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 are worn; but if immaturity of Judgment had occaioned him to lip rah and inadvertent Words, or that he had paid any undue Compliments to Roberts, it was to ingratiate himelf, as every Prioner did, for a more civil Treatment, and in particular to procure his Dicharge, which he had been promied, and was afraid would have been revoked, if uch a Peron as Comry did not remain there to upply his Room; and of this, he aid, all the Gentlemen (meaning the Pyrates) could witnes for him.

He urged alo his Youth in Excue for his Rahnes.The firt time he had been with them (only a Month in all,) and that in no military Employ; but in particular, the Service he had done in dicovering the Deign the Pyrates had to rie in their Paage on Board the Swallow.Guilty.

But Execution repited till the King’s Pleaure be known, becaue the Commander of the Swallow had declared, the firt Notice he received of this Deign of the Pyrates to rie, was from him.

Benjamin Jefferys

Y the Depoitions of Glaby and Lillburn (acquitted) againt this Prioner, it appeared, that his Drunkennes was what at firt detained him from going away in his proper Ship, the Norman Galley; and next Morning, for having been abuive in his Drink, aying to the Pyrates, there was not a Man amongt them, he received for a Welcome, ix Lahes from every Peron in the Ship, which diordered him for ome Weeks, but on Recovery was made Boatwain’s Mate; the erving of which, or any Office on Board a Pyrate, is at their own Option, (tho’ elected,) becaue others are glad to accept what brings an additional Share in Prize.