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BooKI.
Royal
CoÍnmentaries.
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Devil, chac would recite chofe words, and chereupoo gave a ílop
to
his flighr,
and recurning
to
him wich greac kindnefs, they embraced each ocher, with fighs
and tears lamencing their fad Eíl:are, wlth@ut any hopes of deliveram:e:
Serram
fuppofing chac his Gueíl: wanted refre01ment, entertained him wiéh fuch provifi–
ons, as his miferable life affórded; and having a little comforted each ocher, they
began
to
recount che rnanner and occaíion of cheir fad difaíl:ers. Then for che
beccer governmenc in their way of living, they defigned their hours bf day anti
rughc
to certain [ervices; focha time was appoinced
to
kill Fifh for eaci~g, foch
-hours for gachering weeds, Fiíh bones, and other rnaccers, wbich the Sea chrew
up
to maincain cheir coníl:ant fue; and efpecial care they had to obferve their
wacches, and relieve each other at cercain hours, that
fo
they mighc be fore Eheir
fire wenc not out.
In
chis manner they lived amicably togecher for cercain day~,
for many did not pafs before a quan-el arofe between them,
fo
high, chac chey
were ready ro fight; che occaíion proceeded from fome words thac one gave che
other, that
he
rook not chac care and labour as che excremity of their condition
required; and chis difference fo encreafed, (for to füch mifery do our paffions often
betray us) chac ac length they [eparated,. and lived apare one fróm che other: how–
foever in a íhori tirrTe .having experienced che want of that comfort which mu~
tual fociety procures,.,2 their choler was appeafed, an<l fo they remrned to enjoy
converfe, and che a111íl:ence which Friendiliip and Company affórded,
ih
which
condition they paífed four Years; during all which time chey
[~w
many Ships
fail
near chem, yer none would be fo charicable or curious, as to be invited by
..their Smoak and Hame; fo thac being now almoíl: defperace, ch~y expeéled no
other remedy befides Death, to puc an end to their Miferies.
, Howfoever at lengch a Ship advencuring to pafs nearer chan ordinary, efpietl che
,Smoak, and rightly judging, thac it muíl: be made by forne Shipwrecked Perfons
:efcaped to chofe Sands, hoiíl:ed out their Boac to cake them in,
Serrano
and his
-:Cornpanion readily ran to che place where they faw che Boat coming; bue
fo
foon as che
Mariners
were approached
fo
near, as to diíl:ingui.ili che firange Figure
and Looks of che[e two Men, the}' were
fo affrigh~ed, tlia.r
rhey began to rmv
hack; but che poor men cryed out, and that they m1ghc beheve them too not tó
he Devils, or evil Spirits, they rehearfed the Creed, and c:illed aloud upon che
Name ofJefus~ with which words the Mariners returned, took chem inca che
Eoat, and carried chem to che Ship, to che greac wonder of ali there prefenc, whd
wich ·admirarion beheld cheir hairy íhapes, noc like Men, but Beaíl:s, and wich
fmgular pleafure heard them relate che íl:ory-oftheir paíl: misfortunes. The Com–
panion dyed in bis Voyage
tO
Spain,
but
Serrano
lived to come thicher, from
.whence·he travelled into
German-,,
where the Ernperour then refided: ali whicti
time he nouriíhed his Hair and Beard, to ferve as an Evidence and.Proof 0f his
paíl: Life: wherefoever he came che People preffed, as aSighr, to fee him for Mo–
ney;
Perfons ofQg_ality having alfo the fame curiofity, gave him fofticienc
to
de~
fray
bis charges, and bis Imperial Majeíl:y having feen, and heard his Difcourfes,
beíl:owed a Rent upon him of Four thoufand Pieces of Eight a Year, which
make
480'?
Ducats in
Pms;
and going
to
che Poíleffion of this Income, he dyed
;u
Panama,
wichout farther Enjoymenc. Ali chis Story was related
to
me by a
Gentleman called
Garci Sam:hc:{.
de
Figueroa,
one who was acquaitued with
Serrano;
and heard icfrom bis own Mouth; and thac after he had feen che Emperour he
then cut his Hlir. and his Beard to fome cor,venienc lenith, becaufe thac it was
fo
long before, that when he curned himfelf on his Bed, líe often lay upon ir, which
· incornmoded him
fo
much as ro difturb bis íleep.
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CH A P. ·
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