Juncture of hardship vve could gett no vvarmth in him; but he vvas contented vvith our mean help although he received litle benefit by it. This Day at times vve vvent out to get vvood, having a long way to go in an Open Field and the Cold almost numming us by that time we could g [...]tt to our [...]ooh.

This Eveaing the Wind was som what abated and we were in grea [...] hopes it was over, but it blowed fiercely the latter part of the Night.

th [...] 10 mo 13. the 1 of the week.

This Morning the Wind was something abated and the Sun ga [...] fo [...]th a little VVarmth: Ioseph Kirl bo [...]ro­borrowed [Page 90] a Gun [...], Powder and Shott of the Spaniards ▪ and went to kill some wild Geese or what other Game he might come up with, but he had no success, come­ing home without any Game: And We were w [...]ll content with a Dinner of Indian-Corn and Strung Beef. The Spanish Indian hunted all these three days and kill'd severall Deere, but they eat them as fast as they killed them; having little or no other Provision, their Corn being spent.

The latter part of this Day the wind was very mo­derate and we hoped to be going the next Morning. Whereupon we Provided for the next Days Travell.

the 10 mo. 14. the 2 of the week.

This Morning we Embarqued and sett Forward having fair Weather, the Wind down: We rowed all Day untill three a Clock, being come to a great Inlett of the Sea; but the Weather looked as though we should have Wind and Rain, and to cross the Inlett would be dangerous, it being about Two Leagues over, and a little Wind maketh a rough Sea: So We putt on Sh [...]ar, it being high Land and lofty Woods, most­ly Pine and Live Oakes: here we made all the Expedi­tion we could to gett a shelter against the Weather. The Indians sett to work to build themselves little Hutts or Wigg-wams, which they had not done till now. They gott small Palmetto-Leaves and covered their Buildings; but ours were covered mostly with Boughs, which would not keep out much Rain. By Night we had a great deal of Rain and Wind. And it being the Evening o [...] the Spaniards Christmass they used some of their Ce­remonies with tinkling on a piece of Iron, and Singing, begg [...]ng for somewhat for the day following: They begg [...]d of the Indians, and the Indians in like manner [Page 91] begged of the Spaniards, and what the Indians gav [...] the Spaniards, that was returned to the Indians.

the 10 mo. 16. the 4 of the week.

This Morning was very Foggy and proved a rainy day, but we kept rowing untill two in the Afternoon, the Rain being hard and the Wind increased at N E. We putt on shoar, but the Capt. told us we should not stay here long, he intended further, and if the Weather per­mitted▪ would goe all Night; but the Weather was like­lier to be worse than better, and we sate in the Rain untill Night was come, Then we intreated the Captain that we might stay all Night, and that we might pro­vide against the Weather; but he pretented the weather would break up and he would be gone: But there was no likelihood of it: The Rain was increased and we all wett and shram'd with Cold; At length he assented to stay; then were we hard putt to it, (being Night) to provide shelter: But in the dark did we work untill we had made us a shelter that would keep the Rain from us; having fires we putt off our wett clothes and dryed them as well as we could. Towards Morning the Rain broke up.

the 10 mo. 17. the 5 of the week.

This Morning att Sun-Rising we sett Forward and Rowed untill Noon; at wich time we came to an Inlett and putt a shoar: There we stayed all this Afternoon and dryed our Blanketts and what was not dryed last Night. We also dressed Victualls, and as soon as it was dark went hence designing to Row all Night, but having an intricate Passage amongst Marshes, Where were divers Creeks and ways, that we rowed sometimes in a wrong one, then Back again, and Rowed in an­other; and about Midnight our Pilotts were att a loss [Page 92] not knowing which way to goe, nor where to finde any dry Land that We might goe on shoar: But three of our Boats rowed untill We found a dry Napp to gett on shoar, where we lay untill Day, having good [...]. As soon as it was light we gott our Boats and went to look for the rest of our Company whom we found having made their Cannooes fast to the Sedge and sitting therein until we came to them.

the 10 mo. 18. the 6 of the week.

