portunity he took to make his Eſcape; for the Boat’s Crew happening to conſiſt of five French and one Engliſh Man, all as willing as himſelf, they agreed to puſh the Boat on Shore, and truſt themſelves with the Negroes of Cape Montzerado: Hazardous, not only in Reſpect of the dangerous Seas that run there, but the Inhumanity of the Natives, who ſometimes take a liking to humane Carcaſſes. Here he remained five Months, till Thomas Tarlton, Brother to his Captain chanced to put in the Road for Trade, to whom he repreſented his Hardſhips and ſtarving Condition; but was, in an unchriſtian Manner, both refuſed a Releaſe of this Captivity, or ſo much as a ſmall Supply of Biſcuit and ſalt Meat, becauſe, as he ſaid, he had been among the Pyrates. A little Time after this, the Maſter of a French Ship paid a Ranſom for him, and took him off; but, by Reaſon of a naſty leperous Indiſpoſition he had contracted by hard and bad living, was, to his great Miſfortune ſet aſhore at Seſtos again, when Captain Sharp met him, and generouſly procured his Releaſe in the Manner himſelf has related, and for which he ſtands infinitely obliged.That ill Luck threw him a ſecond Time into the Pyrate’s Hands, in this Ship Elizabeth, where he met Thomas Tarlton, and thoughtleſly uſed ſome Reproaches of him, for his ſevere Treatment at Montzerado; but proteſts without Deſign his Words ſhould have had ſo bad a Conſequence; for Roberts took upon him, as a Diſpenſer of Juſtice, the Correction of Mr. Tarlton, beating him unmercifully; and he hopes it will be belived, contrary to any Intention of his it ſhould ſo happen, becauſe as a Stranger he might be ſuppoſed to have no Influence, and believes there were ſome other Motives for it.He cannot remember he expreſſed himſelf glad to ſee Roberts this ſecond Time, or that he dropped thoſe Expreſſions about Comry, asare
