of John Cockbum, &c. 7 



her of Mr. Groves' s Death, the taking of the 

 Ship, and the ill Ufage we had all met With. 

 Upon this News file immediately dropt down 

 in a Swoon, and was a long Time ere file 

 recovered hef Senfes, which file had no fooner 

 done, but feveral Spaniards came down with 

 Cutlafles in their Hands, and drove her up 

 before them upon Deck, and then, in a moft 

 brutal Manner, fell to tearing the Cloaths off 

 her Back, even till they had ftript her in a 

 Manner naked, and in that Condition car- 

 ried her into their Sloop, where Pedro Po^ 

 li is their Captain received her, and imme- 

 diately carried her into the great Cabbin, and 

 there with horrible Oaths and Curfes info- 

 lently aflaulted her Chaftity. The Grief 

 which had already feized her, who bu£ 

 fome Hours before believed herfelf in a 

 happy and flourifliing Condition, together 

 with this Infult on her prefent deplorable 

 State, drove her beyond all Patience ; and her 

 loud Exclamations brought Johnfon into the 

 Cabbin. He feeing her in fuch Agonies and 

 Nafcednefs, it wrought on his rough Difpo- 

 fition, inibmuch, that he ran ftamping a- 

 bout with a Piftol in his Hand, and fwear- 

 ing, that if any one fliould dare to treat 

 B 4 her 



