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ihe would certainly die with the Fear fhe was in for her-
felf and Family, if they came to the Door.
The Boatfwain anfwer'd, they did not defire to fright
his Wife or any Body elfe, but they came to defire the
Affiftance of his Boat, and if he would not grant them
fo fmall a Favour, he had nothing to expeft from them
but the utmoft Extremity. Mr. Fea returned, that they
knew well enough he could not anfwer giving them, or
lending them his Boat, or any Help, as they appear'd
to be fuch People as was reported, but that if they
would take them by Force, he could not help him-
felf.
But in the mean Time, talking ftill in a friendly
manner to them, he asked them to go to a neighbour-
ing Houfe, which he faid was a Change Houfe, that is,
a Publick Houfe, and take a Cup of Ale with him.
This they confented to, feeing Mr. Fea was all alone,
fo they went all with him ; Mr. Fea in the mean Time
found Means to give private Orders that the Oars, Maft,
and Sails, of the Pyrates Boat ihould be all carry'd
away, and that in a quarter of an Hour after they had
fat together, he fhould be called hallily out of the Room
«n fome Pretence or other of fome Body to fpeak with
him, all which was performM to a Tittle.
- When he was got from them, he gave Orders that
his fix Men, who as before he had got together, and
who were now come to him well arm'd, {hould place
themfelves at a certain Stile, behind a thick Hedge, and
which was about half the Way between the Ale-houfe
and his own Houfe 5 that if he came that Way with
the Boatfwain alone, they ftiould fuddenly ftart out up-
on them both, and throwing him down, fhould feize
upon the other; but that if all the five came with him,
he would take an Occafion to be either before or be*
hind them, fo that they might all fire upon them with-
out Danger of hurting him.
Having given thefe Orders, and depending upon their
being well executed, he return'd to the Company, and
having given them more Ale, told them he would
O 6 gladly