| 1. | To come then by the just degrees , to the particulars of this part of my story ; you may suppose , that having now lived almost four years in the brasils , and beginning to thrive and prosper very well upon my plantation ; i had not only learn d the language , but had contracted acquaintance and friendship among my fellow - planters , as well as among the merchants at st . salvadore , which was our port ; and that in my discourses among them , i had frequently given them an account of my two voyages to the coast of guinea , the manner of trading with the negroes there , and how easy it was to purchase upon the coast , for trifles , such as beads , toys , knives , scissars , hatchets , bits of glass , and the like ; not only gold dust , guinea grains , elephants teeth , c
我说的城里，就是我在巴西登陆的港口城市圣萨尔瓦多。我与他们交谈时，经常谈到我去几内亚沿岸的两次航行，告诉他们与黑人做生意的情况。我对他们说，与黑人做生意真太容易了，只要用一些杂七杂八的货物，什么假珠子啦，玩具啦，刀子剪子啦，斧头啦，以及玻璃制品之类的东西，就可换来金沙几内亚香料及象牙之类贵重物品，还可换来黑奴。 |
