came aboard with ſixteen ſtout Fellows, and joined the Company.
When our Gentry ſaw that all was clear, they ſecured the Hatches, ſo went to work; they did not ſlip the Anchor, but weigh’d it leiſurely, and ſo put to Sea without any Diſorder or Confuſion, tho’ there were ſeveral Ships then lying in the Bay, and among them a Dutch Frigate of forty Guns, the Captain of which was offered a great Reward to go out after her; but Mynheer, who perhaps would not have been willing to have been ſerved ſo himſelf could not be prevail’d upon to give ſuch Uſage to another, and ſo let Mr. Avery purſue his Voyage, whither he had a Mind to.
The Captain, who by this Time, was awaked, either by the Motion of the Ship, or the Noiſe of working the Tackles, rung the Bell; Avery and two others went into the Cabin; the Captain, half aſleep, and in a kind of Fright, aſk’d, What was the Matter?
Avery anſwered cooly, Nothing
; the Captain replied, ſomething’s the Matter with the Ship, Does ſhe drive? What Weather is it?
Thinking nothing leſs then that it had been a Storm, and that the Ship was driven from her Anchors: No, no
, anſwered Avery, we’re at Sea, with a fair Wind and good Weather
. At Sea!
ſays the Captain, How can that be?
Come
, ſays Avery, don’t be in a Fright, but put on your Cloaths, and I’ll let you into a Secret: You muſt know, that I am Captain of this Ship now, and this is my Cabin, therefore you muſt walk out; I am bound to Madagaſcar, with a Deſign of making my own Fortune, and that of all the brave Fellows joined with me.
The Captain having a little recovered his Senſes, began to apprehend the meaning; however, his Fright was as great as before, which Avery perceiving, bad him fear nothing, for, ſays he, if you
