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 truted him with the Care of her, at times, while he and the Mate went to ret.

The 15th of November, at Night, was the Time deigned for the Tragedy; but Francis Wie relented, and appear’d deirous to divert them from their bloody Purpoes. Roche (ometimes called Captain) told him, Upon this, they all reolved alike, and Captain Roche ordered three Frenchmen and a Boy up to hand the Topails, the Mater and Mate being then aleep in their Cabins, The two firt that came down, they beat out their Brains and threw them over-board: The other two eeing what was done, ran up to the Topmat Head, but Cullen followed them, and taking the Boy by the Arm, tot him into the Sea; then driving down the Man, thoe below knocked him on the Head, and threw him over-board.

Thoe who were aleep, being awakened by the dimal Skrieks and Groans of dying Men, ran upon Deck in Confuion, to enquire into the Caue of uch unuual Noies; but the ame Cruelty was immediately acted towards them, e’er they could be enible of the Danger that threat’ned them.

They were now (as Roche himelf afterwards confes’d) Roche aid, Captain Tartoue ued many Words for Mercy, and asked them, if he had not ued them with Civility and Kindnes? If they were not of the ame Chritian Religion, and owned the ame bleed Jeus, and the like? But they, not regarding what he aid, took Cords and bound the poor Mater and his