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 Gee Commander, which happened to lye at Setos, to get Water and Necearies for the Company. A great many of Captain Gee’s Men were ahore, when Robert’s bore down, and o the Ship conequently urpriz’d into his Hands, tho’ had they been all on Board, it was not likely the Cae would have been otherwie, the Sailors, mot of them, voluntarily joyning the Pyrates, and encouraging the ame Dipoition in the Soldiers, (who were going Paengers with them to Cape-Coro-Catle) whoe Ears being contantly tickled with the Feats and Gallantry of thoe Fellows, made them fancy, that to go, was only being bound on a Voyage of Knight Errantry (to relieve the Ditres’d, and gather up Fame) and o they likewie offer’d themelves; but here the Pyrates were at a Stand, they entertain’d o contemptible a Notion of Landmen, that they put ’em off with Refuals for ome time, till at length, being weary’d with Solicitations, and pittying a Parcel of tout Fellows, which they aid, were going to tarve upon a little Canky and Plantane, they accepted of them, and allow’d them ¼ Share, as it was then term’d out of Charity.

There was a Clergyman on Board the Onlow, ent from England, to be Chaplain of Cape-Coro-Catle, ome of the Pyrates were for keeping him, alledging merrily, that their Ship wanted a Chaplain; accordingly they offered him a Share, to take on with them, promiing, he hould do nothing for his Money, but make Punch, and ay Prayers; yet, however brutih they might be in other Things, they bore o great a Repect to his Order, that they reolved not to force him againt his Inclinations; and the Paron having no Relih for this ort of Life, excued himelf from accepting the Honour they deigned him; they were atified, and generous enough to deliver him back every Thing