134 ^^P^- Bart HO. Roberts. 



what he pleafes, and returning what he thinks fit 

 to the Owners, excepting Gold and Silver, which 

 they have voted not returnable. 



^ After a Defcription of the Quarter-Mafter, and 

 Ills Duty, who a£ts as a fort of a civil Magift rate 

 on Board a Pyrate Ship ; I fliall confider their mi-- 

 litary Officer, the Captain ^ what Privileges he ex- 

 erts in fuch anarchy and unrulynefs of the Mem- 

 hers: Why truly very little, they only permit 

 him to be Captain, on Condition, that they may be 

 Captain over him ^ they feparate to his Ufe the 

 great Cabin, and fometimes vote him fmall Parcels 

 of Plate and China, (for it may be noted that Ro-- 

 herts drank his Tea conftantly) but then every Man, 

 as the Humour takes him, will ufe the Plate and 

 China, intrude into his Apartment, fwear at him, 

 feizea Part, of his Viduals and Drink, if they like 

 it, without his offering to find Fault or conteft it : 

 Yet RohertSy by a better Management than ufual, 

 became the chief Director in every Thing of Mo- 

 ment, and it happened thus : — The Rank of Cap- 

 tain being obtained by the Suffrage of the Majority, 

 it falls on one fuperior for Knowledge and Boldnefs, 

 Tifiol Proof (as they call it,) and can make thofe 

 fear, who do not love him ; Roberts is faid to have 

 exceeded his Fellows in thefe Refpefts, and when 

 advanced, enlarged the Refpe£t that followed it, 

 by making a fort of Privy-Council of half a Do- 

 Zeji of the greateft Bullies fuch as were his Compe- 

 titors, and had Intereft enough to make his Go- 

 vernment eofy y yet even thole, in the latter Part 

 of his Reign, he had run counter to in every 

 ProjeO: that oppofed his own Opinion ; for which, 

 and becaufe he grew relerved, and would not 

 drink and roar at their Rate, a Cabal was formed 

 to take away his Captainlhip, which Death did 

 more effectually. pl 



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