The Holy Guide : Leading the Way to the Wonder of the World; (A Compleat Phisitian) Teaching the Knowledge of All Things, Past, Present, and to Come (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Holy Guide: Leading the Way to the Wonder of the World; (A Compleat Phisitian) Teaching the Knowledge of All Things, Past, Present, and to ComeAnfwer was in the S panijh tongue 5 7 hat for our Ship, it wot well 5 For we had rather met with Calms, and contrary windes than an} tem pe s. For our fickahey were many, and in very ill Cafe; So that if the} were not permitted to Land, they ran in danger of their Lives. Ou'e other wants we let: down ih particular5ad ding, That we had fame little are of Mer chandize, which if it pleafed them to deale for, it might fnpply our Wants, without being charg able unto them. We oferedfome reward in Pi fiolet'nnto the forvant, and a pieceof Crimfon Velvet to be prefented to the O icerfiz But the Servant took them not, nor wouldfcarce lookup on them 5 'and left us, and went backin anoi ther Boat, which wasfent for him. About threeshonres after gee had dif patched our Anfwer 5 there canto towards tn 5 a Perfon (at it Footed) of place. He had on him a Gown with wide eeves,of a kinde of Water Chamalot, of kn excellent green Colour 5 farre more glayie than ours: 'hie under apparel wae green A zure 5 And fowao his Hat, being in the form of a Turban, daintily made, and not [0 huge a: the Turkilh Turbans 5 And the came down below the Brims of it, A reverend Man 'wat he to behold. He came in a Boat, gilt in fame part of it, with foure Perfons more one in that Boat; And woe followed by another oat5 wherein were ame twenty. W hen he was game within a Flightejhot of our Ship 5 Signes ww6.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.