Upon this I seemed a little angry with the captain, and told him that they were my prisoners, not his; and that seeing I had offered them so much favour, I would be as good as my word; and that if he did not think fit to consent to it I would set them at liberty, as I found them: and if he did not like it he might take them again if he could catch them.
Questo grande favore l’ho già offerto loro; non mi ritratto più, e devo valere io quanto la mia parola. Se voi non ve la sentite di acconsentire a ciò, io intanto li lascio liberi come erano quando li presi.