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as they come aboard, by fuch Perfons as fhall be appointed 
for that Purpofe the Perfon or Perfons refufmg fhall for- 
feit their Share of the Plunder as above. 
6 . In' Confideration that Captain Rogers , and Captain 
Courtney , to make both Ships Companies eafy, have given 
the whole Cabin-plunder, which, in all Probability, is the 
major Part, to be divided as aforefaid, we do voluntarily 
agree, that they (hall have 5 l per Cent , to each of them, 
over and. above their refpedive Shares, in Confideration 
for what is their Due out of the Plunder aforefaid. 
< 7 * Tilat a Reward of twenty Pieces of Eight fhall be 
given to him who firft fees a Prize of good Value, or ex- 
ceeding fifty Tons in Burden. 
8 . That fuch of us as have not already figned to the 
Articles of Agreement, indented with the Owners, do 
hereby oblige themfelves to the fame Terms and Condi- 
tions as the reft of the Ships Companies have done, half 
Wages and half Shares. 
9. And for the true Execution of the above Articles, 
according to the Intent and Meaning thereof, and to pre- 
vent Frauds relating to Plunder, we do actually agree, 
that four Men fhall be chofen out of the Duke , and four 
Men out of the Duchefs , two for the Ship’s Company, 
and two for the Officers of each Ship, who are to receive 
Plunder into their Poffeffion, and to fearch every Man 
aboard, and coming from each Prize -, and we make this 
public, to the end that no Perfon, either Officer, or 
Fore-maft-man, may refufe being fearched by thofe Men 
chofen to that Purpofe, on Penalty of lofing their Shares 
in the Prize and Plunder, and undergoing fuch Punifhment 
as the Captains (hall think proper to infiicft on them. 
To which Articles of Agreement we have fet our Hands, 
as our full Intent and Meaning, without any Compulfion, 
dated October 7. 1708. 
Signed by the Officers and Men of both Ships. 
9. We were at this time under fome Difficulties upon 
another Account : We had fent our Linguift on ffiore to 
get Refrefhments. After ftaying two Days, in which 
time we heeled and cleaned our Ships, and got Wood and 
Water on board, our Boat returned with nothing but 
Limes and Tobacco, and no News of our Linguift : But, 
foon after, there came another Boat, belonging to that 
Part of the Eland where the Governor lives, with his De- 
puty Governor, a Negro, who brought Limes, Tobacco, 
Oranges, Fowls, Potatoes, Hogs, Bananas, Mufk, 
Water-melons, and Brandy, which we bought of him, 
and paid in fuch Prize-goods as we had left of the Bark’s 
Cargo, cheap enough. They are poor People, and will 
truck at any Price for what they want, in fuch Payments 
as they can make. We were now ready to fail, and, 
therefore, called a Council, to confider what was to be 
clone with refpeft to our Linguift, who had promifed the 
Deputy Governor to wait for him at the Water-fide, but 
was not fo good as his Word ; and, therefore, as this ap- 
peared to be inti rely his own Fault, the Officers of both 
Ships came unanimoufly to a Refolution, that we had better 
leave him behind, than fuffer two Ships to wait for one 
Man who had difobeyed his Orders. We were the more 
inclined to do this, in order to fet a proper Example, that 
other People might learn, when fent afhore, to comply 
with their Inftrudions, and come on board direftly when 
they had done their Bufmefs, without flattering themfelves, 
that fine Words, and fair Excufes, would atone for Breach 
of Orders, and the Delay of the Voyage, to gratify the 
Humours and Fancies of private Men. It was, indeed, 
e but a very indifferent Place to leave him •, but, on the 
other hand, as he knew the Language, was well acquainted 
with the People among whom he was left, and might eafily 
find a Paffage home, we perfifted in our Refolution, and 
gave the neceffary Direftions for failing as foon as poffible, 
that we might not lofe the Advantage of the Seafon, or 
be obliged to double Cape Horn at a wrong Time of the 
Year. 
