26o Capt. Bartho. Roberts. 



would be imprafticable, Thefe all, except the 

 Torcufiney ranfomed with him for eight Pound of 

 Gold-Duft, a Ship, not without the trouble of fbme 

 Letters paffing and repafling from the Shore, before 

 they could fettle it and notwithftanding the 

 Agreement and Payment, they took away one of 

 the French Ships, tho- with a Promife to return 

 her, if they found Ihe did not fail well, taking 

 with them feveral of her Men for that End. 



Some of the Foreigners, who never had Dealing 

 this Way before, defired for Satisfaction to their 

 Owners, that they might have Receipts for their 

 Money, which were accordingly given^ a Copy of 

 one of them, I have here fubjoined, vItl. 



THIS is to certify whom it may or doth concern^ that 

 we GENTLEMEN OF FORTUNE, have 

 received eight Pounds of Gold-Dufij for the Ranfom of the 

 Hardey, Captain Dittwitt Commander ^ fo that we J>if- 

 charge the faid Ship^ 



Witnefs our Handsy this ' Batt. Roberts, 



jph of Jan, 1721-2. Harry Glasby. 



Others were given to the Portuguefe Captains, 

 which were in the fame Form, but being figa'd by 

 two waggifh Fellows, viz.. Sutton^ and Symfjon^ they 

 fubfcribed by the Names of, 



Aaron Whifflingfin^ 

 $im. Tugmuttoi^. 



But there was fomething fb Angularly cruel 

 and barbarous done here to the Porcupine^ Captain 

 Fletcher^ muft not be paffed over without fpeaial 

 Remark. 



This Ship lay in the Road, almoft flaved, whea 

 the Py rates came in^ and the Commander being 

 on Shore, fettling his Accounts, was fent to for the 

 Kanfom, but he expufed it, as having nq Orders 



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