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plentifully stored with many sorts of beasts and fowl, with plenty of
maize and sundry fruits.
Touching their affection in religion, they have no kind of priests,
only they held the Cross in great reputation. But at our Captain's
persuasion, they were contented to leave their crosses, and to learn the
_Lord's Prayer_, and to be instructed in some measure concerning GOD's
true worship. They kept a continual watch in four parts, three miles off
their town, to prevent the mischiefs, which the Spaniards intend against
them, by the conducting of some of their own coats [i.e., Cimaroons],
which having been taken by the Spaniards have been enforced thereunto:
wherein, as we learned, sometimes the Spaniards have prevailed over
them, especially when they lived less careful; but since, they [watch]
against the Spaniards, whom they killed like beasts, as often as they
take them in the woods; having aforehand understood of their coming.
We stayed with them that night, and the next day (7th February) till
noon; during which time, they related unto us diverse very strange
accidents, that had fallen out between them and the Spaniards, namely
one. A gallant gentleman entertained by the Governor of the country,
undertook, the year last past (1572), with 150 soldiers, to put this
town to the sword, men, women, and children.
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