The Night was extreem Foggy, and so was this Morning; but we searched about and found our Pass­age, being a little Channell just broad enough for our Boats to pass, and a Mile in length. After we past this, we came into a great Sound which went down into a large Inlett that the Land could not be seen from the one Side to the other. Into the Sound comes down a great River called the Sabbina-River, which when we got into the Course of it, the water was fresh though in this great Sound. The Spaniards called it the Cross-Barr, or St. a Cruce: About Noon we gott over this Sound, and here we rowed out to Sea for two Leagues to gett into another Sound; and about three a Clock the Wind began to blow at North-East, and it looked very black, so that We feared a Storm. We desired to gett on shoar to Provide against it, but the Captain said, About a few leagues further We should gett near Port-Royall, but in the Interim We saw a Cannooe on the shoar: we made to her and there we found some Indian Wig-wams. Here We went on shoar. This was a Cannooe laden with Skins that belonged to Merchants at Carolina, having four Indians belonging to her; but three of th [...]m runn away fearing the Spaniards, and One stayed.

[Page 93]The Indians VVig-wams were in a bad condition no [...] fitt to keep out the Weather; So We sett to work to mend them: Here was plenty of Palmeto-Leaves with which We covered them and made Addition to them, [...]ut the Storm of Wind and Rain came Violently befo­r [...] We could compleat our work and held all Night, y [...]t We lay indifferent dry though the Storm was ver [...] gr [...]at.

the 10 mo. 19. the 7 of the week.

This Morning the Storm of Wind continued at N E. wit [...] Rain We being likely to stay some time here in­larg [...]d our Wig-vvam fearing a North-wester, which about tenn a Clock this day began to blow fiercely with [...] for some hours. The Wind was so Violent that [...] lest the tall Pines should be blown on u [...] ▪ [...] the Carolina India [...] out to bring his th [...]e [...] in; but they would not. The Spanish Indians [...] [...]reat Complaint for Food. We gave [...]mongst [...] our Rove of Corn, not being willing to spare [...], not knowing how long We should be [...] the Weather. Some of our people had [...] up their shares, and We expected, should [...] long, we must supply them with [...] to spare.

the 10 mo. 20. the 1 of the week.

This Day the wind continued at N. W. and extream [...] was, but we in our Wig-wam were well enough [...] from cold. About Noon our Mariners Wig-wam [...] Fire and was burnt theirs was the lewardmost of [...] (for we had Eight Wig-wams) otherwise the wh [...]e had been in danger. We understood that wee [...] not passing two or three days Journy from the Eng [...]ish Settlemen [...]s; but the Spanish Indians told us [Page 94] that it was more till We were better informed by this Indian who belonged to that place.

the 10 mo. 21.

This Day early we sett forward and passed Port Royall Sound, being some Leagues over; and about two a Clock in the Afternoon we putt on shoar, the Tide being against us: Here was a close Wood where we lay indifferent well all Night, and early in the Morning we sett forward and rowed all day until One a Clock in the Afternoon▪ of the 22. day. At which time we gott to the first settlement in Carolina, be­longing to one Richard Bennet, who received us kindly, and provided plentifully for us of good food and good drink, shewing the Spaniards all kindness possible he could for our sakes, which the Spaniards did acknowledge: We stayed here all Night.

the 10 mo. 23.

This Morning having eaten plentifully, & drank also, we went hence in Company of some of the In­habitants about ten a Clock, & rowed untill two hours within Night, having passed by severall Plantations, we putt on shoar on a point of land to wait a Tide, having a Wood to shelter in & making good fires we stayed untill Midnight, at which time we went thence and rowed untill an hour or two before Day, by which time we gott to Governor Blake's House.

24.

