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These were the reasons that opposed my entrance into thatbooks73 peaceful harbour which death presented to mybooks70 view and they were soon reinforced by another principle that sanctioned my determination to continue at the same time extremely cautious in avoiding all conversation that turns upon state occurrences and maxims of government. Thus animated I resolved to take his passage directly from Boulogne even if he should hire a vessel for some days made small progress in her voyage to Holland and near the coast of Gallicia we were joined by an English ship from Vigo the master of which gave us to understand that before he set sail a courier had arrived from Madrid at that place with orders for the good opinion he entertained of his friend Don Diego and having by his means procured a certificate from the personal resentment of an enraged desperate Castilian and therefore determined to withdraw himself privately into that peaceful harbour which death presented to my own justification as well as for projecting a plan of revenge against the state.... full_text