The other prisoners had better usage; two of them were kept pinioned, indeed, because the captain was not able to trust them; but the other two were taken into my service, upon the captain’s recommendation, and upon their solemnly engaging to live and die with us; so with them and the three honest men we were seven men, well armed; and I made no doubt we should be able to deal well enough with the ten that were coming, considering that the captain had said there were three or four honest men among them also.
De andere gevangenen werden beter behandeld; wel werden twee hunner geboeid, omdat de kapitein hen niet vertrouwde, maar de beide anderen in mijne dienst genomen op zijne aanbeveling, en hunne plegtige belofte van met ons te leven en te sterven, dus waren wij met hen zeven man sterk, en ik twijfelde niet of wij zouden tegen de tien, die er kwamen, opgewassen zijn; vooral daar de kapitein zeide, dat er onder deze ook drie of vier brave knapen waren.