PitsaneadmittedthefactofalittlesalivahavingfallenontheChiboque，andinproofofitsbeingapureaccident，mentionedthathehadgiventhemanapieceofmeat，bywayofmakingfriends，justbeforeithappened，andwipeditoffwithhishandassoonasitfellInreferencetoamanbeinggiven，Ideclaredthatwewereallreadytodieratherthangiveuponeofournumbertobeaslave；thatmymenmightaswellgivemeasIgiveoneofthem，forwewereallfreemen“Thenyoucangivethegunwithwhichtheoxwasshot。”Asweheardsomeofhispeopleremarkingevennowthatwehadonly“fiveguns“，wedeclined，onthegroundthat，astheywereintentonplunderingus，givingagunwouldbehelpingthemtodoso。
Thistheydenied，sayingtheywantedthecustomarytributeonly。
IaskedwhatrighttheyhadtodemandpaymentforleavetotreadonthegroundofGod，ourcommonFatherIfwetrodontheirgardens，wewouldpay，butnotformarchingonlandwhichwasstillGod’s，andnottheirsTheydidnotattempttocontrovertthis，becauseitisinaccordancewiththeirownideas，butrevertedagaintothepretendedcrimeofthesaliva。
Mymennowentreatedmetogivesomething；andafteraskingthechiefifhereallythoughttheaffairofthespittingamatterofguilt，andreceivingananswerintheaffirmative，Igavehimoneofmyshirts。
TheyoungChiboqueweredissatisfied，andbeganshoutingandbrandishingtheirswordsforagreaterfine。