Copt. BARTHO. RoBEKfSi i6§ 



6f them, that were diftinguifh'd by the Title of 

 Lords, iiicKy^ire 'Sywpfot7y AjhfUnt^ jinftis^ Sec. and 

 on cauvaffing this Matter, how ftiatter'd and wdak 

 a Condition their Government inuft be without a 

 Head, fince Davis had been reitiovM, inthe^man^ 

 her beforemention'd, ipy Lord JDe-w/j propos'd^ it^ 

 iaid, over a Bowl to this Purpofe..^ 



72?^^ it was not of any great Sigm^catlon vpho ivasdig^ 

 nify^d with Tith \ for really and in Truth ^ all good Go- 

 vernments had (tilie theirs) the fufream Power lodged with 

 the Community y who might douhtlefs depute and revoke as 

 fuited Interejt or Humour. We are the Original of this 

 Claim (fays h^) ^nd Jhould a Captain h^fo fawcy ds to tx-^ 

 ceed Prefcription at any time^ why down with Him ! 

 it will he a Caution afthr he is dhad to his SuccejforSy 6f i^hat 

 fatal Confequenee any fort of aiming may be. HoMvet^ 

 it is my Advice^ that^ while we are foher^ we fitch upon a 

 Man of Courage^ and skilPd in Navigations one^ who hj 

 his Council and Bravery feems befi able to defend this Com-^ 

 monwealth^ and ivard us from the Dangers and Tempefis of 

 an in ft able Element^ and the fatal Cc^fequentes of Anarbhy*^ 

 and fuch a one I take Roberts to hL A fellow I I thinh^ 

 in all RefpeBsy worthy your ^JreetH and Favour* 



This Speech was loudly applauded by all but Lt3rd 

 jSympfon^ who had lecret. EicpeStations hiriifelf, bufi 

 on this Difappointmentj grew luUen, and left th^m^ 

 fwearing, he did not cdre who they chofe Captain^ fd ii 

 vpasHot aPapifty for again ft them he had cotfcelv'^d an if'^ 

 feconcileable Hatred^ for that his Father had beck a Suffi/f^ 

 er i;» Monmouth' J Rehellicn. 



Roherts was accordingly ekfted, tho^ he^ had not 

 teen above fix Weeks among them, the Choice wal 

 . fpnfirm'd both By the Lords aixl Gomnlolierg, and 

 ije accjepted of the Honour, frying, 'that ftme he had 

 dipped his i^ands in muddy Water ^ ahd mujl be a Pyrate^ if 

 ioas better being a Commander than d cotnfnon mdn* 



As foon as the Gdvernrrient was fettled, by prdrrie* 

 ling Other Cfficef § in the f ooixi Of thole that wert killed 



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