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 lieved her to be a Spaniard, when they came cloe up to her, they dicharged a Broadide, with mall and great Shot, which was follow’d by another, but the Ship making a lamentable Cry for Quarters, they ceas’d firing, and ordered the Captain to come aboard, which he did, but how diappointed the Rogues were when they found ’twas their old Friend Captain Hawkins, whom they had ent away three Days before, worth not one Penny? This was uch a Baulk to them, that they reolved he hould uffer for falling in their Way, tho’ it was o contrary to his own Inclinations: About 15 of them urrounded the poor Man with harp Cutlahes, and fell upon him, whereby he was oon laid flat on the Deck; at that Intant Burridge flew amongt the thicket of the Villains, and begg’d earnetly for his Life, upon whoe Requet ’twas granted. They were now mot of ’em drunk, as is uual at this Time of Night, o they unanimouly agreed to make a Bonfire of Hawkins’s Ship, which was immediately done, and in half an Hour he was all of a Blaze.

After this, they wanted a little more Diverion, and o Captain Hawkins was ent for down to the Cabin to Supper; what hould the Proviion be, but a Dih of Candles, which he was forced to eat, having a naked Sword and a Pitol held to his Breat all the while; when this was over, they buffeted him about for ome Time, and ent him forward amongt the other Prioners, who had been treated with the ame Delicacies.

Two Days afterwards, they anchor’d at a little uninhabited Iland, call’d Rattan, near the Bay of Honduras, and put ahore Captain Hawkins, and everal other Men, (one of them his Paenger) who dy’d there of the Hardhips he underwent. They gave them Powder and Ball, and a Muquet, with which