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came so close to us that we were glad to flee into the forest; as soon as the Captain was near us, he let off a few shots into the forest, which caused us to become separated from one another.

Andries Battel, being alone, takes a courageous resolution.

I, being all alone, thought to myself that the Negroes would certainly kill me if they caught me in the forest, and thinking that I would fare better with the Portuguese and Mulattoes, I immediately stepped out of the forest, having loaded and cocked my musket, and risked my life. But the Captain, thinking that all 12 of us were still together, called out to me and said: Comrade, I have a pardon from the Governor for you; if you surrender yourself, no harm will befall you. I kept my musket ready and answered him: I am an Englishman and have served for 6 years at Massangano in great poverty; I came from there with 11 Portuguese and Egyptians, and now I am here alone; and I would rather die here at your hands than be hanged. Whereupon the Captain, coming closer to me, said:

Negotiates good conditions,

Hand your musket over to one of the soldiers, and I promise you as a nobleman and as a soldier that you shall keep your life for your courage. Upon this, I surrendered my musket and myself to him. Immediately, the Captain ordered all the soldiers and Negroes to search the entire forest for the rest of the company, with orders to bring them to him, whether alive or dead, which

And surrenders.

was done at once. We were brought together to the city of St. Paulo, where I lay in prison with the 3 Egyptians for 3 months, with an iron collar around my neck and heavy shackles on my legs, from which I eventually escaped.

At that time, the Governor was just sending 400 men who had been banished from Portugal up toward the Land of Elambe. On that occasion, it was proclaimed throughout the city that I was to be banished to the war for all time; upon this, I marched with

And is used in the war with bandits.