H. Glaſby. Every Man is commonly called by Liſt, and inſiſts, in his Turn, to go on Board of a Prize, becauſe they then are allowed a Shift of Cloaths, (the beſt they can find) over and above the Dividend from the Robbery, and this they are ſo far from being compelled to, that it often becomes the Occaſion of Conteſt and Quarrel amongſt them: But in the preſent, or ſuch like Caſes, where there appears a Proſpect of Trouble, the Lazy and Timerous are often willing to decline this Turn, and yield to their Betters, who thereby eſtabliſh a greater Credit.
The Priſoner, and the reſt of thoſe Men who went from the Fortune on Board the Ranger, to aſſiſt in this Expedition, were Voluntiers, and the truſtieſt Men among us.
Preſident. Were there no Jealouſies of the Ranger’s leaving you in this Chace, or at any other Time, in order to ſurrender?
H. Glaſby. Moſt of the Ranger’s Crew were freſh Men, Men who had been enter’d only ſince their being on the Coaſt of Guiney, and therefore had not ſo liberal a Share in freſh Proviſions, or Wine, as the Fortune’s People, who thought they had born the Burthen and Heat of the Day, which had given Occaſion indeed to ſome Grumblings and Whiſpers, as tho’ they would take an Opportunity to leave us, but we never ſuppoſed (if they did) it would be with any other Deſign then ſetting up for themſelves, they having (many of them) behaved with greater Severity than the old Standers.
The Priſoner appeared undaunted, and rather ſolicitous, about reſting his Stump, than giving any Anſwer to the Court, or making any Defence for himſelf, till called upon; then he related in a careleſs, or rather hopeleſs Manner, the Circumſtances of his firſt Entrance, being forced, he ſaid, out of the Bleſſing of Lemmington, at Newfoundland,
