Munday the 20 the doctor and Capt. M: went on Shore Soon after break fast to the Town and I went on Shore by my Self one the other side of the harbour to collect Butterflys wher I caught a great number of beautiful one for my dear Belovd woman -I wish that She was here with me now I would give all the World if I had it at a Gentlemans house wher I went in to rest my Self and ask for a few oranges my Tender beloved Alicias pictor Swung out of my Bosom When one of the Ladys ask me what it was and beg of me to let her See it which I did on her fathers promise that She Should return it me again -on me opening the case wher all my Treauser that I have her with me was She Said that it was impossible that ther could be so much beauty on earth -I told them that my betsey was much more So than the[y] had done her in the picter -I was glade when it was Save in its little bag again for my heart flutter all the while that it was out of my hands -lick a little Birds when the Scool Boys is handling its Young -ther wair three Young Ladys in the House that I saw none of them so handsom as my dear adorable Alicia and like the Generalty of the Women her of a Mollotue coullour -the[y] Wair all unVaild -the[y] behaved remarkable Sival to me and Wanted me to Stay dinner but I would not it was very late before I got on board and was oblige then to beg a passage in one of Store Ships boats as our boat did not come on untill it was very late -the[y] had just Sent her a way for me a little before I came on board -I was very Glade I got off as I did for the portiguese think nothing of killing a man here no more than the[y] doe a dog in England -Capt. M and the doctor kept it up again last night
Tuesday the 21 Lt. Long came on board to See if any of use wish to goe a Shore to the Viz Roys to pay our Respects to him with the Governour and Mjr. Ross it being the Prince of Brazill (the king of Portigals oldest Sons) Birth day -Faddy and my Self declining going -Capt. M: went wher he maid his bow
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