the other.  For these Countreys beneath the mountains formerly were in subjection unto the Portugueze.  Whereby have been exercised and acquainted with the customs and manners of Christian People.  Which pleasing them far better than their own have begot and bred in them a kind of love and affection towards Strangers, being apt to shew Pity and Compassion on them in their distress.  And you shall hear them oftentimes upbraiding the High-landers for their insolent and rude behavior.

[They are distributed into divers Towns.] It was a very sad Condition whilst we were all together, yet hitherto each others company lessened our sufferings, and was some comfort that we might condole one another.  But now it came to pass that we must be separated and placed asunder, one in a Village, where we could have none to confer withall or look upon, but the horrible black faces of our heathen enemies, and not understand one word of their Language neither, this was a great addition to our grief.  Yet God was so merciful to us, as not to suffer them to part my Father and I.

[An Order comes from the King to bring them up into the Countrey.] For it was some sixteen days after our last remove, the King was pleased to send a Captain with Soldiers to bring us up into the Countrey.  Who brought us and the other men taken in the Long boat together:  Which was an heavy meeting; Being then, as we well saw, to be carried Captives into the mountains.  That night we supped together, and the next morning changed our condition into real Captivity.  Howbeit they gave us many comfortable promises, which we believed not; as, that the Kings intent was not to keep us any longer, than till another Ship came to carry us away.  Altho we had but very little to carry, God knows, yet they appointed men to carry the cloths that belonged to the Captain and Officers.

[How they were Treated on the way in the Woods.] We still expected they would plunder us of our cloths, having nothing else to be plundered of:  but the Chingulay Captain told us, that the King had given order that none should take the value of a thread from us:  Which indeed they did not.  As they brought us up they were very tender of us, as not to tyre us with Travelling, bidding us go no faster than we would our selves.  This kindness did somewhat comfort us.  The way was plain and easie to Travail through great Woods, so that we walked as in an Arbour, but desolate of Inhabitants.  So that for four or five nights we lay on the Ground, with Boughs of Trees only over our heads.  And of Victuals twice a Day they gave us as much as we could eat, that is, of Rice, Salt-fish, dryed Flesh:  And sometimes they would shoot Deer and find Hony in the Trees, good part of which they always brought unto us.  And drink we could not want, there being Rivers and Puddles full of Water as we Travelled along.