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and though it brought me to my self

He perceived the Surprize, and immediately pulls a Bottle out of his Pocket, and gave me a Dram of Cordial, which he had brought on Purpose for me; after I had drank it, I sat down upon the Ground; and though it brought me to my self, yet it was a good while before I […]

and wounded two more of the but kill’d no Body

When this was done, and all safe upon Deck, the Captain order’d the Mate with three Men to break into the Round-House where the new Rebel Captain lay, and having taken the Alarm, was gotten up, and with two Men and a Boy had gotten Fire Arms in their Hands, and when the Mate with […]

so that as we never suffered them to see me as Governour

When I shew’d my self to the two Hostages, it was with the Captain, who told them, I was the Person the Governour had order’d to look after them, and that it was the Governour’s Pleasure they should not stir any where, but by my Direction; that if they did, they should be fetch’d into […]

I told him he should go back again

Well, says the Captain, I must go and tell the Governour what you say, and see what I can do to bring him to consent to it: So he brought me an Account of the Temper he found them in; and that he verily believ’d they would be faithful. However, that we might be very […]

and it was indeed a dismal Place

Upon the Captain’s coming to me, I told him my Project for seizing the Ship, which he lik’d of wonderfully well, and resolv’d to put it in Execution the next Morning. But in Order to execute it with more Art, and secure of Success, I told him, we must divide the Prisoners, and that he […]