314 Capt. Bartho. Roberts. 



rid of him, (the chief Surgeon being always to re-^ 

 main with the Commadore J 



It appeared like wife by the Evidence of Gaptaiu 

 Jo^Trahemy Tho. Caftel^ and others^ who had been 

 taken by the Pyrates, and thence had Opportu- 

 • nities of obferving the Prifbners Conduft, that 

 he feem'd thoroughly fatisfyM with that Way of 

 Life, and was particularly intimate yfj ith. Roberts j 

 they often fcoffing at the Mention of a Man of 

 War, and faying, if they Ihould meet with any 

 of .the Turnip-Man's Ships, they would blow up, 



and go to H 11 together. Yet fetting afide thefe 



Ixlly Freaks, to recommend himfelf, his Lazinefs 

 had got him many Enemies, even Roberts told him, 

 (on the Complaint of a wounded Man, whom he^ 

 had refufed to drefs ) that he was a double Rogue, 

 to be there a lecond Time, and threatened to cut 

 his Ears off. 



The Evidence further afTured the Court, from 

 Cti'^t^in Thomas Tarltoriy that the Prifoner was ta^ 

 ken out of his Brother's Ship, fome Months be- 

 fore, a firft Time, and being forward lo oblige 

 his new Company, had prefently ask'd for the Py- 

 rates Boat, to fetch the Medicine Chefl: away; 

 when the Wind and Current proving too hard to 

 contend with, they were drove on Shore at Cape 

 Montz^erado. 



The Prifoner called for William Darlings and Samu-- 

 el Morwelj (jicquitted) md Nicholas Butler. 



William Darling depofed, the firft Time the Pri- 

 foner fell into their Hands, Roberts miftook him for 

 "jo. Tarlton the Mafter, and being informed it was the 

 Surgeon who came to reprefent him, (then indift 

 pofedO he prefently fwore he fhould be his Mefs- 

 Mate, to which Wilfon reply'd, he hopM not, he had 

 a Wife and Child, which the^ other laughed at; 

 and that he had been two Days on Board, before he 



went 



