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there was a certain very honest fellow, a Brazil planter of his ac-
quaintance, who had fallen into the displeasure of the Church. “I
know not what the matter is with him,” says he, “ but on my con-
science I think he is a heretic in his heart, and he has been obliged
to conceal himself for fear of the Inquisition; that he would be
very glad of such an opportunity to make his escape with his wife
and two daughters; and if I would let them go to the island, and
allot them a plantation, he would give them a small stock to begin
with ; for the officers of the Inquisition had seized all his effects and
estate, and he had nothing left but a little household stuff, and
two slaves. And,” adds he, “though I hate his principles, yet I
would not have him fall into their hands; for he would assuredly
be burnt alive, if he did.”

I granted this presently, and joined my Englishman with them,
and we concealed the man and his wife and daughters on board
our ship till the sloop put out to go to sea, and then, having put
all their goods on board the sloop some time before, we put them
on board the sloop after he was got out of the bay.

Our seaman was mightily pleased with this new partner; and
their stock, indeed, was much alike, rich in tools, in preparations,
and a farm, but nothing to begin with, but as above. However,
they carried over with them, which was worth all the rest, some
materials for planting sugar-canes, with some plants of canes,
which he, I mean the Portugal man, understood very well.

Among the rest of the supplies sent my tenants in the island, I
sent them by their sloop three milch cows and five calves, about
twenty-two hogs among them, three sows big with pig, two
mares, and a stone-horse.

For my Spaniards, according to my promise, I engaged three
Portugal women to go; and recommended it to them to marry
them, and use them kindly. I could have procured more women,
but I remembered that the poor persecuted man had two daugh-
ters, and there were but five of the Spaniards that wanted; the
rest had wives of their own, though in another country.

All this cargo arrived safe, and, as you may easily suppose, very
welcome to my old inhabitants, who were now, with this addition,
between sixty and seventy people, besides little children; of which