This story I mention, because he has been cunning enough to skip it over, and only says, p. 31. “’twas well for him he had some money from one of the _Ruby_’s people,” which must be the said lieutenant’s servant.” I think it needs explanation, how such friendship could exist between two warlike ships of nations already declared enemies, especially since _Shelvocke_ has said nothing of it; fancying the world might ascribe it to his own wise conduct, or rather his gasconading _Monsieur_ into that complaisant temper. I must therefore acquaint the reader that _La Jonquiere_ had on board his ship a good sum of the King’s money, and near twenty fathers; some of which had been many years in _Peru_, _Chili_ and _Paraguay_ missionaries _de propaganda fide_, and had well fill’d their purses, the gospel there proving very great gain: besides many other wealthy passengers from those parts. These pacific gentry did by no means like the noise of great guns, or changing the pleasures of this world for the uncertainties of immortality: and Monsieur, no doubt, had found how to turn that disposition of theirs into a good article in his accounts. Besides, to my knowledge he had not at his first coming in, above sixty well men, tho’ he had near 400 aboard, passengers included; which ill state of his people was chiefly occasion’d by his passing _Cape Horne_ in the winter with indifferent provision, which the _Spaniards_ in _America_ know not how to cure or pack up. Before we sail’d, there arrived a _French_ merchant ship from St. _Malo_, commanded by Monsieur _Dumain Girard_, bound for _Chili_; who meeting _La Jonquiere_ at sea, had got an order on _Shelvocke_ to pay him the money: But _Shelvocke_ refus’d it, saying, he would remit it, on his return to _England_, to the lieutenant, whose money it was; which, if he has done, is very extraordinary, being contrary to his dealings in other cases, with those who have had his acquaintance in this voyage. At length we sail’d from St. _Catharine_’s, but saw no more ships to try the project of the Emperor’s colours with: so that nothing to my present purpose happens, till we got round _Cape Horne_. Where, as we approach the enemy, _Shelvocke_ fearing some of us might be spies upon his actions, thought it the wisest way to get rid of those whom he had hitherto observed uneasy at his procedings; and sets his son _George_ and _Adams_ his kinsman, to tell us, in a formal manner; That such of us, as did not like to serve under captain _Shelvocke_, should soon be found with other imbarkations. And this was often repeated. Let the reader then be pleased to observe, that he has placed this affair p. 62. before we got to _Cape Horne_: but this is another proof that he kept no regular journal, for all this happened when we were in the great _South-Sea_, and liquors began to grow scarce.