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two Men, and gave them Powder, Arms, and what 

 ever elfe they had Occalion for, fpent two or three 

 merry Nights with them, and at parting, faid, 

 hoped the l> would Proffer their handy Works* 



They palled fome Time here, after they had got 

 their Velfel ready, in their ufual Debaucheries ; 

 they had taken a confiderable Quanty of Rum 

 and Sugar, lb that Liquor was as plenty as Wa- 

 ter, and few there were, who denied themlelves 

 the immoderate Ufe of it nay. Sobriety brought 

 a Man under a Sufpicion of being in a Piot againft 

 the Commonwealth, and in their Senfe, he was 

 looked upon to be a Villain that would not be 

 drunk. This was evident in the Affair of Harry 

 Glasby^ chofen Mafter of the Royd Fortune^ who, 

 with two others, laid hold of the Opportunity 

 at the laft Ifland they were at, to move off with- 

 out bidding Farewel to his Friends. Clashy was 

 a reierved Ibber Man, and therefore gave Occa- 

 lion to be fufpefted, fo that he was loon miffed 

 after he went away ^ and a Detachment being 

 lent in queft of the Deferters, they were all three 

 brought back again the next Day. This was a 

 capital Offence, and for which they were ordered 

 to be brought to an immediate Tryal. 



Here was the Form of Juftice kept up, which 

 is as much as can be faid of ieveral other Courts^ 

 that have more lawful Commiflions for what they 

 do. Here was no feeing of Council, and bri- 

 bing of Witneffes was a Cuftom not known among 

 them no packing of Juries, no torturing and wreft- 

 ing the Senfe of the Law, for bye Ends and Purpb- 

 les, no puzzling or perplexing the Caule with un- 

 intelligible canting Terms, and ufelefs Diftindions; 

 nor was their Seffioas burthened with numberlefs 

 Officers, the Minifters of Rapine and Extortion, 

 with ill boding Afpefts, enough to in^ht j4firM 

 from the Court. 



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