The _Black-more_ offered himselfe to goe with me, which I refused, telling him that the seas would be too hard for his old age to endure, and that as a _Black-more_ in foraine Countries he might be stopped and apprehended for a fugitive; which reason he liked well, and offered himselfe to goe with mee as farre as the sea side; for which I thanked him and employed to sell me away some Mules, Wheat, and Maiz which I had, and what else might well passe through his hands. As for many rich pictures which hung in my chamber, I thought the Towne of _Petapa_ would buy them for their Church, and propounded it unto the Governour, who willingly accepted of them. Most of my bookes, chests, cabinets, quilts, and many good peices of houshold-stuffe, by the paines and industry of _Miguel_ (whom I kept with me for the space of two moneths before I came away) I sold to _Guatemala_, reserving onely two Peraca's or leatherne chests, with some bookes and a quilt for my journey. When I had sold all that I intended, I found I had in _Spanish_ mony neer nine thousand peeces of eight, which I had got in twelve yeers that I lived in that Country. So much mony I thought would be too combersome for a long journey; whereupon I turned above four thousand of them into pearles and some pretious stones, which might make my carriage the lighter; the rest I laid up some in bags, some I sowed into my quilt, intending in the way to turne them into _Spanish_ Pistols. Thus the chiefe provision being made of mony, I tooke care for Chocolatte and some Conserves for the way, which were soon provided. Now because I considered that my flight the first week must be with speed, and that my chests could not post day and night as my selfe intended to doe; I thought of sending my carriage four dayes at least before me; and not daring to trust any _Indian_ of _Petapa_, I sent to _Mixco_ for one speciall _Indian_ friend whom I had there, who knew the way that I was to travaile very well; to whom I opened my mind, and offered what mony I knew would well content him, and at midnight sent him away with two Mules, one for himselfe, and another for my chests, wishing him to keep on travelling towards _St. Miguel_, or _Nicaragua_ till I overtooke him. I gave him the advantage of four daies and nights, and then resolutely with my good _Blackmore_ in my company leaving the key of my chamber in my doore, and nothing but old papers within, when all the _Indians_ where fast sleep, I bad adieu unto _Petapa_, and to the whole valley, and to all my friends throughout _America_.