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 Elizabeth Trengrove, who was taken a Paenger in the African Company’s Ship Onlow, trengthen’d the Evidence of the lat Witnes; for having heard a good Character of this Glaby, he enquired of the Quarter-Mater, who was then on Board a robbing, whether or no he could ee him? And he told her, ; they never ventured him from the Ship, for he had once endeavoured his Ecape, and they had ever ince continued jealous of him.

Edward Crip, Captain Trengrove, and Captain Sharp, who had all been taken in their Turns, acknowledge for themelves and others, who had unluckily fallen into thoe Pyrates Hands, that the good Uage they had met with, was chiefly thro’ the Prioner’s Means, who often interpoed, for leaving ufficient Stores and Intruments on Board the Ships they had robbed, alledging, they were uperfluous and unneceary there.

James White, whoe Buines was Muick, and was on the Poop of the Pyrate Ship in Time of Action with the Swallow, depoed, that during the Engagement, and Defence he made, he never aw the Prioner buied about the Guns, or giving Orders, either to the loading or firing of them; but that he wholly attended to the etting, or trimming, of the Sails, as Roberts commanded; and that in the Concluion, he verily believed him to be the Man who prevented the Ship’s being blown up, by etting truty Centinels below, and oppoing himelf againt uch hot-headed Fellows as had procured lighted Matches, and were going down for that Purpoe.

Iaac Sun, Lieutenant of the Man of War, depoed, that when he came to take Poeion of the Prize, in the King’s Boat, he found the Pyrates in a very ditracted and divided Condition; ome being for blowing up, and others (who perhaps uppoed themelves leat culpable) oppoing it: That in