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The Travels ami Voyages Lïb.lV.
A Portugal Gentleman related tome
how he hid been thus Robb'd by that
fort of People, as he was goirig to Sup-1
per- For his Slave having opened
Door upon their telling him they had a \y
word or two to fay to his Mafter,
tcring in by force, and leaving one at
the Door, took at the firft bout al! the I
Plate which was upon the Table, de- rid
mandingof him 200 Cheraphins if he fy
had a mind to have them again.whch. I
he gave them, and fo they went away, tot
If the Juftice goes to take them, they ub
have great Bags of Cannon-Powder, [gh
withMatches tied about them, threat. Tl
•   ning tc throw them amongft thofewho ^
offer to approach the Door.               ii
iMeef   ThePortugalsare grown foextreatj CJl
S^jealousof their Wives that you wt „
8*-      not fo much as look them in the Face, Bu
andif they fee them but fpeak to id t
one, they prefeatly Strangle or **& »
them ; and when they have Strangle ^
.       them, they call their Neighbours,  n,
their Succour, faying; thata Swoon^ I
Fit has taken their Wife upon.» I
- Chair- ; But they never come again I
themfelves : Sometimes they fend»
a Barber to Blood them, fcy*&™ *
jhey are not weBi When the ^rb«U