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 the cook, and as it blew a little hard, his hip was in danger. I being affraid of my elf, I was ordredordered [sic] by my captain to take a little, which I wiped allongtalongſt [sic] the pot bottom and there with blacked all my face, and being dreed in an old harn greygreasy [sic] frock of the cock's I was a mot antick figure, what aid he to my captain, have you no more hand but that thief like divel? go ir aid he into my boat, I refued untill my mater ordered me, and would have him to take the boy too ince he had taken the cook, but he told him be had no ue for boys, it was men he wanted; no help for me then but I mut go, and into the boat I came, and its down beide him he deired me to go afore amongt the ret of the hands, being affraid I hould dirty his cloaths, to which I anwered och, och, I at well enughenough [sic], I thank you kindly, which made the whole crew laugh at him and me, o we arivedarrived [sic] at the tender at lat, and they all went aboard, but I at till in the boat, as I had been to go no farther, the captain aked the lieutenant if he had catched any of the Matties hands, to which he anwered only one, and up he comes to ee me, looking over the gunnel, wore I was enough to fright the very devil. What for a black on of a b-- was that he had brought him now? how long have you been at ea aid he, only two days in a fihing boat aid I, and what did you do in the Mattie aid he? indeed I was the cook and made the meat aid I and how long time would you take to boileboil [sic] a peicepiece [sic] of pork aid he? about eleven or twlvetwelve [sic] hours aid I, and how many men is there on board of the Mattie aid he? hout hout, aid I, me does not know, I never count them, but make their meat