10. On the 8th of October, at feven in the Evening, 
after putting the Deputy Governor afhore, where he mult 
lie in an Hole of the Rocks, there being no Houfe on that 
Part of the Eland, we failed, our Confort having got 
before us, and lying with a Light for us. There- were 
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feveral Negroes on the Hand, that came from St. Nicolas , 
and St. Antonio, to make Oil of Turtle, there being very 
good green 1 urtle at this time of the Year, which I fome- 
times allowed our Men to eat -, they have likewife wild 
Goats, but in no great Plenty, wild Affes, Guiney Elens, 
Kerlews, and abundance of Sea Fowls. Captain D ampler, 
and others aboard our Ships, that had formerly put in at 
St. lago, another or thefe Cape de Vend Elands, told us, 
that though this Eland is not often frequented by Ships, 
yet it is prererable to St. Iago , for fuch as are outward- 
bound ; becaufe it is a much better Road for Ships, and 
more convenient for Water and Wood, and has better 
Landing. The Eland is mountainous and barren-, the 
plained: Part lies againft this fandy Bay, where we rode. 
The Wood that grows in it is fhort, and fit for no Ufe 
but Firing. They have very large Spiders here, which 
weave their Webs fo ftrong betwixt the Trees, that *tis 
difficult to get through them : Where we watered, there 
is a little Stream, that flows down the Hill, from a Spring, 
and is very good ; but, in other Parts, it is brackiffi. This 
I hand was formerly inhabited, and had a Governor ; but 
is now only frequented, in the Seafon for catching Tor- 
toifes, by the Inhabitants of the other Elands, who are, 
for the moft part, Negroes and Mulattoes, and very 
poor. The Stock of wild Goats in this Eland is almoft 
deftroyed by the People of St. Nicolas and St. Antonio. 
The Heats were exceffive to us, who came newly from 
Europe ; fo that feveral of our Men began to be fick, and 
were blooded. Some of our Officers, that went afhore to 
hunt, could meet no Game, but a wild Afs, which, after 
a long Chace, they got within Shot, and wounded ; yet he 
afterwards held out fo as to tire them, and they returned 
empty and weary. Thefe Elands are fo well known, that 
I need not fay much of them : They are ten in Number, of 
which St. Iago , St. Nicolas , Bonavifia , St. Antonio , Brava , 
Mayo, and Fuego , are inhabited the latter is fo named 
from a Volcano. St. Iago is much the largeft and belt, 
and the Seat of the chief Governor : It produces a fmall 
Matter of Indico, Sugar, and Tobacco, which, with their 
Goat-fkins, and others, they fend to Lisbon. The Capital 
is of the fame Name, and the See of a Bifhop. There is alfo 
a Town, called Ribera Grande, which is faid to confift of 
500 Houfes, and has a good Harbour towards the Weft. 
The Air of this Eland is not very wholfome, and the Soil 
uneven. Their Valleys produce fome Corn and Wine. 
Their Goats are fat, and good Meat ; and the Shes are 
faid to bring three or four Kids at a time, once in four 
Months. St. Nicolas is the beft-peopled next to St. Iago , 
The Eland Mayo has a great deal of Salt, naturally 
made by the Sun, from the Sea-water which is left from 
time to time in Pits on fliore : It is known, they load 
many Ships with that Commodity in a Year, and are able’ 
to furnifli fome Thoufands, had they Vent for it. The fine 
Marroquin Leather is made of their Goat-skins. The 
other inhabited Elands afford more or lefs of Provifions : 
They have their Name from Cape Vend, on the African 
Coaft, from whence they lie about 160 Leagues to the 
Weftward. In our Paffage towards the Coaft of Brafil, 
fome new Difputes arofe amongft the Men ; and, after 
various Confultations, it was refolved, that one Page, who 
was a fecond Mate on board the Duchefs, fhould be fent to 
ferve on board the Duke , from whence Mr. Ballet was to 
remove on board the Duchefs. Captain Cooke was fent to 
execute this Order ; but Page refufed to obey it-, upon 
which a Difpute followed, that ended in Blows : However, 
Page was at laft brought on board our Ship, where, being 
charged with Mutiny, he defired to go to the Head to eafe 
himfelf, before he made his Defence ; which being per- 
mitted, he jumped over-board, in hopes of getting back 
to the Duchefs, while both die Captains were abfent but 
he was taken up, brought on board again, and punifhed, 
which put an End to this Diffenfion. 
11. On the 1 8th of November, we anchored before the 
Ifland of Grande in eleven Fathom Water. While we lay 
here, there were new Quarrels, and things had certainly 
come to a great Height on board the Duchefs, if Captain 
Courtney had not put eight of the Ringleaders immediately 
into Irons j which frighted the reft, and, in all Probability, 
prevented an Attempt to run away with the Ship : Yet it 
did 
