After the Company were all sat down in the Cabin, they were treated with all sorts of Liquors, and other things, that had once been mine: By this means the chief Pirates being put into a good humour, my Friend captain _Glynn_ took the opportunity of begging of the Quarter-master several Necessaries for me: Which being readily granted, they were tied up in Bundles, and Captain _Glynn_ designed to take them on Shore with him to his House for me. But an unlucky accident happened, which made me lose them all again. For some of Captain _Davis_’s People coming on board at that time; one of them, a pert young fellow of eighteen, broke a Chest open to plunder it. The Quarter-master hearing of it, goes out of the Cabin, and asks the reason of his so doing; the young Man replied, “As they were all Pirates, he thought he did what was right.” On that the Quarter-master strikes at him with his broad Sword, but the young Man running away, escaped the Blow, and fled for protection into the great Cabin to his Master Captain _Davis_. The Quarter-master pursues him in a great Passion; and there not being room amongst so many of us, to make a stroke at him, he made a thrust with his Sword, and slit the Ball of one of the young Man’s Thumbs, and slightly wounded at the same time Captain _Davis_ on the back of one of his Hands. _Davis_ upon that was all on Fire, and vowed Revenge, saying, “That tho’ his Man had offended, he ought to have been first acquainted with it; for no other Person had a right to punish him in his Presence;” and immediately goes on board his own Ship. Where telling the Story to his Ship’s Company, they all resolved forthwith to revenge this great injury done to one of their Comrades, and the Indignity shown their Captain. Upon that they slip one of their Cables, and begun to heave on the other, in order to come and board _Cocklyn_’s Ship, and destroy such a set of vile Fellows, as they called him and his Crew. When Captain _Davis_ went from the Prize, _Cocklyn_ soon followed, and went on board his own Ship, to get all things in a readiness to defend himself. Captain _Glynn_ and my self only remained behind, and hoped quickly to have seen hot work between them; but _Cocklyn_ having consulted his People, and judging they should be no ways able to cope with Captain _Davis_, hastily came on board the Prize again, and desired Captain _Glynn_ to go on board _Davis_ with him, in order to make up matters. My Friend would have refused this unpleasant Office, if he durst; but on his not readily complying, _Cocklyn_ grew enraged. I fearing the consequences, persuaded, him to go: Which _Cocklyn_ was so well pleased with, that he often spoke of it afterwards to my advantage.