4^ He refokes for the B. of All Saints. 
in my taking fuch Meafures fome- 
times for profecuting the Voyage as the 
ftate of my Ships Crew , rather than 
my own Judgment and Experience, de- 
termin’d me to. The Diforders of my 
Ship made me think at prefent that 
PerMiimbuc would not be fo fit a Place 
for me ; being told that Ships ride there 
two or three Leagues from the Town, 
under the Command of no Forts; fo 
that whenever I fhould have been a- 
ihore it might have been eafy for my 
difcontented Crew to have cut or flipt 
their Cables, and have gone away from 
me : Many of them difcovering already 
an Intention to return to England^ 
fome of them declaring openly that 
they would go no further onwards than 
Brazil. I alter’d my Courfe therefore, 
and hood away for Bahio de todos los 
Santos., or the of All Saints where 
I hop’d to have the Governor’s help, if 
need fliould require, for fecuring my Ship 
from any fuch Mutinous Attempt ; be- 
ing forc’d to keep my felf all the way 
upon my Guard, anAtolie with my Of- 
ficers , fuch as 1 could truft, and with 
fmall Arms , upon the Quarter-deck ; 
it fcarce being fafc for me to lie in my 
Gabbin , by Rcafoii of the Difcontents 
among my Meiu 
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