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。

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