This was readily granted, and they advised me to take _Le Boose_’s Brigantine, which he had then just quitted, (having fitted one of the Prizes for a Pirate-ship for him and his Crew) and carry her along the side of my Ship, in order to save the Goods then left undestroyed in her; allowing me some of my own People to do it. By this means we saved a considerable part of the Cargoe, but of my private Adventure not above thirty Pounds Sterling: for that chiefly consisting in Necessaries and Liquors, with fine Goods, was soon destroyed by them: One instance of which out of many I shall give. The Pirates took several Pieces of fine _Holland_, and opening them, spread them on the Deck; and being almost drunk, lay down on them: Then others came and threw Buckets of Claret upon them, which rousing them up, and the _Hollands_ being thereby stained, they flung the Pieces overboard. Captain _Davis_ likewise further obtained for me, that I might lye on board the _Two Friends_ Captain _Elliot_ of _Barbadoes_; whom they had taken and forced to be their Store Ship; and that I might go on Shore when I pleased, to my Friend Captain _Glynn_’s house, on condition I should return whenever they sent for me. And now, the Tide being turned, they were as kind to me, as they had been at first severe. So we got the Brigantine along the side of the Prize, and as Bale-goods and Cases came to hand, we got them into her; only now and then we lost some, by the ill-nature of two or three leading Pirates: For if we could not receive the Goods so fast as they expected, with the few People I had of my own then with me, they would let them drop overboard. The same they did by a quantity of _Irish_ Beef, the first day after I was taken; for they despised it, having found so much _English_, in the several Prizes they had met with in the River. This sight moved me to intreat Captain _Cocklyn_ to give me the _Irish_ Beef they were going to throw overboard; for the use of my poor People that had not entered with them. But I being then under the high Displeasure of him and his Crew, he brutishly replied, “There is Horse-beans enough in the Prize to serve you and your People six Months.” To which I answered, “It was coarse diet.” But finding this put him into a passion, I held my Tongue, and the Beef was all cast into the Sea.