d 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