le blasphemies and revilings.
When _Iohn Rawlins_ perceived them so violent, and understood how the
slaves had cleared the deckes of all the _Turkes_ and _Moores_ beneath,
he set a guard upon the Powder, and charged their owne Muskets against
them, killing them from divers scout-holes, both before and behind, and
so lessened their number, to the ioy of all our hearts, whereupon they
cried out, and called for the Pilot, and so _Rawlins_, with some to
guard him, went to them, and understood them by their kneeling, that
they cried for mercy, and to have their lives saved, and they would come
downe, which he bade them doe, and so they were taken one by one, and
bound, yea killed with their owne Curtleaxes; which when the rest
perceived, they called us _English_ dogs, and reviled us with many
opprobrious termes, some leaping over-boord, crying, it was the chance
of war; some were manacled, and so throwne over-boord, and some were
slaine and mangled with the Curtleaxes, till the ship was well cleared,
and our selves assured of the victory.
At the first report of our Peece, and hurliburly in the decks, the
Captaine was a writing in his Cabbin, and hearing the noyse, thought it
some strange accident, and so came out with his Curtleaxe in his hand,
presuming by his authority to pacifie the mischiefe: But when hee cast
his eyes upon us, and saw that we were like to surprise the ship, he
threw downe his Curtleaxe, and begged us to save his life, intimating
unto _Rawlins_, how he had redeemed him from _Villa-Rise_, and ever
since admitted him to place of command in the ship, besides honest usage
in the whole course of the Voyage. All which _Rawlins_ confessed, and at
last condescended to mercy, and brought the Captaine and five more into
_England_. The Captain was called _Ramtham-Rise_, but his Christen name,
_Henry Chandler_, and as they say, was a Chandler's sonne in Southwarke.
_Iohn Goodale_, was also an _English Turke_. _Richard Clarke_, in
_Turkish_, _Iafar_; _George Cooke_, _Ramdam_; _Iohn Browne_, _Mamme_;
_William Winter_, _Mustapha_; besides all the slaves and _Hollanders_,
with other Renegadoes, who were willing to be reconciled to their true
Saviour, as being formerly seduced with the hopes of riches, honour,
preferment, and such like devillish baits, to catch the soules of
mortall men, and entangle frailty in the fetters of horrible abuses, and
imposturing deceit.
When all was done, and the ship cleared of the dea
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