Of Captain Jr ER T. 47 



fitted out two Ships of thirty odd Guns, and 120 

 Iia/ids each, well furniihed with Provifion aud Am- 

 niunuio 5' and all other Stores ^ and the Hire being 

 agreed for, by fome Agents for Sfaln^ they were 

 comrrianded to ftil for Corunna or the Groine^ there 

 to receive their Orders, and to take on Board fome 

 Spdmjh Gentlemen, who were to go Paffengers to 

 New- Spain. 



Of one of thefe Ships, which I take to be callM the 

 Dukcy Capt. Clhfon Commander, Avery ^diS fi' ft Mate, 

 and. being a Fellow of more Cunning than Courage, 

 he infinuated himfelir into the good Will of feveral 

 of the boldeft Fellows on Board the other Ship, as 

 well as that which he was on Board of:^ having foun- 

 ded their Inclinations before he opened himfelf, 

 and finding them ripe for his Defign, he, at length, 

 propofed to them, to run away with the Ship, 

 telling them what great Wealth was to be had up- 

 on the Coafts of India : It was no looner laid than 

 agreed to, and they ref )lved to execute their Plot 

 at Ten a Clock the Night following. 



It mull be obfervM, the Captain was one of thofe 

 who are mightily addifted to Punch, fo that he 

 paiTed moft of his Time on Shore, in fome little 

 drinking Ordinary • but this Day he did not go cri 

 Shore as ufual ; however, this did not fpoil the De- 

 lign, for he took his ufaal Dofe on Board, and lb 

 got to Bed before the Hour appointed for the Bufi- 

 nefs : The Men alfo who were not privy to the De- 

 fign, turn'd into their Hammocks, leaving none up- 

 on Deck but the Confpirators, who, indeed, were 

 the greateft Part of the Ship's Crew. At the Time 

 ^^veed o\\ the Dtit chef s\ Long-Boat appearM, which 

 Avery hailing in the ufual Manner, was anfwered by 

 the Men in her, // your drunken Boatfwain on Board ? 

 -Which was the Watch-Word aa'reed between them, 

 and Avery replying in the Affirmative, the Boat 



came 



