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ISLE OF PINES.
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Pine being my name, and my master’s daughter’s name Sarah
English; my two other wives were Mary Sparkes, and
Elizabeth Trevor, so their several descendants are called the
English, the Sparkes, and the Trevors, and the Phills, from
the Christian name of the negro, which was Philippa, she having
no surname, and the general name of the whole of the Eng-
lish Pines ; whom God bless with the dew of heaven and the
fat of the earth. Amen.”
Thus, Sir, have I given you a brief but true relation of
our voyage, which I was more willing todo, to prevent false
copies which might be spread of this nature. As for the
Island of Pines itself, which caused me to write this relation,
I suppose it is a thing so strange as will hardly be credited
by some, although perhaps knowing persons, especially con-
sidering our last age being full of discoveries, that this place
should lie dormant for so long a space of time; others, I
know, are such nullifidians, as will believe nothing but what
they see, applying that proverb unto us, that travellers may
lye by authority. But, Sir, in writing to you, I question not
but to give credence, you knowing my disposition so hateful
to divulge falsities, i shall request you to impart this my
relation to Mr. W. W. and Mr. P. L., remembering me very
kindly unto them ; not forgetting my old acquaintance Mr.
J. P. and Mr. J. B. No more at present; but only my
best respects to you and your second self. I rest,
Your’s, in the best of friendship,
Henry Cornelius Van Sloetten,
July Q2, 1668.
AN OX ON THE TOP OF A HOUSE.
The following extraordinary accident occurred about five
o’clock on the morning of Friday, the 14th of November,
1817, in Caermarthen As a drove of oxen were passing
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Pine being my name, and my master’s daughter’s name Sarah
English; my two other wives were Mary Sparkes, and
Elizabeth Trevor, so their several descendants are called the
English, the Sparkes, and the Trevors, and the Phills, from
the Christian name of the negro, which was Philippa, she having
no surname, and the general name of the whole of the Eng-
lish Pines ; whom God bless with the dew of heaven and the
fat of the earth. Amen.”
Thus, Sir, have I given you a brief but true relation of
our voyage, which I was more willing todo, to prevent false
copies which might be spread of this nature. As for the
Island of Pines itself, which caused me to write this relation,
I suppose it is a thing so strange as will hardly be credited
by some, although perhaps knowing persons, especially con-
sidering our last age being full of discoveries, that this place
should lie dormant for so long a space of time; others, I
know, are such nullifidians, as will believe nothing but what
they see, applying that proverb unto us, that travellers may
lye by authority. But, Sir, in writing to you, I question not
but to give credence, you knowing my disposition so hateful
to divulge falsities, i shall request you to impart this my
relation to Mr. W. W. and Mr. P. L., remembering me very
kindly unto them ; not forgetting my old acquaintance Mr.
J. P. and Mr. J. B. No more at present; but only my
best respects to you and your second self. I rest,
Your’s, in the best of friendship,
Henry Cornelius Van Sloetten,
July Q2, 1668.
AN OX ON THE TOP OF A HOUSE.
The following extraordinary accident occurred about five
o’clock on the morning of Friday, the 14th of November,
1817, in Caermarthen As a drove of oxen were passing
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