two Men, and gave them Powder, Arms, and what ever elſe they had Occaſion for, ſpent two or three merry Nights with them, and at parting, ſaid, he hoped the L would Proſper their handy Works.
They paſſed ſome Time here, after they had got their Veſſel ready, in their uſual Debaucheries; they had taken a conſiderable Quanty of Rum and Sugar, ſo that Liquor was as plenty as Water, and few there were, who denied themſelves the immoderate Uſe of it; nay, Sobriety brought a Man under a Suſpicion of being in a Plot againſt the Commonwealth, and in their Senſe, he was looked upon to be a Villain that would not be drunk. This was evident in the Affair of Harry Glaſby, choſen Maſter of the Royal Fortune, who, with two others, laid hold of the Opportunity at the laſt Iſland they were at, to move off without bidding Farewel to his Friends. Glaſby was a reſerved ſober Man, and therefore gave Occaſion to be ſuſpected, ſo that he was ſoon miſſed after he went away; and a Detachment being ſent in queſt of the Deſerters, they were all three brought back again the next Day. This was a capital Offence, and for which they were ordered to be brought to an immediate Tryal.
Here was the Form of Juſtice kept up, which is as much as can be ſaid of ſeveral other Courts, that have more lawful Commiſſions for what they do.Here was no feeing of Council, and bribing of Witneſſes was a Cuſtom not known among them; no packing of Juries, no torturing and wreſting the Senſe of the Law, for bye Ends and Purpoſes, no puzzling or perplexing the Cauſe with unintelligible canting Terms, and uſeleſs Diſtinctions; nor was their Seſſions burthened with numberleſs Officers, the Miniſters of Rapine and Extortion, with ill boding Aſpects, enough to fright Aſtræa from the Court.
