As for that, he told them they were not his prisoners, but the commander’s of the island; that they thought they had set him on shore in a barren, uninhabited island; but it had pleased God so to direct them that it was inhabited, and that the governor was an Englishman; that he might hang them all there, if he pleased; but as he had given them all quarter, he supposed he would send them to England, to be dealt with there as justice required, except Atkins, whom he was commanded by the governor to advise to prepare for death, for that he would be hanged in the morning.
Potrebbe farvi impiccar tutti, se lo volesse; ma poichè vi ha dato quartiere, suppongo che vi manderà in Inghilterra, ove avrete che fare co’ tribunali, e sarete trattati come lo comporterà la giustizia. Da questa disposizione è eccettuato Guglielmo Atkins, al quale devo dire per parte dello stesso governatore di prepararsi alla morte, perchè sarà impiccato domani mattina.»