Capt. Bartho. Roberts^ 305 



was fb warm, as to refute going off the Declc, till he 

 found all was loft. 



In his Defence, he fays, he was forced from a 

 Mate's Employ on Board a Sloop call'd the Greyhound^ 

 of St. Chrifiophersy OEt. 1720. The Py rate having drub- 

 bed him, and broke his Head, only for offering 

 to go away when that Sloop was difmilfed. Cuftom 

 and Succefs had fince indeed blunted, and, in fome 

 Meafure, worn out the Senfe of Shame • but that 

 he had really for feveral Months paft been fick, and 

 difqualified for any Duty, and though Roberts had 

 forced him on this Expedition much againft his 

 Will, yet the Evidence muft be fenfible, the Title 

 of Captain gave him no Pre-emhience^, for he could 

 not be obeyed, though he had often called to them, 

 to leave off their Fire, when he perceived it to be 

 the King's Ship. 



The Sicknefs he alledged, but more efpeclally the 

 Circumftance of lofinghis Leg, were Aggravations 

 of his Fault, Ihewing him more alert on fuch 

 Occafions, than he was now willing to be thought : 

 As to the Name of Captain, if it were allowed to 

 give him no Precedence out of Battle, yet here 

 it wa5 proved a Title of Authority ^ fuch an Au- 

 thority as could direO: an Engagement againft the 

 King's Colours, and therefore he was in the high* 

 feft Degree, Guilty, 



John Wdden, 



CAptain john Trahern^ znd George Fenny depofed, 

 the Prifoner to be one of the Number, who, 

 in an open Boat, pyratically alTailed, and took their 

 Ship, and was remarkably bufy at Mifchief,Jia-. 

 ving a Pole-Ax in his Hand, which ferved him 

 ihftead of a Key, to all the lock'd Doors and 

 Boxes he come nigh : Alfo in particular, he cut 

 the Cable of our Ship, when the other Pyrates 

 were willing, and bufied at heaving up the Anchor 



U fay. 



