[An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies by Robert Knox]@TWC D-Link bookAn Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies PART IV 14/241
Altho we had but very little to carry, God knows, yet they appointed men to carry the cloths that belonged to the Captain and Officers. [How they were Treated on the way in the Woods.] We still expected they would plunder us of our cloths, having nothing else to be plundered of: but the Chingulay Captain told us, that the King had given order that none should take the value of a thread from us: Which indeed they did not.
As they brought us up they were very tender of us, as not to tyre us with Travelling, bidding us go no faster than we would our selves.
This kindness did somewhat comfort us.
The way was plain and easie to Travail through great Woods, so that we walked as in an Arbour, but desolate of Inhabitants.
So that for four or five nights we lay on the Ground, with Boughs of Trees only over our heads.
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