4f4 Of Capt^tH S^MIGG^ 



lieved her to he ^ Sp^lard^ when the^ caine Cldfe 

 tip to her, they difcharged a Broadfide, with Imall 

 and gr^atShot, which was follaw'd by another, h\± 

 the Ship making a lamentable Cry far Quarters, 

 they iceas'd firing, and ordered the Captain to come 

 aboard, which he did^ but how difappointed the 

 Rogues were when they found 'twas their old Friend 

 Captain whom they had fent away three 



iDays before, worth not one Penny ? This vvas fuch 

 ^ Baulk to them, that they refoked he fliould fkf- 

 , fer for falling in their Way, tho' it vvas fo contra-- 

 d'y to hi^ own Inclinations : About 15 of them for-* 

 xounded the poor Man with fharp Gutlafhes, and 

 fell upon him, whereby he was loon laid fiat on 

 ^he Deck ; at that Inftant Bwfidge flew amongfi: 

 the thickeft of the Villains, and begg'd earneftly 

 for his Life, upon whofe Requeft 'twas granted. 

 They were now moft of 'em drunk, as is ufual ad 

 this Time* of Night, fo they unammoufly agreed to 

 make ^ Bonfire of fimhns^s Ship^ which was im- 

 m^iately done, and in half an Hour jhe was all of 

 BIa2;e., . 



After this, they wanted a little more Diverfion^ 

 and fd Captain Haiw'kins was feat for down to the 

 Cabin to Supper what ftxould the Prdvifion be^ 

 but a Diili of Candles, which he was forced to eat^ 

 having a naked Sword and a Piftoi held to his 

 Breaft ail the whiles when this was .dvfer, thejl 

 buffeted him about for fome Tiriaa, aind fent him 

 forward amongft Che other Frifon^rs^ whd had been 

 treated with the fame Delicacies. 



Two Days afterwards, they anchof'd at a little 

 iminhabited Ifla^nd, callM Rattan^ near the Bay of HoH'^ 

 durasj and put aftiore Captain HmhinSy and feveral 

 qther Men, (one of . them his Paffenger) who dy'd 

 there of the Hardfhips he underwent. They gave 

 thgm Powder and Ball, and n Mufq'uet^ with which 



