Any one would think，that in this State of complicated good Fortune，I was past running any more Hazards；and so indeed I had been，if other Circumstances had concurr'd，but I was inur'd to a wandring Life，had no Family，not many Relations，nor however rich had I contracted much Acquaintance；and though I had sold my Estate in the Brasils，yet I could not keep the Country out of my Head，and had a great Mind to be upon the Wing again，especially I could not resist the strong Inclination I had to see my Island，and to' know if the poor Spaniards were in Being there，and how the Rogues I left there had used them.
My true Friend，the Widow，earnestly diswaded me from it，and so far prevail'd with me，that for almost seven Years she prevented my running Abroad；during which time，I took my two Nephews，the Children of one of my Brothers into my Care：The eldest having something of his own，I bred up as a Gentleman，and gave him a Settlement of some Addition to his Estate，after my Decease；the other I put out to a Captain of a Ship；and after five Years，finding him a sensible bold enterprising young Fellow，I put him into a good Ship，and sent him to Sea：And this young Fellow afterwards drew me in，as old as I was，to farther Adventures my self.
In the mean time，I in Part settled my self here；for first of all I marry'd，and that not either to my Disadvantage or Dissatisfaction，and had three Children，two Sons and one Daughter：But my Wife dying，and my Nephew coming Home with good Success from a Voyage to Spain，my Inclination to go Abroad，and his Importunity prevailed and engag'd me to go in his Ship，as a private Trader to the East Indies：This was in the Year 1694.