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the cook, and as it blew a little hard, his ſhip was in danger. I being affraid of my ſelf, I was ordred by my captain to take a little ocum, which I wiped allongſt the pot bottom and there with blacked all my face, and being dreſſed in an old harn greſſy frock of the cock's I was a moſt antick figure, what ſaid he to my captain, have you no more hand but that thief like divel? go ſir ſaid he into my boat, I refuſed untill my maſter ordered me, and would have him to take the boy too ſince he had taken the cook, but he told him be had no uſe for boys, it was men he wanted; no help for me then but I muſt go, and into the boat I came, and ſits down beſide him he deſired me to go afore amongſt the reſt of the hands, being affraid I ſhould dirty his cloaths, to which I anſwered och, och na, I ſat well enugh, I thank you kindly, which made the whole crew laugh at him and me, ſo we arived at the tender at laſt, and they all went aboard, but I ſat ſtill in the boat, as I had been to go no farther, the captain aſked the lieutenant if he had catched any of the Matties hands, to which he anſwered only one, and up he comes to ſee me, looking over the gunnel, ſwore I was enough to fright the very devil. What for a black ſon of a b-- was that he had brought him now? how long have you been at ſea ſaid he, only two days in a fiſhing boat ſaid I, and what did you do in the Mattie ſaid he? indeed I was the cook and made the meat ſaid I and how long time would you take to boile a peice of pork ſaid he? about eleven or twlve hours ſaid I, and how many men is there on board of the Mattie ſaid he? hout hout, ſaid I, me does not know, I never count them, but make their meat
