neceffary for me while I was in her Service; yet my Ideas were wholly taken up with what I saw on every Side of me; and I winked at my own Littleness, as People do at their own Faults. The Captain understood my Raillery very well, and merrily replied with the old English Proverb, that he doubted, mine Eyes were bigger than my Belly; for he did not obferve my Stomach fo good, although I had fafted all Day And continuing in his Mirth, protested he would have gladly given an hundred Pounds to have feen my Clofet in the Eagle's Bill, and afterwards in its Fall from fo great an Height into the Sea; which would certainly have been a moft aftonishing Object, worthy to have the Defcription of it tranfmitted to future Ages: And the Comparison of Phaeton was fo obvious, that he could not forbear applying it, although I did not much admire the Conceit.

THE Captain having been at Tonquin, was, in his Return to England, driven North-Eastward to the La titude of 44 Degrees, and of Longitude 143. But meeting a Trade Wind two Days after I came on board him, we failed Southward a long time, and coafting New-Holland, kept our Course Weft-South Weft, and then South-South-Weft, until we doubled the Cape of Good-Hope. Our Voyage was very pro fperous, but I fhall not trouble the Reader with a Journal of it. The Captain called in at one or two Ports, and fent in his Long-boat for Provifions and fresh Water; but I never went out of the Ship until we came into the Downs, which was on the 3d Day of June 1706, about nine Months after my Escape. I offered to leave my Goods in Security for Payment of my Freight, but the Captain protested he would not receive one Farthing. We took a kind Leave of each other; and I made him promise he would come to fee me at my Houfe in Redriff. I hired a Horse and Guide for five Shillings, which I borrowed of the Captain.

As I was on the Road; obferving the Littleness of the Houses, the Trees, the Cattle and the People, I

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began to think myself in Lilliput. I was afraid of trampling on every Traveller I met, and often called aloud to have them ftand out of the Way; fo that I had like to have gotten one or two broken Heads for. my Impertinence.

WHEN I came to my own Houfe, for which I was forced to inquire, one of the Servants opening the Door, I bent down to go in (like a Goose under a Gate) for fear of ftriking my Head. My Wife ran out to embrace me, but I ftooped lower than her Knees, thinking the could otherwise never be able to reach my Mouth. My Daughter kneeled to ask me Bleffing, but I could not fee her till fhe arofe; having been fo long used to stand with my Head and Eyes erect to above fixty Foot; and then I went to take her up with one Hand, by the Waist. I looked down upon the Servants, and one or two Friends, who were in the Houfe, as if they had been Pigmies, and I a Giant. I told my Wife, she had been too thrifty; for I found fhe had ftarved herself and her Daughter to nothing. In fhort, I behaved myself fo unaccountably, that they were all of the Captain's Opinion when he first faw me; and concluded I had lolt my Wits. This I mention as an Inftance of the great Power of Habit and Prejudice.

In a little Time I and my Family and Friends came to a right Understanding: But my Wife protested I fhould never go to Sea any more; although my evil Destiny fo ordered, that she had not Power to hinder as the Reader may know hereafter. In the mean time, I here conclude the second Part of my unfortunate. Voyages.

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The End of the Second Part..

TRAVELS.

TRAVELS.

PART III.

A VOYAGE to Laputa, Balnabarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib, and Japan.

CHA P. I.

The Author fets out on his third Voyage. Is taken by Pyrates. The Malice of a Dutchman. His Arrival at an Ifland. He is received into Laputa.

HAD not been at home above ten Days, when Captain William Robinfon, a Cornish Man, Commander of the Hopewell, a ftout Ship of three hundred Tons, came to my Houfe. I had formerly been Surgeon of another Ship, where he was Mafter, and a Fourth-part Owner, in a Voyage to the Levant. He had always treated me more like a Brother than an inferior Officer; and hear ng of my Arrival, made me a Vifit, as I apprehended, only out of Friendship, for nothing paffed more than what is ufual after long Abfence. But repeating his Vifits

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often, expreffing his Joy to find me in good Health, afsking whether I were now fettled for Life, adding that he intended a Voyage to the Eaft-Indies, in two Months; at last he plainly invited me, although with fome Apologies, to be Surgeon of the Ship. That I fhould have another Surgeon under me, befides our two Mates; that my Salary should be double to the ufual Pay; and that having experienced my Knowledge in Sea Affairs to be at least equal to his, he would enter into any Engagement to follow my Advice, as much as if I had Share in the Command.

He faid fo many other obliging Things, and I knew him to be fo honeft a Man, that I could not reject his Propofal; the Thirst I had of feeing the World, notwithstanding my past Misfortunes, continuing as violent as ever. The only Difficulty that remained, was to perfuade my Wife, whofe Confent however I at laft obtained, by the Profpect of Advantage she propofed to her Children.

WE fet out the fifth Day of August 1705, and arrived at Fort St. George the 11th of April, 1707. We ftaid there three Weeks to refresh our Crew, many of whom were fick. From thence we went to Tonquin, where the Captain refolved to continue fome Time; because many of the Goods he intended to buy were not ready, nor could he expect to be dispatched in feveral Months. Therefore in hopes to defray fome of the Charges he must be at, he bought a Sloop, loaded it with feveral forts of Goods, wherewith the Tonquinefe ufually trade to the neighbouring Iflands; and putting fourteen Men on board, whereof three were of the Country, he appointed me Mafter of the Sloop, and gave me Power to traffick, while he tranfacted his Affairs at Tonquin.

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WE had not failed above three Days, when a great Storm arifing, we were driven five Days to the NorthNorth-Eaft, and then to the Eaft; after which we had fair Weather, but ftill with a pretty ftrong Gale from the Weft. Upon the tenth Day we were chased by

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two Pyrates, who foon overtook us; for my Sloop was fo deep loaden, that she failed very flow; neither were we in a Condition to defend ourselves.

WE were boarded about the fame time by both the Pyrates, who entered furiously at the Head of their Men; but finding us all proftrate upon our Faces (for fo I gave Order), they pinioned us with ftrong Ropes, and setting a Guard upon us, went to fearch the Sloop.

I obferved among them a Dutchman, who seemed to be of fome Authority, although he were not Commander of either Ship. He knew us by our Countenances to be Englishmen, and jabbering to us in his own Language, fwore we should be tied back to back, and thrown into the Sea. I spoke Dutch tolerably well; I told him who we were, and begged him, in confideration of our being Chriftians and Proteftants of neighbouring Countries in ftrict Alliance, that he would move the Captains to take fome Pity on us. This inflamed his Rage; he repeated his Threatenings, and turning to his Companions, fpoke with great Vehemence, in the Japanese Language, as I fuppofe; often ufing the Word Chriftianos.

THE largeft of the two Pyrate Ships was commanded by a Japanese Captain, who spoke a little Dutch, but very imperfectly. He came up to me, and after feveral Questions, which I answered in great Humility, he faid we should not die. I made the Captain a very low Bow, and then turning to the Dutchman, said I was forry to find more Mercy in a Heathen than in a Brother Christian. But I had foon Reason to repent thofe foolish Words; for that malicious Reprobate, having often endeavoured in vain to perfuade both the Captains that I might be thrown into the Sea, (which they would not yield to after the Promise made me, that I fhould not die) however prevailed fo far as to have a Punishment inflicted on me, worse in all human Appearance than Death itself. My Men were fent by an equal Divifion, into both the Pyrate-Ships, and my Sloop new manned. As to myself, it was determined to myself, VOL. III.

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