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by the same Arms Pyrates declare their Enmity to Mankind.
Here, again, I believed that I was settled for Life; but I soon found my Mistake, and happily found out Means to return to the Earth. The Occasion of my leaving them was this: There was brought before us one Day an Account of a certain Nobleman, who, by a base and underhand Dealing, had drawn off many of the King's Subjects from their Allegiance: This was confirmed to us by some whom he had corrupted. I immediately enter'd it, and published his Crime, with some Considerations upon Rebellion, which render'd them odious to the People. As soon as this was publick, he found out those who had turned against him, and, by Promises of Security and Bribes, caus'd them publickly to recant, and, further, to declare that we, out of Malice to the Nobleman, had hired them to accuse him. All that we could say could not clear us; for the King believed our Accusers honest, and sentenc'd us, within twenty Days to depart from his Dominions.
Tckbrff proposed to return to Quqns; but I said we had not Money sufficient to bear our Charges thither, since we would be obliged, on Account of some vast Mountains, to go round-about a great Part of the Moon, to arrive at it. What (said he) will you then remain here to be put to Death? I answer'd, that I had form'd a Design of attempting a Return to the Earth, and would be exceedding happy if he would bear me Company thither. He replied, that it seem'd to him impracticable: Besides, if it should succeed, he would not desire to live among such Inhabitants of it, as I had described to him; yet, since we must part, said he, I will assist you, if I can, while I stay here: But surely you don't intend to trust to a Whirl-Wind a second Time? I confess'd that I did not likesuch
