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desolate strangers God would reward. And so any collegiate diet that I have known in Europe.
six of us went on land with him: and when we We had also drink of three sorts, all wholesome
were on land, he went before us, and turned to us, and good; wine of the grape; a drink of grain,
and said, "' he was but our servant, and our guide." such as is with us our ale but more clear; and a
lHe led us through three fair streets; and all the kind of cider made of a fruit of that country; a wonway we went there were gathered some people derful pleasing and refreshing drink. Besides,
on both sides, standing in a row; but in so civil there were brought into us great store of those
a fashion, as if it had been, not to wonder at us scarlet oranges for our sick; which, they said,
but to welcome us; and divers of them, as we were an assured remedy for sickness taken at sea.
p1)ssed by them, put their arms a little abroad; There was given us also, a box of small gray or
which is their gesture when they bid any wel- whitish pills, which they wished our sick should
conme. The Strangers' House is a fair and spa- take, one of the pills every night before sleep;
cious house, built of brick, of somewhat a bluer which, they said, would hasten their recovery.
colour than our brick; and with handsome win- The next day, after that our trouble of carriage,
dovs, some of glass, some of a kind of cambric and removing of our men and goods out of our
oiled. He brought us first into a fair parlour ship was somewhat settled and quiet, I thought
above stairs, and then asked us,, What number good to call our company together; and when
of persons we were l And how many sick l" they were assembled said unto them; "My dear
We answered, " we were in all, sick and whole, friends, let us know ourselves, and how it standone-and-fifty persons, whereof our sick were eth with us. We are men cast on land, as Jonas
seventeen." He desired us to have patience a was, out of the whale's belly, when we were
little, and to stay till he came back to us, which as buried in the deep; and now we are on land,
was about an hour after; and then he led us to we are but between death and life; for we are besee the chambers, which were provided for us, yond both the old world and the new; and whebeing in number nineteen: they having cast it, as ther ever we shall see Europe, God only knoweth.
it seemeth, that four of those chambers, which It is a kind of miracle hath brought us hither:
were better than the rest, might receive four of and it must be little less that shall bring us hence.
the principal men of our company, and lodge them Therefore in regard of our deliverance past,
alone by themselves; and the other fifteen cham- and our danger present and to come, let us
bhers, were to lodge us two and two together. look up to God, and every man reform his own
The chambers were handsome and cheerful cham- ways. Besides we are come here amongst a
hers, and furnished civilly. Then he led us to a Christian people, full of piety and humanity; let
lon( gallery, like a dorture, where he showed us us not bring that confusion of face upon ouralong the one side, for the other side was but selves, as to show our vices or unworthiness iewall and window, seventeen cells, very neat ones, fore them. Yet there is more: for they have by
having partitions of cedar wood. Which gallery commandment, though in form of courtesy, cloisand cells, being in all forty, many more than we tered us within these walls for three days: who
needed, were instituted as an infirmary for sick knoweth whether it be not to take some taste of
persons. And he told us withal, that as any of our manners and conditions t and if they find
our sick waxed well, he might be removed from them bad, to banish us straightways; if good, to
his cell to a chamber; for which purpose there give us further time. For these men, that they
were set forth ten spare chambers, besides the have given us for attendance, may withal have an
number we spake of before. This done, he eye upon us. Therefore for God's love, and as
brought us back to the parlour, and lifting up his we love the weal of our souls and bodies, let us
cane a little, as they do when they give any charge so behave ourselves as we may be at peace with
or command, said to us, " Ye are to know that the God, and may find grace in the eyes of this peocustom of the land requireth, that after this day ple." Our company with one voice thanked me
and to-morrow, which we give you for removing for my good admonition, and promised me to live
of your people from your ship, you are to keep soberly and civilly, and without giving any the
within doors for three days. But let it not trou- least occasion of offence. So we spent our three
ble you, nor do not think yourselves restrained, days joyfully, and without care, in expectation
but rather left to your rest and ease. You shall what would be done with us when they were exwant nothing, and there are six of our people ap- pired. During which time, we had every hour
pointed to attend you for any business you may joy of the amendment of our sick, who thought
have abroad." We gave him thanks with all themselves cast into some divine pool of healing,
affection and respect, and said,," God surely is they mended so kindfy and so fast.
manifested in this land." We offered him also The morrow after our three days were past,
twenty pistolets; but he smiled, and only said; there came to us a new man, that we had not seen
", What. twice paid!'" And so he left us. Soon before, clothed in blue as the former was, save,
after our dinner was served in; which was right that his turban was white,with a small red cros.s
good viands, both for bread and meat: better than on the top. He had also a tippet, of fine lineu
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