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from the minister�察�and to the last he did not know but that I
went with the utmost reluctance and affliction。
It was in the month of February that I was�察�with seven other
convicts�察�as they called us�察�delivered to a merchant that traded
to Virginia�察�on board a ship�察�riding�察�as they called it�察�in
Deptford Reach。 The officer of the prison delivered us on
board�察�and the master of the vessel gave a discharge for us。
We were for that night clapped under hatches�察�and kept so
close that I thought I should have been suffocated for want
of air�察�and the next morning the ship weighed�察�and fell down
the river to a place they call Bugby's Hole�察�which was done�察�
as they told us�察�by the agreement of the merchant�察�that all
opportunity of escape should be taken from us。 However�察�
when the ship came thither and cast anchor�察�we were allowed
more liberty�察�and particularly were permitted to come up on
the deck�察�but not up on the quarter´deck�察�that being kept
particularly for the captain and for passengers。
When by the noise of the men over my head�察�and the motion
of the ship�察�I perceived that they were under sail�察�I was at first
greatly surprised�察�fearing we should go away directly�察�and that
our friends would not be admitted to see us any more�察�but I
was easy soon after�察�when I found they had come to an anchor
again�察�and soon after that we had notice given by some of the
men where we were�察�that the next morning we should have
the liberty to come up on deck�察�and to have our friends come
and see us if we had any。
All that night I lay upon the hard boards of the deck�察�as the
passengers did�察�but we had afterwards the liberty of little
cabins for such of us as had any bedding to lay in them�察�and
room to stow any box or trunk for clothes and linen�察�if we
had it ��which might well be put in���察�for some of them had
neither shirt nor shift or a rag of linen or woollen�察�but what
was on their backs�察�or a farthing of money to help themselves�察�
and yet I did not find but they fared well enough in the ship�察�
especially the women�察�who got money from the seamen for
washing their clothes�察�sufficient to purchase any common
things that they wanted。
When the next morning we had the liberty to come up on the
deck�察�I asked one of the officers of the ship�察�whether I might
not have the liberty to send a letter on shore�察�to let my friends
know where the ship lay�察�and to get some necessary things
sent to me。 This was�察�it seems�察�the boatswain�察�a very civil�察�
courteous sort of man�察�who told me I should have that�察�or any
other liberty that I desired�察�that he could allow me with safety。
I told him I desired no other�察�and he answered that the ship's
boat would go up to London the next tide�察�and he would order
my letter to be carried。
Accordingly�察�when the boat went off�察�the boatswain came to
me and told me the boat was going off�察�and that he went in it
himself�察�and asked me if my letter was ready he would take
care of it。 I had prepared myself�察�you may be sure�察�pen�察�ink�察�
and paper beforehand�察�and I had gotten a letter ready directed
to my governess�察�and enclosed another for my fellow´prisoner�察�
which�察�however�察�I did not let her know was my husband�察�not
to the last。 In that to my governess�察�I let her know where the
ship lay�察�and pressed her earnestly to send me what things I
knew she had got ready for me for my voyage。
When I gave the boatswain the letter�察�I gave him a shilling
with it�察�which I told him was for the charge of a messenger
or porter�察�which I entreated him to send with the letter as
soon as he came on shore�察�that if possible I might have an
answer brought back by the same hand�察�that I might know
what was become of my things�察�'for sir��' says I�察�'if the ship
should go away before I have them on board�察�I am undone。'
I took care�察�when I gave him the shilling�察�to let him see that
I had a little better furniture about me than the ordinary
prisoners�察�for he saw that I had a purse�察�and in it a pretty deal
of money�察�and I found that the very sight of it immediately
furnished me with very different treatment from what I should
otherwise have met with in the ship�察�for though he was very
courteous indeed before�察�in a kind of natural compassion to
me�察�as a woman in distress�察�yet he was more than ordinarily
so afterwards�察�and procured me to be better treated in the ship
than�察�I say�察�I might otherwise have been�察�as shall appear in
its place。
He very honestly had my letter delivered to my governess's
own hands�察�and brought me back an answer from her in writing�察�
and when he gave me the answer�察�gave me the shilling again。
'There��' says he�察�'there's your shilling again too�察�for I delivered
the letter myself。' I could not tell what to say�察�I was so surprised
at the thing�察�but after some pause�察�I said�察�'Sir�察�you are too kind�察�
