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 Fellows, if the Town-ide, (i. e. Liverpool) Men, had not hid him in a Stay-Sail, under the Bowprit; for Moody and Harper, with their Pitols cock’d, earched every Corner of the Ship to find him, and came to this Deponent’s Hammock, whom they had like fatally to have mitaken for Tarlton, but on his calling out, they found their Error, and left him with this comfortable Anodyne, That he was the honet Fellow who brought the Doctor. At coming away, the Prioner asked about his Note, whether the Pyrates had it or no? Who not being able readily to tell, he reply’d,

Adam Comry, Surgeon of the Elizabeth, ays, that altho’ the Prioner had, on Account of his Indipoition and Want, received many Civilities from him, before meeting with the Pyrates, he yet undertood it was thro’ his and Scudamore’s Means, that he had been compelled among them: The Prioner was very alert and chearful, he ays, at meeting with Roberts, hailed him, told him he was glad to ee him, and would come on Board preently, borrowing of the Deponent a clean Shirt and Drawers, for his better Appearence and Reception; he igned their Articles willingly, and ued Arguments with him to do the ame, aying, they hould make their Voyage in eight Months, to Brail, Share 6 or 700 l. a Man, and then break up. Again, when the Crew came to an Election of a chief Surgeon, and this Deponent was et up with the others, Wilon told him, he hoped he hould carry it from Scudamore, for that a quarter Share (which they had more than others) would be worth looking after; but the Deponent mied the Preferment, by the good Will of the Ranger’s People, who, in general, voted for Scudamore, to get