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oâ—umhaleu_n a_o king_n that_o be_v name_v avaâ—_n have_v take_v it_o in_o war_n that_o in_o acknowledgement_n of_o this_o victory_n his_o priest_n by_o who_o he_o be_v whole_o govern_v counsel_v he_o to_o sacrifice_v unto_o quiay_v guaâ—or_n the_o god_n of_o war_n all_o the_o young_a male_a child_n which_o have_v be_v make_v captive_n and_o in_o case_n he_o do_v not_o so_o they_o will_v when_o they_o become_v man_n regain_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o the_o king_n apprehend_v the_o event_n of_o this_o threaten_n cause_v all_o these_o child_n be_v fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o in_o number_n to_o be_v bring_v all_o into_o one_o place_n and_o so_o upon_o a_o day_n that_o be_v keep_v very_o solemn_a among_o they_o he_o make_v they_o to_o be_v put_v most_o inhumane_o to_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o have_v they_o burn_v the_o next_o morning_n in_o sacrifice_n but_o the_o night_n follow_v there_o come_v a_o great_a earthquake_n and_o such_o lightning_n and_o fire_n fall_v from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o town_n as_o within_o less_o than_o half_a a_o hour_n it_o be_v quite_o demolish_v and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o reduce_v to_o nothing_o so_o that_o by_o this_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n the_o king_n together_o with_o all_o his_o be_v strike_v dead_a not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o escape_v and_o beside_o they_o thirty_o thousand_o priest_n in_o like_a manner_n who_o ever_o since_o during_o all_o the_o new_a moon_n be_v hear_v to_o cry_v and_o roar_v so_o dreadful_o that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o be_v ready_a to_o go_v beside_o themselves_o with_o fear_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o country_n be_v utter_o depopulate_v no_o other_o habitation_n remain_v therein_o save_v only_o fourscore_o and_o five_o hermitage_n which_o be_v erect_v in_o memory_n of_o the_o fourscore_o and_o five_o thousand_o child_n who_o the_o king_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v butcher_v through_o the_o evil_a counsel_n of_o his_o priest_n chap._n lxiiii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o success_n which_o we_o have_v in_o this_o voyage_n with_o my_o departure_n from_o goa_n to_o zunda_n and_o what_o pass_v during_o my_o abode_n there_o we_o pass_v two_o day_n in_o this_o hermitage_n where_o as_o i_o declare_v before_o we_o be_v very_o well_o entertain_v by_o the_o hermit_n 1._o the_o three_o day_n after_o betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n we_o take_v our_o leave_n of_o he_o and_o depart_v from_o thence_o not_o a_o little_a afflict_a with_o that_o which_o we_o have_v hear_v and_o so_o all_o the_o same_o day_n and_o the_o night_n follow_v we_o continue_v on_o our_o way_n along_o by_o the_o river_n the_o next_o morning_n we_o arrive_v at_o a_o place_n where_o be_v a_o great_a many_o of_o sugar_n cane_n of_o which_o we_o take_v some_o for_o that_o we_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o nourish_v we_o withal_o in_o this_o manner_n we_o march_v still_o along_o by_o this_o river_n which_o we_o keep_v for_o a_o guide_n of_o our_o voyage_n 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