1^6 Of CapU EUGLANDf 



ing to the Favours and Generofity in Cloathing 

 and Liquors, they from Time to Time have re- 

 ceived from thefe Fellows, who live in all poffibl^ 

 Friendlhip, and can, any lingle Man of them, comr 

 mand a Guard of 2 or 309^ at a Minute^s warning : 

 This is farther the Native's Intereft^ to cultivates 

 with them, becaufe the Ifland being divided into 

 petty Governments and Commands, the Py rates, 

 fettled here,who are now a conflderable^3umber,and 

 have little Caftles of their own^ can preponderate 

 where-ever they think fit to fide. 



When Taylor came with the Tortuguefe Prize here, 

 they found the Oftender had played their Men a 

 Trick, for they took Advantage of their Drink, 

 rile upon them, and (as they heard afterwards) 

 carried the Ship to Mozambique^ whence the Gover- 

 nor ordered her for Ct?^. 



Here the Py rates came, cleaned the Cajfandra^ 

 ?ind divided their Plunder, fliaring 42 finall Dia- 

 monds a Man, or in lefs Proportion according to 

 their Magnitude. An ignorant, or a merry Fellow, 

 who had only one in this Divifion, as being judged 

 equal in Value to 42 fmall, muttered very much 

 at the Lot, and went and broke it in a Morter, 

 fwearing afterwards^ he had a better Share than 

 any of them, for he had beat it, he faid, into 

 43 Sparks. 



Thofe who were not for running the Hazard of 

 their Necks, with 42 Diamonds, befides other 

 Tieafure, in their Pockets, knocked off, and llay'd 

 with their old Acquaintance at Madagafcar^ on 

 mutual Agreements, the longer Livers to take all* 

 The Refidue having therefore no Occalioii for 

 two Ships, the ViUory being leaky, Ihe was burnt, 

 thp Men (as many as would) coming into the Caf- 

 fandrdy under the Command of Taylor^ who we 

 my ft leave a Time, pro)eO:ing either for Cochiriy to 

 difpofe of their Diamonds among their pld Friends 



