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Title:  A relation of a voyage made in the years 1695, 1696, 1697, on the coasts of Africa, Streights of Magellan, Brasil, Cayenna, and the Antilles, by a squadron of French men of war, under the command of M. de Gennes by the Sieur Froger ... ; illustrated with divers strange figures, drawn to the life.
Author: Froger, François, b. 1676.
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made fast together, whereon two Men go out a fishing to the extent of two Leagues: Some of them we boarded, but we could never bring them to con∣duct us to the Road, they alledging, they were forbid to do it; but I be∣lieve it was because they would not leave their fishing.But it fortunately happen'd, that we descry'd two sorts of small Tartanes, that were for making the best of their way into the Bay as well as we; them we waited for, and required them to grant us a Pilot for our Money; upon which, one of the Masters of these Tartanes, offered himself to conduct us to the Place where we were to An∣chor, and this he performed with all imaginable Civility: We drew up in Order, within Cannon Shot of Cape St. Antony, and about five in the Even∣ing cast Anchor within a small League of the Town, that we might not em∣barrass our selves with the Portuguese Fleet we found there, consisting of be∣tween forty and fifty Sail, all laden and ready every minute to sail away.As soon as we were come to an An∣chor, there came a Lieutenant from the Admiral, to require us to salute him; 0