it had been but reasonable that you had paid yourself coach´hire�察�
then。'
'No�察�no��' says he�察�'I am overpaid。 What is the gentlewoman�拭 �
Your sister。'
'No�察�sir��' says I�察�'she is no relation to me�察�but she is a dear
friend�察�and all the friends I have in the world。' 'Well��' says
he�察�'there are few such friends in the world。 Why�察�she cried
after you like a child��' 'Ay��' says I again�察�'she would give a
hundred pounds�察�I believe�察�to deliver me from this dreadful
condition I am in。'
'Would she so��' says he。 'For half the money I believe I could
put you in a way how to deliver yourself。' But this he spoke
softly�察�that nobody could hear。
'Alas� �sir��' said I�察�'but then that must be such a deliverance
as�察�if I should be taken again�察�would cost me my life。' 'Nay��'
said he�察�'if you were once out of the ship�察�you must look to
yourself afterwards�察�that I can say nothing to。' So we dropped
the discourse for that time。
In the meantime�察�my governess�察�faithful to the last moment�察�
conveyed my letter to the prison to my husband�察�and got an
answer to it�察�and the next day came down herself to the ship�察�
bringing me�察�in the first place�察�a sea´bed as they call it�察�and
all its furniture�察�such as was convenient�察�but not to let the
people think it was extraordinary。 She brought with her a
sea´chestthat is�察�a chest�察�such as are made for seamen�察�with
all the conveniences in it�察�and filled with everything almost
that I could want�察�and in one of the corners of the chest�察�where
there was a private drawer�察�was my bank of moneythis is to
say�察�so much of it as I had resolved to carry with me�察�for I
ordered a part of my stock to be left behind me�察�to be sent
afterwards in such goods as I should want when I came to
settle�察�for money in that country is not of much use where all
things are brought for tobacco�察�much more is it a great loss
to carry it from hence。
But my case was particular�察�it was by no means proper to me
to go thither without money or goods�察�and for a poor convict�察�
that was to be sold as soon as I came on shore�察�to carry with
me a cargo of goods would be to have notice taken of it�察�and
perhaps to have them seized by the public�察�so I took part of my
stock with me thus�察�and left the other part with my governess。
My governess brought me a great many other things�察�but it
was not proper for me to look too well provided in the ship�察�
at least till I knew what kind of a captain we should have。
When she came into the ship�察�I thought she would have died
indeed�察�her heart sank at the sight of me�察�and at the thoughts
of parting with me in that condition�察�and she cried so intolerably�察�
I could not for a long time have any talk with her。
I took that time to read my fellow´prisoner's letter�察�which�察�
however�察�greatly perplexed me。 He told me was determined
to go�察�but found it would be impossible for him to be discharged
time enough for going in the same ship�察�and which was more
than all�察�he began to question whether they would give him
leave to go in what ship he pleased�察�though he did voluntarily
transport himself�察�but that they would see him put on board
such a ship as they should direct�察�and that he would be charged
upon the captain as other convict prisoners were�察�so that he
began to be in despair of seeing me till he came to Virginia�察�
which made him almost desperate�察�seeing that�察�on the other
hand�察�if I should not be there�察�if any accident of the sea or of
mortality should take me away�察�he should be the most undone
creature there in the world。
This was very perplexing�察�and I knew not what course to take。
I told my governess the story of the boatswain�察�and she was
mighty eager with me treat with him�察�but I had no mind to it�察�
till I heard whether my husband�察�or fellow´prisoner�察�so she
called him�察�could be at liberty to go with me or no。 At last I
was forced to let her into the whole matter�察�except only that
of his being my husband。 I told her I had made a positive
bargain or agreement with him to go�察�if he could get the liberty
of going in the same ship�察�and that I found he had money。
Then I read a long lecture to her of what I proposed to do
when we came there�察�how we could plant�察�settle�察�and�察�in short�察�
grow rich without any more adventures�察�and�察�as a great secret�察�
I told her that we were to marry as soon as he came on board。
She soon agreed cheerfully to my going when she heard this�察�
and she made it her business from that time to get him out of
the prison in time�察�so that he might go in the same ship with
me�察�which at last was brought to pass�察�though with great
difficulty�察�and not without all the forms of a transported
prisoner´convict�察�which he really was not yet�察�for he had not
been tried�察�and which was a great mortification to him。 As
our fate was now determined�察�and we were both on board�察�
actually bound to Virginia�察�in the despicable quality of
transported convicts destined to be sold for slave