of John Cockburn, &c, 16$ 

 to work at the Iron-Caftle, fo called on Ac- 

 count of its great Strength ; but becaufe we 

 were not able to perform fuch hard Labour*, 

 as the carrying of great Stones to the For- 

 fications, the Overfeer of the Bufinefs was 

 plealed to beat us fo cruelly one Day, that 

 at laft he broke a great Halbert over my left 

 Arm ; neverthelefs, we were forced to work 

 hard all the Day, and indeed my Fellow-Tra- 

 yellerswere obliged to do fo every Day after, 

 during the whole Month we ftaid here; but I 

 being difabled by this ill Ufage, and falling 

 ficfc upon it, the Captain of the Caftle took 

 Compaflion on me, and excufed me from my 

 Labour ; and moreover fent for the Man, 

 who had exercifed this Barbarity on us, and 

 feverely reprimanded him 5 faying, we were 

 White Men and Ghriftians ? and were not to 

 be ufed as Criming, or Slaves. After this, 

 he had the good Nature to come and fee me 

 bathed with Rum four times every P^y 9 But 

 here we had no Allowance^ befides what we 

 received from the Englijh Faftory^ ^yhq 

 fupplied us with all Things necefTary 3 but 

 could not procure our Liberty, Richards 

 B&nifter wrote our Complaint to the Factory 



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