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"bery of the Company's Ship, called the King Solo^^ 

 mon : That he buUy'd well among them who dar'd 

 not make any Reply, but was very eafy with his 

 Friends, who knew him ; for Moody ^ on this Occa- 

 fion, took a large Glafs from him, and threatned 

 to blow his Brains out, (a favourite Phrafe with 

 thefe Pyrates) if he muttered at it. 



From others acquitted, it likewile appeared, that 

 he was at firft a Voluntier among them, from an 

 Ifland caird Dominlco^ in the Weft-Indies^ and had 

 te recommend himielf, told them, he was a Deler- 

 * ter from the Rofe Man of War, and before that, 

 had been on the High-Way he was always drunk, 

 they faid, and fo bad at the Time they met with 

 the Swallow^ that he knew nothing of the Aftion, 

 but came up vapouring with his Cutlafli, after 

 the Fortune had ftruck her Colours, to know who 

 would go on Board the Prize ^ and it was Ibme 

 Time before they could perfwade him into the 

 Truth of their Condition. 



He could fay little in Defence of himfelf, ac- 

 knowledged this latter Partof Drunkennefs ^ a Vice, 

 he fays, that had too great a Share in infnaring him 

 into this Courfe of Life, and had been a greater Mo*> 

 tive with him than Gold. Guilty. 



William Davis. 



William Allen depofed, he knew this Prifbner 

 at Sierraleoriy belonging to the Ann Galley; 

 that he had a Quarrel with, and beat the Mate of 

 that Ship, for which ( as he faid) being afraid to 

 return to his Duty, he conlbrted to the idle Cu- 

 ftoms and Ways of living among the Negroes, 

 from whom he received a Wife, and ungratefully 

 fold her, one Evening, for iome Punch to quench 

 Ms Thirft. After this, having put himfelf under 

 the Prote3:ion of Mr. Tlunhtj Governor there for 

 the Royal African Company : The Relations and 



Friends 



