Soon after, however, the prisoner broke his chain; and, taking part of it and the padlock with him on one foot, he jumped overboard.
Queiroz heard this with great regret, fearing that the man had been drowned.

To make sure of their first prisoner, he ordered him to be given his supper and to be put in the stocks, but on a bed where he could sleep.

He also ordered that the ships should go in search of the one that had escaped.
Going in search at 10 at night, the look-out man heard a voice from the water, and made out the place where the native, being tired out, was struggling with death.
To the cries of the swimmer carne answer from the prisoner, in such doleful tunes that it caused grief to all to see the one and hear the other.

The swimmer was got on board, to the joy of himself and the crew, and to their surprise that he could have sustained such a weight on his foot for four hours.
The padlock and chain were at once taken off, and he was given his supper, with wine to drink, and then put in the stocks, that he might not try it on again.

There both remained all night, talking sadly and in confusion.