lading
home. Thus bidding him and the rest of the Neighbours farewel, we
departed, they giving us the Civility of their accustomed Prayers,
Diabac, that is, God bless, or keep you.

[They begin their flight.] It was now the Twelfth day of October on
a Sunday, the Moon eighteen days old. We were well furnished with
all things needful, which we could get, Viz. Ten days Provision,
Rice, Flesh, Fish, Pepper, Salt, a Bason to boil our Victuals in, two
Calabasses to fetch Water, two great Tallipats for Tents, big enough
to sleep under if it should rain, Jaggory and Sweet-meats, which we
brought from home with us, Tobacco also and Betel, Tinder-Boxes two
or three for sailing, and a Deers Skin to make us Shooes, to prevent
any Thorns running into our feet as we travelled through the Woods;
for our greatest Trust under God was to our feet. Our Weapons were,
each man a small Axe fastned to a long Staff in our hands, and a good
Knife by our sides. Which were sufficient with God's help to defend us
from the Assaults of either Tiger or Bear; and as for Elephants there
is no standing against them, but the best defence is to flee from them.

In this Posture and Equipage we marched forward. When we were come
within a Mile of this River, it being about Four in the Evening, we
began to fear, lest any of the People of Anarodgburro from whence we
came, should follow us to Colliwella. Which place we never intended
to come at more: the River along which we intended to go, laying on
this side of it. That we might be secure therefore that no People came
after us, we sat down upon a Rock by a hole that was full of water
in the High-way; until it was so late, that we were sure no People
durst Travel. In case any had come after us, and seen us sitting
there and gotten no further, we intended to tell them, That one of
us was taken Sick by the way, and therefore not able to go. [They
come to the River along which they resolved to go.] But it was our
happy chance there came none. So about Sundown we took up our Sacks
of Provisions, and marched forward for the River, which under God we
had pitched upon to be our guide down to the Sea.

[Which they travel along by till it was dark.] Being come at the River,
we left the Road, and struck into the Woods by the River side. We
were exceeding careful not to tread on the Sand or soft Ground,
lest our footsteps should be seen; and where it could not be avoided,
we went backwards, so that by the print of o