Capt. Bartho. Roberts. gig 



Fellows , if the Town-fide, (/. e. Liverpool) Men, had 

 not hid him in a Stay-Sail, under the Bowfprit ; 

 fcht Moody and Harfer^ with therr Piftols cockM, 

 learched every Corner of the Ship to find him, 

 and came to this Deponent's Hamniock, whoili 

 they had like fatally to have miftaken for Tarlton^ 

 btit on his calling out, they found their Error, 

 aiid left him with this comfortable Anodyne, That: 

 he was the hbneft Fellow who brought the Do3:or» 

 coming away, the Prilbner asked about his* 

 Not^, whether the Py rates had it or no ? Who not 

 being able readily to tell, he replyM, it's no Mat- 

 ter Mr. 5Wp, (believe I ftiall hardly ever come to 

 England to pay it. 



Adam Comry^ Surgeon of the Eliz^aheth^ fays, that 

 altho'the Prilbner had, on Account of hislndiipo- 

 ficion and Want, received many Civilities from 

 h^'m, before meeting with the Pyrates, he yet un- 

 derftood it was thro' his and Scudamore^s Means, 

 that he had been compelled among them : The Pri-- 

 fbner was very ale;:t and chearful, he fays, at meet- 

 ing with Roberts, hailed him, told him he was 

 glad to fee him, and would come on Board pre- 

 ^ntly, borrowing of the Deponent a clean Shirt 

 and Drawers, for his better Appearence and Re- 

 ception ^ he figned their Articles willingly, and ufed 

 Arguments with him to do the fame, faying, 

 they fhould make their Voyage in eight Months, 

 to Brafily Share 6 or 7C0 /. a Man, and thenbreafc 

 iip. Again, when the Crew came to an Election of a 

 chief Surgeon, and this Deponent was fet tip with 

 the others, Wilfon told him, he hoped he Ihould 

 carry it from Scudamore, for that a quarter Share 

 ('which they had more than others) would be 

 worth looking after ; but the Deponent miffed 

 the Preferment, by the good Will of the Ranger^s 

 People, who, iii general, voted for Scudamorc^ to get 



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