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           Ikeptmypieceinmyhandstillwithoutfiring,beingwillingtokeepmychargeready,becauseIhadgiventheSpaniardmypistolandsword. SoIcalledtoFriday,andbadehimrunuptothetreefromwhencewefirstfired,andfetchthearmswhichlaytherethathadbeendischarged,whichhedidwithgreatswiftness; andthengivinghimmymusket,Isatdownmyselftoloadalltherestagain,andbadethemcometomewhentheywanted. WhileIwasloadingthesepieces,therehappenedafierceengagementbetweentheSpaniardandoneofthesavages, whomadeathimwithoneoftheirgreatwoodenswords,thesameweaponthatwastohavekilledhimbeforeifIhadnotpreventedit. TheSpaniard,whowasasboldandbraveascouldbeimagined,thoughweak,hadfoughtthisIndianagoodwhile,andhadcuthimtwogreatwoundsonhishead; butthesavagebeingastout,lustyfellow,closinginwithhim,hadthrownhimdown,beingfaint,andwaswringingmyswordoutofhishand, whentheSpaniard,thoughundermost,wiselyquittingthesword,drewthepistolfromhisgirdle,shotthesavagethroughthebody,andkilledhimuponthespot,beforeI,whowasrunningtohelphim,couldcomenearhim. 

           Fridaybeingnowlefttohisliberty,pursuedtheflyingwretcheswithnoweaponinhishandbuthishatchet; andwiththathedespatchedthosethreewho,asIsaidbefore,werewoundedatfirst,andfallen,andalltheresthecouldcomeupwith; andtheSpaniardcomingtomeforagun,Igavehimoneofthefowling-pieces,withwhichhepursuedtwoofthesavages,andwoundedthemboth; butashewasnotabletorun,theybothgotfromhimintothewood,whereFridaypursuedthem,andkilledoneofthem;