Here I had the mortification to see the ship set sail without me;however, my nephew left me two servants, or rather one companionand one servant; the first was clerk to the purser, whom he engagedto go with me, and the other was his own servant. I then took agood lodging in the house of an Englishwoman, where severalmerchants lodged, some French, two Italians, or rather Jews, andone Englishman. Here I stayed above nine months, considering whatcourse to take. I had some English goods with me of value, and aconsiderable sum of money; my nephew furnishing me with a thousandpieces of eight, and a letter of credit for more if I had occasion,that I might not be straitened, whatever might happen. I quicklydisposed of my goods to advantage; and, as I originally intended, Ibought here some very good diamonds, which, of all other things,were the most proper for me in my present circumstances, because Icould always carry my whole estate about me.…