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 two Men, and gave them Powder, Arms, and what ever ele they had Occaion for, pent two or three merry Nights with them, and at parting, aid,

They paed ome Time here, after they had got their Veel ready, in their uual Debaucheries; they had taken a coniderable Quanty of Rum and Sugar, o that Liquor was as plenty as Water, and few there were, who denied themelves the immoderate Ue of it; nay, Sobriety brought a Man under a Supicion of being in a Plot againt the Commonwealth, and in their Sene, he was looked upon to be a Villain that would not be drunk. This was evident in the Affair of Harry Glaby, choen Mater of the Royal Fortune, who, with two others, laid hold of the Opportunity at the lat Iland they were at, to move off without bidding Farewel to his Friends. Glaby was a reerved ober Man, and therefore gave Occaion to be upected, o that he was oon mied after he went away; and a Detachment being ent in quet of the Deerters, 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 Jutice kept up, which is as much as can be aid of everal other Courts, that have more lawful Commiions for what they do.Here was no feeing of Council, and bribing of Witnees was a Cutom not known among them; no packing of Juries, no torturing and wreting the Sene of the Law, for bye Ends and Purpoes, no puzzling or perplexing the Caue with unintelligible canting Terms, and ueles Ditinctions; nor was their Seions burthened with numberles Officers, the Miniters of Rapine and Extortion, with ill boding Apects, enough to fright Atræa from the Court. Rh