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Bridgar's men that I took along with me to carry back the provisions I had promis'd, although hee did not seeme to be very thankfull for it, continueing his threatnings, & boasted that hee expected shipps would come unto him with which hee would take us all. I was nothing daunted at this, but kept on my cours, knowing very well Mr.
Wee will not bee found lyers." By this may bee seen what dependance is to bee laid on the friendship of this people when once they have promis'd.
Seeing all these disorders, I passed as soon as I could to the South side of the river to recover unto our Houses, from whence I promis'd Mr. Bridgar I would send his English Curiorgion that was with us some Brandy, vinegar, Lynnen, & what provisions I could spare out of the small store wee had left.
Nay, Sir, you promis'd me you wou'd not blame My early Love, if 'twere a noble Flame. Org. Er. Org. Erminia, you are wondrous daring grown. Where got you courage to admit his Love, Before the King or I did it approve? Er. I borrow'd Courage from my Innocence, And my own Virtue, Sir, was my defence.
I sent again this Account to Court, but the Courtiers having no more Shares to sell, gave out, that Volatilio did not return as he promis'd, and it was expected, that I despair'd of the Undertaking, and believ'd him lost. The Express return'd, with private Orders for me to confirm this Report, which I was oblig'd to do, and stay eight Days longer, as the publick Instructions to us both commanded.
But a much finer Colour is promis'd by some of the Empiricks, that pretend to Secrets, who tell us, that Orpiment, being Sublim'd, will afford among the Parts of it that fly Upward, some little Masses, which, though the Mineral it self be of a good Yellow, will be Red enough to emulate Rubies, both in Colour and Translucency.
The first thing is blinding, before undermining, Or else the discerning would shun the vile snare; Thus Satan hath frosted and artfully blasted Some beautiful blossoms that promis'd most fair.
Wee endeavor'd to secure the Indians, who promis'd to loose their Lives for us; & the more to oblidge them to our side I granted them my nephew & another frenchman to goe along with them into the country to make the severall sorts of Indians to come traffick with us, & the more, to incourage them I sent presents unto the chiefest of them.
No more, Mistress, than he'll have on you, if Heaven had so abandon'd you, to put you into his Power Mercy quoth ye no , no more than his Mistress will have, when all his Money's gone. Sir Tim. Will she never end? Cel. Prithee forbear. Nur. No more than the Usurer would, to whom he has mortgag'd the best part of his Estate, would forbear a Day after the promis'd Payment of the Money. Forbear!
EXPERIMENT IN CONSORT, Touching Whiteness & Blackness. Having promis'd in the 114, and 115. N. First, That it is not so necessary to employ either Aqua Fortis or Spirit of Urine about this Experiment, but that we have made it with other liquors instead of these, of which perhaps more elsewhere.
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