OfCapt. George Lowther. 3 



However, an Accident that happened on Board 

 the Ship, did not a little contribute to this Mis- 

 fortune, which was a Pique that the Captain of 

 her took againft his lecond Mate, George Lowthevy 

 the Man who is the Subje£t of this fhort Hiftory ;j 

 and who lofing his Favour, found Means to ingra- 

 tiate himfelf into the good liking of the commoa 

 Sailors, infomuch that when Captain Ruffel ordered 

 him to be punifh'd, the Men took up Handfpikes, 

 and threatened to knock that Man down^ that offer- 

 ed to lay hold of the Mate. This ferved but to 

 widen the Differences between him and the Cap- 

 tain, and more firmly attached Lowther to the 

 Ship's Company, the greateft Part of which, he 

 found ripe for any Milchief in the World. 



Captain Majfey was no wit the better reconciled 

 to the Place, by a longer Continuance, nor to the 

 Ufage he met with there, and having often Oppor- 

 tunities of converfnig with Lowther^ with whom he 

 had contracted an Intimacy in the Voyage they 

 aggravated one another's Grievances to fuch a 

 height, that they refolved upon Meafures to curb 

 the Power that controul'd them, and to provide for 

 themfelves after another Manner. 



When the Governor recovered of his Fever, he 

 went afhore to the Ifland, but took no Notice of > 

 Afajfey^s Behaviour, tho' it was fuch as might give 

 Sufpicion of what he defigned ^ and Lowther^ and the 

 common Sailors, who were in the Secret of Affairs, 

 grew infblent and bold, even refufmg to obey when 

 commanded to their Duty by Captain Ruffelr and the 

 chief Mate. The Captain feeing how Things were 

 carried, goes afhore early one Morning to the Go- 

 vernor and Faftory, in order to hold a Council, 

 which Lowther apprehending, was in order (o pre- 

 vent his Defign, fent a Letter in the fame Boat to 

 Majfey^ intimating it to Kim^ and that he JJmld refmr 



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