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surprise fired upon the Rogues without doing any execu-
tion (perhaps most of them were charg'd only with small
shot). So soon as their fire was over, the Rogues came
more boldly on, though armed onely with half Pikes and
Cutlasses. Our Seamen, who had not in the least consi-
dered to make good their retreat, threw down their Armes,
and betook themselves to their heels. But our gentlemen
had the start of them, and so, God be thanked, these all
escaped, though very narrowly, all coming down without
their Armes, most without their Hats, some with but a
piece of a Shoe, their feet and leggs being battered and
torne, and their bodyes bruised with rushing through the
Shrubs and jumping down prcecipices, for they came right
forward, thinking the shortest way was best. Four of the
poor Seamen were taken—two of the Mary and Martha's
men, one of the Levant Merchant, and a fourth of the
The. and Francis, whome they first had slightly wounded
in the face, then they seised him and tyed his hands behind
him, and left him with thre Rogues to guard him. These
drove him before them, and because he often linger'd and
offer'd to stop, they pricked him forward in the back, and
wounded him in several places with their half pikes. The
poor man was a very stout fellow and a good wrastler, and
feeling the thing which bound his hands something loose,
slipt his right hand out, and, with great courage and pre-
sence of mind, turn'd upon the Rogues, who were uselesse,
and thought they had him safe. With this advantage, he
ran the first quite over, and struck up the heels of the
second ; the third (who was a little behind the other) made
a blow at him with his Cimitar, which he saved from his
head with his lefte arme, and lay'd hold of the weapon
with his right hand. The Rogue, drawing it a little back,
cut the poor fellow's hand badly. Yet this saved him
from a second stroke, for he being something under the
Rogue, he struck him up hand and foot, and before the
135
surprise fired upon the Rogues without doing any execu-
tion (perhaps most of them were charg'd only with small
shot). So soon as their fire was over, the Rogues came
more boldly on, though armed onely with half Pikes and
Cutlasses. Our Seamen, who had not in the least consi-
dered to make good their retreat, threw down their Armes,
and betook themselves to their heels. But our gentlemen
had the start of them, and so, God be thanked, these all
escaped, though very narrowly, all coming down without
their Armes, most without their Hats, some with but a
piece of a Shoe, their feet and leggs being battered and
torne, and their bodyes bruised with rushing through the
Shrubs and jumping down prcecipices, for they came right
forward, thinking the shortest way was best. Four of the
poor Seamen were taken—two of the Mary and Martha's
men, one of the Levant Merchant, and a fourth of the
The. and Francis, whome they first had slightly wounded
in the face, then they seised him and tyed his hands behind
him, and left him with thre Rogues to guard him. These
drove him before them, and because he often linger'd and
offer'd to stop, they pricked him forward in the back, and
wounded him in several places with their half pikes. The
poor man was a very stout fellow and a good wrastler, and
feeling the thing which bound his hands something loose,
slipt his right hand out, and, with great courage and pre-
sence of mind, turn'd upon the Rogues, who were uselesse,
and thought they had him safe. With this advantage, he
ran the first quite over, and struck up the heels of the
second ; the third (who was a little behind the other) made
a blow at him with his Cimitar, which he saved from his
head with his lefte arme, and lay'd hold of the weapon
with his right hand. The Rogue, drawing it a little back,
cut the poor fellow's hand badly. Yet this saved him
from a second stroke, for he being something under the
Rogue, he struck him up hand and foot, and before the