This morning when the Governor arose he sent for Io. Kirle, Iohn Smith, Andrew Murrey & Me making Inquiry of us concerning our Passage & on what account. the Spaniards came with us. We rendred him an account of the Governor of Augusteen's Generosity towards us, and that he sent us freely without any demands except what we had freely Contracted. The Governor sent for the Spanish Captain. in, & received the letters that were sent from the Governor. of Augusteen, also our Obligation, which the Governor accepted. The Governor she­wed a great deal of kindness towards us, made Inquiry into all our Conditions. Robert Barrow he sent to his Neighbour Marga­rett Bammers, who, he said, would be carefull & nurse him: She was an Antient Friend, about 2 miles distant; so he went on horseback. The Governor clothed Ios. Kirle, Iohn Smith Andrew Murrey; Me, my Wife & Child. To the [...] of our People he gave each of them a Dunel Blankett which would [Page 95] keep them warm: And plenty of Victualls and Drink was provided. We Obtained Leave of the Governor to permitt the Spaniards to go to Charles Town with us being willing to gratify them according to our Abilities.

the 10 month 25. the 6 of the week.

This Day in the Afternoon, Ioseph Kirle, Iohn Smith, I▪ my Wife and Child went to Margarett Bammers where Robert Barrow was; staying all Night till next Morning, when the Spaniards called for us as they came by Water.

26.

This Morning we went hence with the Spaniards for Char [...]es-Town, where we arrived about an hour within Night▪

The Gentlemen of the Town appointed a publick house of good Credit to entertain the Spaniards with meat & drink & lodging; which was done to the Spaniards admiration, they stayed here 8 days. We gott our People together & agreed Joyntly to give the Spaniards a 100 pc. of 8, which Io: Kirle & I divided amongst them according to their degrees, we two adding to the summ.

the 11 mo. 4. the 2 of the week.

Ioseph Kirle & I provided a small Present to send to the Governor of Augusteen, and this day we went with the Span­iard to Governor Blakes, staying there One day, the Gover­nor treated the Spaniards, and having Compleated his Let­ters gave the Spanish Captain a considerable Present and sent him homewards, Ordering them to call on [...] Yam masse [...] Indians, where they might have as much Indian Corn, as they pleased, to carry home with them, the Towns of thes [...] Indi­ans being about two or three days rowing from Charles Town.

the 11 mo the 9. the 7 of the week.

This Day I returned with my Wife and Child to Charles Town, leaving Robert Barrow in a weak and low condition with Margarett Bammer. I, my Wife and Family with Io­seph Kirle were entertained by Captain Iames Ribee the time of our stay in Carolina. Our Sea-men were mostly imployed, some in one Vessell, and some in another that belong'd to the Por [...].

the 12 mo. 6. the 2 of the week.

Ioseph Kirle went hence to the Island of [...] of gaining speedy passage for Pensilvania the place of [...] abode.

Towards the beginning of this Month Robert Barrow was [...] to Charles T [...]n being extrem Weak and was [...] at the house of Mary Cross who nursed him.

the 1 mo. 18. the 5 of the week.

This Day I with my Family and Robert Barr [...]w [...] Sett Sail from this place for Pensilvania, and had [...] days Passage to Philadelphia.

the 2 month 4. the 1 of the week.

This Day in the Evening Robert Barrow departed this life and was buried the 6 Instant having passed through great [...] in much Patience; And in all the times of our great­ [...]st Troubles was ready to Counsell us to Patience and to wait what the Lord our GOD would bring to pass. And he would oft­en express That it was his belief, that on [...] Lives should be spa­red not be lost in that Wilderness and amongst those People who would have made a Prey of us. And so this good Man having finished his Course with Joy Laid down his Body, and is with Him who rewards the Just.

Thus having Compleated our hard Passage hither, wh [...]re­in Gods great Mercy and wonderfull Loving kindness hath been largely Extended unto us in delivering and preserving [...] to this Day and time, I hope that I with all those of us [...]hat have been spared hitherto, sh [...]ll never be Forget [...]ll nor unmindfull of the Low estate we were brought into; But that we may dou [...]le our Diligense in serving [...] Lord GOD, Is the breathing and Earnest desire of my Soul. Amen.