Citpu Bartho. Roberts^ 231 



nr. 



Uo Per/on to Game at Cards or Dice for Money. 



IV. 



The Lights and Candles to be put out at eight 0'^ Clock 

 at Night : If any of the Crew^ after that Hour^ ft ill re^ 

 mained inclined for Drinklngy they were td do it on the 

 open Deck \ which Roberts believed would give a 

 Check to their Debauches, for he was a fbber Man 

 himielf, but found at length, that all his Endea- 

 vours to put an End to this Debauch, proved 

 inelfedual. 



To keep their Piece y Piftolsy and Cutlafh cleany and ft 

 for Service : In this they were extravagantly nice, 

 endeavouring to outdo one another, in the Beauty 

 and Richnefs of their Arms, giving Ibmetimes at 

 an Auftion (at the Maft,j 30 or 40/. a Pair, for 

 Piftols. Thefe were flung in Time of Service, 

 with different coloured Ribbands, over their Shoul- 

 ders, in a Way peculiar to thele Fellows, in which 

 they took great Delight. ' 



VI.^ 



No Boy or Woman to be allowed amongft them. If any 

 Man were found feducing anny of the latter SeXy and car-^ 

 ried her to Seay difguifedy he was to fuffer Death ; fb 

 that when any fell into their Hands, as it chanced 

 in the OnJloWy they put a Centinel immediately 

 over her to prevent ill Conlequences from lb dange- 

 rous an Inftrument of Divifion and Quarrel ; but 

 then here lies the Roguery they contend who Ihall 

 be Centinel, which happens generally to one of the 



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