272 Capt. Bart HO. Roberts. 



Swallow came a fecond Time very nigh to him : He 

 had now perhaps finiftied the Fight very defperate* 

 ly^ if Death, who took a fwift Paflage in a Grape- 

 Shot, had not interpofed, and ftruck him direftly 

 on the Throat. He fettled himfelf on the TagJcles 

 of a Gun, which one Ste^henfon^ from the Helm, ob- 

 ierving, ran to his Afliftance, and not perceiving 

 him wounded, fwore at him, and bid him fland up, 

 and fight like a Man but when he found his Mi- 

 iiake, and that his Captain was certainly dead, he 

 guflked into Tears, and wiftied the next Shot might 

 be his Lot. They prefently threw him over-board, 

 with his Arms and Ornaments on,' according to th^ 

 repea ed Requeft he made in his Life-time. 



Roberts was a tall black Man, near forty Years of 

 Age^ born at Newey-bagh^ m^h. Haver for dWejl^ in 

 Tembrohjhirey of good natural Parts, and perfonal 

 Bravery, tho' he applied them to fuch wicked Pur- 

 poles, as made them ot no Commendation, frequent- 

 ly drinking D ■ to him who ever lived to wear a 

 Halter. He was forc'd himfelf at firft among this 

 Company out of the Prince^ Captain Pl$cmb at 

 mahoey about three Years before, where he ferved as 

 fecond Mate, and Ihed, as he usM to tell the /rf/& 

 Men^ as many Crocodile Tears then as they jiid 

 now, but Time and good Company had wore it off. 

 He could not plead Want of Employment, nor 

 Incapacity of getting his Bread in an honeft way, 

 to favour fo vile a Change, nor was he fo much a 

 Coward as to pretend it ^ but frankly own'd, it was 

 to get rid of the difagreeable Superiority of £bme 

 Matters he was acquainted with, and the Love of 

 Novelty and Change, Maritime Peregrinations had 

 accuftom'd him to. Jn an hone ji Service ^ fays he, there 

 is thin Commons^ low Wages^ and hard Labour \ in this^ 

 Plenty and Satiety^ Pleafure and Eafe^ Liberty and Pow^ 

 er % and who would not ballance Creditor on this Side^ 

 when all the Hazard that is run for it^ at worfl^ is only 4 - 



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