But they carryed us some six miles higher into the Countrey, and would not yet adventure to bring the Long boats-crew unto us, but kept them by themselves in another Town, fearing lest we might make an Escape, as certainly we would have attempted it had they not removed us.

There was a small Moors Vessel, which lay in the River, which they had seized on about this time, as we supposed they would have done by our Ship if they could have catched her there.

This Vessel had some forty men belonging to her who were not made Prisoners as we were, but yet lay in the same Town: with those we had concluded, that they would furnish us with Arms, and in the night altogether to march down, and get on board of their Vessel, and so make our escape.

But being prevented in this design by our departure, we were fain to lay at their mercy.
[Their condition commiserated by the People.] In our new quarters our entertainment proved as good as formerly.

And indeed there was this to mitigate our misery, that the People were courteous to us and seemed to pity us.