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An Historical Relation Of The Island Ceylon In The East Indies

PART IV
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The reason I ask, said the old Man, is because I have one I got when the Portugueze left Columbo, and if your Master please to buy it, I will sell it him.

Which when I heard of; I bad my Boy go to his House with him, which was not far off, and bring it to me to see it, making no great account of the matter, supposing it might be some Portugueze Book.
The Boy having formerly served the English, knew the Book, and as soon as he had got it in his hand came running with it, calling out to me, It is a Bible.

It startled me to hear him mention the name of a Bible.

For I neither had one, nor scarcely could ever think to see one.

Upon which I flung down my Angle and went to meet him.


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