Clapt. Bart HO. Roberts. 295 



Trepdent. M.r.Ca[}ely acquaint the Court of wJbat 

 you know in Relation to this Robbery of the King 

 Sotomn ^ after what Manner the Pyrate-Boat was 

 difpateh'd for this Attempt. 



Tho. Cafiel. I was a Prifoner, Sir, with the Pyrates 

 when their Boat was ordered upon that Service, 

 and found, upon a Refblution of going, Word was 

 palled through the Company, Who would go ? And 

 I law all that did, did it voluntarily ; no Cpmpul- 

 iion, but rather preffing who Ihould be foremoft. 



The Prifbners yielded to what had been fworn 

 about the Attack and Robbery, but denied the lat- 

 ter Evidence, faying, Roberts hettor'd, and upbrai- 

 ded them of Cowardice on this very Occalion ^ and 

 told fbme, they were very ready to ftep on Board 

 of a Prize when within Command of the Ship, but 

 nov/ there feem'd to be a Tryal of their Valour, 

 backward and fearful. 



Vrefident. So that Roberts forc'd ye upon this 

 Attack. 



Prifoners. Roberts commanded us into the Boat, and 

 the Quarter-Mafter to rob the Ship ; neither of 

 whole Commands we dared to have refuled. 



Prefdent. And granting it lb, thofe are ftill your 

 own Afts, fince done by Orders from Officers of 

 your own Eieftion. Why would Men, honeftly 

 difpoled, give their Votes for fuch a Captain and 

 fuch a Qiiarter-Mafter as were every Day comman- 

 ding them on diftaftful Services? 



Here lucceeded a Silence among the Prifoners, but 

 at length Fernon very honeftly own'd, that he did 

 not give Jiis Vote to Magnes^ but to David Symffon 

 (the old Quarter-Mafter,) for in Truths lays he, 1 

 took Magnes/ir too homfi a Alan^ and mijit for the Bu- 

 finefs. 



The Evidence was plain and hoixie, and the 

 Court, without any Hefitatloii, brought them in 



Guilty. 



T 4 WILL* 



