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 tied up my Wages in my Shirt. Now I had a confued Speech, for I poke a Mixture of Languages, Eare and Englih; and here I providentially went into a Public Houe, where my own Brother, with his three Partners, who firt brought me from the Iland of Tirrie, were itting. My Brother did not know me, but what was trange, one of his Partners did; and after tedfatly looking upon my Brother, I felt ome very uncommon Emotions, which at lat made me fly to him: We were both in Tranports for ome Time; and my Brother, who was in the Belief that I had fallen out of the Boat at Greenock, and had perihed, inited upon my going Home to my Father, whom he had made believe that he had left me with a Gentleman, tho' he was of Opinion himelf I had perihed at Greenock, as is jut now aid; I returned Home in my Brother's Veel, and was put to School, where I was taught to read and write. But my wandering Inclination grew upon me till; nor could I be prevailed upon to tay at Home from the Sea: So I left my Father's Houe, and went aboard of Capt. M'Cun, belonging to Greenock, who was Commander of the Little Marion, who came to an Anchor at Icolmkill, near Tirrie, by Stres of Weather: He carried me up to Greenock, and was glad of me, as he intended I hould have continued aboard of his Ship: However, not liking his Terms, I agreed with Captain Grey of the Mattie, belonging alo to Glagow, and the ame Company, then bound to Virginia. I taid aboard this Ship four Years, and was in all fifteen Years in the Company's Service. And the Occurrences which happened to fall under my Knowledge during