A token for mariners

an• ⟨p. 75⟩more Company coming to them, they were so eager for his poor Canvas apparel, that some they tore off, others they cut off, and with that several pieces of his flesh, to his intolerable pain: with these rags, they made little Children's Aprons to cover their Privities; Linen and Woollen being scarce there. The Boatswain seeing this John Watts was thus carried away, was resolved with his other two Companions to have him again, or else to venture all their lives for him: They arm themselves; but whilst they were consulting what to do, whether to venture on shore, or not, of a sudden they were beset with about a dozen men in several Canoes, but they valiantly maintained their Boat about the space of three hours, for after two of their three Muskets were discharged, they defended themselves with their Oars, and Boat-hooks. The Boatswain received a mortal wound in his Groin, and fell down in the Boat; the other two adventured in the River, endeavouring by swimming to escape the merciless hands of cruel Infidels; but the Negroes with their swift Canoes soon overtook them, and brought them on shore to the place where the relator was. The Negroes took out the Boatswain out of ⟨p. 76⟩the ships boat; and instead of endeavouring at all to preserve life which remained in him, immediately they robbed him of it; one of them with a keen weapon cutting off his head before his Companions faces; and then they prepare for their rare banquet, while he was yet reeking in his blood: they in a barbarous manner cutting off pieces of flesh from off his Buttocks, and his Thighs, and his Arms, and Shoulders, and broiled them on the coals, and with a great deal of impatience, eagerly eat it before our faces, to our great astonishment. About fourteen days after, one of the Company fell sick, and instead of being Physicians to cure him, they were his Butchers to murder him. They served him as they did the Boatswain, cut off his head, and broiled and eat up his flesh, and rejoiced exceedingly at this rich Banquet. About ten days after, the third fell sick, whom they served in the same manner.

an• ⟨p. 75⟩more Company coming to them, they were so eager for his poor Canvas apparel, that some they tore off, others they cut off, and with that several pieces of his flesh, to his intolerable pain: with these rags, they made little Childrens Aprons to cover their Privities; Linnen and Woolen being scarce there. The Boatswain seeing this John Watts was thus carried away, was resolv'd with his other two Companions to have him again, or else to venture all their lives for him: They arm themselves; but whilst they were consulting what to do, whether to venture on shore, or not, of a sudden they were beset with about a dozen men in several Canoes, but they valiantly maintained their Boat about the space of three hours, for after two of their three Musquets were discharged, they defended themselves with their Oars, and Boat-hooks. The Boatswain receiv'd a mortal wound in his Groin, and fell down in the Boat; the other two adventur'd in the River, endeavouring by swimming to escape the merciless hands of cruel Infidels; but the Negroes with their swift Canoes soon overtook them, and brought them on shore to the place where the relator was. The Negroes took out the Boatswain out of