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Soon after his return from Leyden he ⟨espoused⟩ Miss Polly Burton, daughter of a ⟨hosier⟩ in Newgate-street, with whom he ⟨received⟩ a portion of 400l.
After practising about 3 years in ⟨Wapping⟩, with but little success, he accepted of ⟨an⟩ advantageous offer from Captain ⟨Pritchard⟩, of the Antelope, who was making ⟨a⟩ voyage to the South Sea
They sailed from Bristol on the 4th of ⟨May⟩, 1699. Their voyage was at first ⟨very⟩ prosperous; till leaving these seas ⟨and⟩ steering their course towards the ⟨East⟩ Indies they were driven by a storm ⟨to⟩ the northward of Van Diemen's land. ⟨Twelve⟩ of the crew were dead by hard ⟨labour⟩ and bad food, and the rest were in ⟨very⟩ weak condition.
On the 5th of November, (the ⟨beginning⟩ of summer in those parts) the ⟨weather⟩ being hazy, they espied a rock within a ⟨cable's⟩ length of the ship, and the wind ⟨being⟩ strong, they immediately split upon
Mr. Gulliver and five of the crew ⟨heaved⟩ out the boat and made a shift to ⟨get⟩ clear of the ship and the rock. They ⟨rowed⟩ till they could work no longer; ⟨And⟩ then, trusting to the mercy of the
