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 The Names of Governor and Captain ounded great, but when the Gentlemen found that the Power that generally goes along with thoe Titles, was overway’d and born down by the Merchants and Factors, (mechanick Fellows as they thought them) they grew very impatient and diatify’d, epecially Maey, who was very loud in his Complaints againt them, particularly at the mall Allowance of Proviions to him and his Men; for the Garrion and Governor too, were victualled by the Merchants, which was no mall Grievance and Mortification to them. And as the want of eating was the only Thing that made the great Sancho quit his Government, o did it here rend and tare their’s to Pieces: For Maey told them,

The Governor at this Time was very ill of a Fever, and, for the better Accomodation in his Sicknes, was carried aboard the Ship Gambia Catle, where he continued for about three Weeks, and therefore could have little to ay in this Dipute, tho’ he reolved not to tay in a Place, where there was o little Occaion for him, and where his Power was o confin’d. The Merchants had certainly Orders from the Company, to iue the Proviions out to the Garrion, and the ame is done along the whole Coat; but whether they had cut them hort of the Allowance that was appointed them, I can’t ay, but if they did, then is the Los of the Ship and Garrion owing principally to their ill Conduct.