320 Capu Bartho. Roberts. ' 



Friends of the Woman, apply 'd to him for Re- 

 drefs, who immediately furrendered the Prifbiier, 

 and told them, he did not care if they took his 

 Head oft • but the Negroes wifely judging it would 

 not fetch fo good a Price, they Ibid him in his 

 Turn again to Seignior Jojfee^ a Chriftian Black, 

 and Native of that Place ^ who expected and agreed 

 for two Years Service from him, on Conlideration 

 * of what he had disburfed, for the Redemption of 

 •the Woman : But long before the Expiration of this 

 Time, Roberts came into Sierraleon River, where the 

 Prifoner, (as Sei^moii Jojfee alTured the Deponent,) 

 entered a Voluntier with them. 



The Deponent further corroborates this Part of 

 the Evidence^ in that he being obliged to call at 

 Cape Mount ^ in his Paffage down hither, met there 

 •with two Deferters from Roberts^s Ship, who afTufed 

 him of the fame ; and that the Pyrates did defign to 

 turn D^w away the next Opportunity, as an idle 

 good-for-nothing Fellow, 



From Gla6by and Lilburrty it was evident, that 

 every Pyrate, while they ftayM zt Sierraleon^ went 

 on Shore at Dilcretion. That Roberts had often 

 aflured Mr. Glyn and other Traders, at that Place, 

 that he would force no Body \ and in fliort, there 

 was no Occafion for it in particular, the Prifoner's 

 Row-Mate went away, and thinks, he might have 

 done the fame, if he had pleafed. 



The Prifoner alledged his having been detained 

 sgainft his Will, and fays, that returning with Ele- 

 phants Teeth for Sierraleon^ the Pyrate'^s Boat pur- 

 Hied and brought him on Board, where he was kept 

 on Account of his underflandlng the Pilotage and 

 Navigation of that River. 



It was obvious to the Court, not only how fri- 

 volous Excufes of Conflraint and Force were 

 among thefe People, at their firfl commencing Py- 

 rates, but alfo it was plain to them, from thefe 



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