This always is the Kings custome to do.

But it put us into an exceeding fear, lest it might beget an admiration in these Soldiers to see White men so low down: which indeed is not customary nor allowed of: and so they might send us up again.

Which doubtless they would have done, had it not been of God by this means and after this manner to deliver us.

Especially considering that the King's Command came just at that time and so expresly to keep a secure Guard at the Watches, and that in that very Way that alwayes we purposed to go in: so that it seemed scarcely possible for us to pass afterwards, tho we should get off fairly at present with the Soldiers.
[But get fairly rid of it.] Which we did.

For they having delivered their Message, departed, shewing themselves very kind and civil unto us.