e had tasted of it, he would by no means be perswaded to touch
thereof again, preferring (as he said) his own Countrey Water before all
such Liquors whatsoever.

After we had Dined, we were invited out into the Fields to behold their
Country Dauncing, which they did with great agility of body; and though
they had no other then only {{25 }} Vocal Musick (several of them
singing all that while) yet did they trip it very neatly, giving
sufficient satisfaction to all that beheld them.

The next day we invited the Prince William Pines aboard our [80]Ship,
where was nothing wanting in what we could to entertain him, he had
about a dozen of Servants to attend on him he much admired at the
Tacklings of our Ship, but when we came to discharge a piece or two
of Ordnance, it struck him into a wonder and amazement to behold the
strange effects of Powder; he was very sparing in his Diet, neither
could he, or any of his followers be induced to drink any thing but
Water: We there presented him with several things, as much as we could
spare, which we thought would any wayes conduce to their benefit, all
which he very gratefully received, assuring us of his real love and good
will, whensoever we should come thither again.

And now we intended the next day to take our leaves, the Wind standing
fair, blowing with a gentle Gale South and by East, but as we were
hoisting of our Sails, and weighing Anchor, we were suddenly Allarm'd
with a noise from the shore, the Prince, W. Pines imploring our
assistance in an Insurection which had happened amongst them, of which
this was the cause.

Henry Phil, the chief Ruler of the Tribe or Family of the Phils, being
the Offspring of George Pines which he had by the Negro-woman; this
man had ravished the Wife of one of the principal of the Family of the
Trevors, which act being made known, the Trevors assembled themselves
all together to bring the offender unto Justice: But he knowing his
crime to be so great, as extended to the loss of life: fought to defend
that {{26 }} by force, which he had as unlawfully committed, whereupon
the whole Island was in a great hurly burly, they being too great Potent
Factions, the bandying of which against each other, threatned a general
ruin to the whole State.

[81]The Governour William Pines had interposed in the matter, but found
his Authority too weak to repress such Disorders; for where the Hedge
of Government is once broken down, the most vile bear the greate