Chap, VII. 



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where with all fpeed they Intrench'd themfelves, and Sally'd daily out of their 

 Works upon Scbuppe, fo that many Men were loft on both fides } but Scbuppe was in 

 the word Condition, in regard his Soldiers ran over in great numbers to St. Salva- 

 dor, where they were well Entertain'd ; of which he advertis'd the Privy-Council, 

 who were the lefs able to give him Redrefs, as having the fame caufe of Conl- 

 plaint. 



Amongft others there hapned a fad Accident of a young Soldier, fcarce fixteen a pitiful e*. 

 years old, and born at <I{oan, who having robb'd his Father's Cafli, went in a Ship S &ui- 

 to Holland- where he laviflily fpending the Money, was fore'd at laft to Lift him» tfonf'" 1 " 

 felf in the WeJMridia Companies Service, and coming with the fore-mention'd Fleet 

 to %eciffa> endeavor'd with two Companies to run to the Tortuguefe ; but overtaken, 

 was Try'd for the Fad:, and Condemned -to be Hang'd, for none of his Excufes 

 which he made, of going over the River onely to fetch fome Oranges and Lem- 

 monsto refrefli himfelf, would fave him, nor his proteftingthat he had no inten- 

 tion of going to the Enemy, nor the Promife that his Father fhould releafe him for 

 ten thoufand Crowns, nor his Minority, which ought chiefly to have been confi- 

 der'd,but that Neceflity ftopt thq Ears of the Companionate ; fo that his Execution 

 drew pity from the Beholders a few Weeks after. 



A very aftonifhing Paflage hapned at %eciffa upon another Sentence of Death a notable 

 pronoune'd againft a fortuguefe, who after the publication of the Adt of Pardon *wtSg*f* 

 came to %ecijfa, and there hir'd a Seaman for two hundred Ctowns, to carry a W«. 

 Letter, made up in a Leaden Box, to the Governor of the Promontory of St. Ju- 

 gufiine, with order that if he was fet upon any where, he fliould throw the Box in- 

 to the Water. The Letter written in ftrange Chara&ers, contain'd a Declaration of 

 the fmall number of Men in fyciffa, moft of the Netbertajiders Forces lying on thfc 

 Ifland Taperica, fo that if^eciffa were Storm'd along the Bank, and from Maurice* 

 Jladt, it might eafily be taken. This Letter being intercepted, the Tortugutfe was 

 taken and Condemn'd,and as he was carrying to the Place of Execution cry'd aloud, 

 Ion Teople take delight in my Death, but yon frail be interrupted 5 and indeed it hapned ac* 



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