Cdpt. BaiItho. RoSERTSi 507 



//- GUsby. Every Man is commonly called by Lifl-^ 

 tlndinfifts, in his Turn, to goon Board of a Prizes 

 becaufe they then are allowed a Shift of Cloaths, 

 (the beft they can find) over and above the Divi-s. 

 dend from the Robbery, and this they are lb far* 

 from being compelled to, that it dften becomes 

 the Occafion of Conteft and Quarrel amongft them i 

 But in the prefent, or fuch like Gales, where there 

 appears a Profpe£t of Trouble, the Lazy and Time*^ 

 rous are often willing to decline this Turn, and 

 yield to their Betters^ who thereby eftablifli a grea^ 

 ter Credit. 



The Prifbner, and thd reft of thole Men whd 

 tvent from the Fortune on Board the Ranger^ to ap 

 fift in this Expedition^ were Voluntiers, and the' 

 truftieft Men among us. 



Prefdent. Were there no Jealoufies 6^ the Rmger^.i' 

 leaving you in this Chade, or at any other Time, in 

 order to fur render? 



H. GUsby. Moft o? the 'Ranger's Crew wer^ frefe 

 Men, Men who had been enter'd only fmce their 

 being on the Coaft of Guincy^ and therefore had nOt 

 io liberal a Share in ffelh Provifions, or Wine, as 

 the PortUfte^ B People, who thought they had born thd 

 Burthen and Heat of the D^y, which had giveri 

 Occafion indefed to fome Grumbiinas and Whif* 

 piers, as tho' they would take an Opportunity td 

 leave us, but we nevet fuppofed ("if they did) it 

 would be with any other Defign then Stting up for 

 themfelves, they having (rhany of them) behaved 

 with greater Severity than the old Standers. 



The Prilbner appeared undatinted, and rathef 

 folicitous, about reftlng his Stump, than giving 

 any Anfwerto the Court, or m;aking any Defence 

 for hiinfelf, till called upon v then he related in al 

 carelefs, dr rather hopelefs Manner^ the Circum- 

 fiances of his firft Entrance, being forced, he laid^^ 

 out of the Blejfwg of Lemmimtortf at Newfoundland^ 



V % about 



