Now we fell to breeding up Goats: we began with two, but by the blessing of God they soon came to a good many; and their Flesh served us instead of Mutton.

We kept Hens and Hogs also: And seeing no sudden likelihood of Liberty, we went about to make all things handsome and convenient about us: which might be serviceable to us, while we lived there, and might farther our Liberty whensoever we should see an occasion to attempt it: which it did, in taking away all suspition from the People concerning us: who not having Wives as the others had, they might well think, lay the readier to take any advantage to make an escape.

Which indeed we two did Plot and Consult about, between our selves with all imaginable Privacy, long before we go away: and therefore we laboured by all means to hide our designs; and to free them from so much as suspition.
[A description of his House.] We had now brought our House and Ground to such a perfection that few Noble mens Seats in the Land did excel us.

On each side was a great Thorn Gate for entrance, which is the manner in that Countrey: the Gates of the City are of the same.

We built also another House in the Yard all open for Air, for our selves to sit in, or any Neighbours that came to talk with us.