They had so well aimed their shot at the men they knew, that one of them was killed on the spot, and the other very much wounded; but not being dead, he started up on his feet, and called eagerly for help to the other; but the captain stepping to him, told him it was too late to cry for help, he should call upon God to forgive his villainy, and with that word knocked him down with the stock of his musket, so that he never spoke more; there were three more in the company, and one of them was slightly wounded.
I suoi compagni avendo riconosciuti i due principali capi della trama ne presero sì aggiustatamente la mira che un di loro rimase morto di colpo, l’altro gravemente ferito a stento potè rizzarsi in piedi urlando e chiedendo aiuto al rimanente della banda. Ma il capitano gli fu addosso dicendogli che non era più in tempo di chiedere aiuto agli uomini; dimandasse piuttosto a Dio il perdono della commessa ribalderia; ciò detto, col calcio dello schioppo gli assettò tal colpo che non parlo più.