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I would not forget them

Upon this the Captain pretended to have no Power without me; But after some Difficulty, and after their solemn Promises off Amendment, they were taken on Board, and were some time after soundly whipp’d and pickl’d; after which, they prov’d very honest and quiet Fellows. Some time after this, the Boat was order’d on Shore, […]

which I told them I would have been very glad of

When they had all declar’d their Willingness to stay, I then told them, I would let them into the Story of my living there, and put them into the Way of making it easy to them: Accordingly I gave them the whole History of the Place, and of my coming to it; shew’d them my […]

I would set them at Liberty

They seem’d very thankful for it, said they would much rather venture to stay there, than to be carry’d to England to be hang’d; so I left it on that Issue. However, the Captain seem’d to make some Difficulty of it, as if he durst not leave them there: Upon this I seem’d a little […]

that she lay now in the Road

After some time, I came thither dress’d in my new Habit, and now I was call’d Governour again; being all met, and the Captain with me, I caused the Men to be brought before me, and I told them, I had had a full Account of their villanous Behaviour to the Captain, and how they […]

and what was a thousand times more useful to me

First he had brought me a Case of Bottles full of excellent Cordial Waters, six large Bottles of Madera Wine; the Bottles held two Quarts a-piece; two Pound of excellent good , twelve good Pieces of the Ship’s Beef, and six Pieces of Pork, with a Bag of Pease, and about a hundred Weight of […]