Accidents > Dangers of the deep, or, Narratives of shipwreck and adventure at sea

EAST INDIAMAX.
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when the Frenchman delivered the message;
so the king then told him that he might go
down, on which he immediately went home,
took his mat and lance, and bade farewell to
Renose and his wives, returning them hearty
thanks for their civilities ; and he gave one of
them his handkerchief, which was all he had
to bestow. Then he went to beg some beef
of the king, but could only get a few guts
stuffed with suet; therefore, returning the
king thanks, he took his leave, and set out
for Munghavo, on his way to the ship. He
slept at Rabbalow’s at Munghavo that same
night, when Rabbalow’s wife requested the
guts from him, and received them. In return
she gave him some rice to eat, but none to
carry away; and in the morning he proceeded
on his journey. Before night he halted at
Rytampitt’s, who gave him two lengths of
sugar-cane, and some plantains, which he was
glad to get, and acknowledged it with many
thanks. He travelled six miles further to a
small village, where he got a fire, roasted the
plantains, and slept in a small hut all night.
Having set out in the morning, he reached
Rabbalow’s house at Youngoult in the after¬
noon.