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WouTd admit of, and the Place would afford. In tRfe
manner,, he full of Promifes, and I of Expeftations, we-
jwfled on for fome Days, during which he would fre-
quently take me Home with him to his Wife, fo that I
was, as I may fiiy, lifted into the Family, yet I had
i3ot the Opportunity to (hew him any part of my Pro-
feiTion to Advantage, and Judging it to little Purpofe to
dance Attendance after him any longer upon no better
Foundation, than that of making my Fortune amonglt
a Company of Sun-burnt Molettoes, and fwarthy Ne-
groes in the Weilern Parts of the World. I refolv'd ta
difcharge myfelf from his Service without the Trouble-
of bidding him a formal Farewel, or ufmg a great deal
of Ceremony at parting, and accordingly the next Day
he going out, I attended him along with fome others,
who were really 2Si fond of going a Fortune-hunting in-
to the new found World, as myfelf was in appearance j
but he having forgot fomething at Home, deCrM the
Favour of me to ftep back to his Wife for the fame, ac-
cordingly I went, and this being what 1 wanted, told
her that her Husband was gone to the Lord-Mayor's
with fix Servants, whom he had engaged to go to the
Indies, but that he wanted Money to pay for the bind-
ing of them, and therefore he deiir'd llie would fend
two Guineas for that Purpofe; the Pretence was plaufi-
ble enough, and the good Lady Governefs fetch'd down
the Money accordingly, and gave me, with a Requeft
{hat her Hufband would make what Expedition he could,
which I promifed to deliver along with the Money, and
fo far comply'd with my Promife, tliat I never deliver'd
the one any m0r£ than the other, but let him cool his
Heels with waiting for my coming, whilft I marehed oiF
in queft of new Adventures, and thereby abfolv'd him
from all his fine Promifes.
It was an- ufual Cuftom amongft us to leok out in
the Day Time for fuch Shop or Houfe as we intended
to operate upon the Night following ; and about the
Clole of the Evening, or juft as the fame were lliutting
op, whillt ene of us was Jbuying fome little Matter,