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 bery of the Company’s Ship, called the King Solomon: That he bully’d well among them who dar’d not make any Reply, but was very eay with his Friends, who knew him; for Moody, on this Occaion, took a large Glas from him, and threatned to blow his Brains out, (a favourite Phrae with thee Pyrates) if he muttered at it.

From others acquitted, it likewie appeared, that he was at firt a Voluntier among them, from an Iland call’d Dominico, in the Wet-Indies, and had to recommend himelf, told them, he was a Deerter from the Roe Man of War, and before that, had been on the High-Way; he was always drunk, they aid, and o bad at the Time they met with the Swallow, that he knew nothing of the Action, but came up vapouring with his Cutlah, after the Fortune had truck her Colours, to know who would go on Board the Prize; and it was ome Time before they could perwade him into the Truth of their Condition.

He could ay little in Defence of himelf, acknowledg’d this latter Part of Drunkennes; a Vice, he ays, that had too great a Share in innaring him into this Coure of Life, and had been a greater Motive with him than Gold.Guilty.

William Davis.

Illiam Allen depoed, he knew this Prioner at Sierraleon, belonging to the Ann Galley; that he had a Quarrel with, and beat the Mate of that Ship, for which (as he aid) being afraid to return to his Duty, he conorted to the idle Cutoms and Ways of living among the Negroes, from whom he received a Wife, and ungratefully old her, one Evening, for ome Punch to quench his Thirt. After this, having put himelf under the Protection of Mr. Plunket, Governor there for the Royal African Company: The Relations and