It happened that he had appointed to go out in this boat, either for pleasure or for fish, with two or three Moors of some distinction in that place, and for whom he had provided extraordinarily, and had, therefore, sent on board the boat overnight a larger store of provisions than ordinary; and had ordered me to get ready three fusees with powder and shot, which were on board his ship, for that they designed some sport of fowling as well as fishing.
Op zekeren dag zou ik er mede uitgaan, hetzij om te visschen of alleen tot vermaak, met twee of drie Mooren van eenigen rang. Hij had derhalve den vorigen avond veel meer mondbehoeften dan gewoonlijk aan boord gezonden, en mij gelast drie geweren met kruid en lood, die aan boord van het schip waren, gereed te leggen, om tevens eenig gevogelte te kunnen schieten.