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Howbeit�察     �my    Lord    was   exceeding      wroth�察   �and   I�察 �to  beguile   him�察   �did 

propose that we should leave our horses and cargoes of manuscript behind 

and cross on the ice afoot�察�which conceit pleased him mightily。                    In sooth 

it chanced well with what followed�察�for hardly were we on the river when 

we   saw   a   great   crowd   coming   from   Westminster�察  �before   a   caravan   of 

strange animals and savages in masks�察�capering and capricolling�察�dragging 

after them divers sledges quaintly fashioned like swannes�察�in which were 

ladies attired as fairies and goddesses and such like heathen and wanton 

trumpery�察�which I�察�as a plain�察�blunt man�察�would have fallen to cursing�察�had 

not my Lord himself damned me under his breath to hold my peace�察�for 

that he had recognized my Lord of Leicester's colours and that he made no 

doubt they were of the Court。           As forsooth this did presently appear�察�also 

that   one   of   the   ladies   was   her   Gracious   Majesty's   selfmasked   to   the 

general     eye�察  �the   better    to  enjoy    these    miscalled     festivities。    I   say 

miscalled�察 �for�察  �though   a   loyal   subject   of her   Majesty�察  �and   one   who   hath 

borne   arms   at   Tilbury   Fort   in   defence   of   her   Majesty�察  �it   inflamed   my 

choler�察�as a plain and blunt man�察�that her Mightiness should so degrade her 

dignity。     Howbeit�察  �as   a   man   who   hath   his   way   to   make   in   the   world�察  �I 

kept mine eyes well upon the anticks of the Great�察�while my Lord joined 

the    group    of  maskers     and    their  follies。    I   recognized     her   Majesty's 

presence by her discourse in three languages to as many Ambassadors that 

were   presentthough   I   marked   well   that   she   had   not   forgotten   her   own 

tongue�察�calling one of her ladies ;a sluttish wench�察─�nor her English spirit 

in cuffing my Lord of Essex's ears for some indecorumwhich�察�as a plain 

man myself�察�curt in speech and action�察�did rejoice me greatly。                  But I must 

relate one feat�察�the like of which I never saw in England before or since。 

There was a dance of the maskers�察�and in the midst of it her Majesty asked 

the Ambassador from Spayne if he had seen the latest French dance。                        He 



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replied   that   he   had   not。 Whereupon   Her   Most   Excellent   Majesty   skipt 

back a pace and forward a pace�察�and lifting her hoop�察�delivered a kick at 

his Excellency's hat which sent it flying the space of a good English ell 

above his head�        �Howbeit so great was the acclamation that her Majesty 

was graciously moved to repeat it to my Lord of Leicester�察�but�察�tripping 

back�察�her high heels caught in her farthingale�察�and she would have fallen 

on the ice�察�but for that my Lord�察�with exceeding swiftness and dexterity�察�

whisked      his  cloak   from    his  shoulder�察   �spreading     it  under   her�察 �and   so 

received   her   body   in   its   folds   on   the   ice�察  �without   himself   touching   her 

Majesty's person。        Her Majesty was greatly pleased at this�察�and bade my 

Lord buy another cloak at her cost�察�though it swallowed an estate�察�but my 

Lord replyed�察�after the lying fashion of the time�察�that it was honour enough 

for him to be permitted to keep it after ;it had received her Royal person。; 

I   know    that  this   hap   hath   been   partly   related   of  another    personthe 

shipman Raleighbut I tell such as deny me that they lie in their teeth�察�for 

I�察 �John    Longbowe�察     �have    causemiserable      cause   enough�察    �I  warrantto 

remember       it�察 �and  my    Lord    can  bear   me    out�   �For�察   �spite  of  his   fair 

speeches�察�when he was quit of the Royal presence�察�he threw me his wet 

and   bedraggled   cloak   and   bade   me   change   it   with   him   for   mine   own�察�

which was dry and warm。            And it was this simple act which wrought the 

lamentable and cruel deed of which I was the victim�察�for�察�as I followed my 

Lord�察�thus apparelled�察�across the ice�察�I was suddenly set upon and seized�察�a 

choke´pear clapt into my mouth so that I could not cry aloud�察�mine eyes 

bandaged�察�mine elbows pinioned at my side in that fatall cloak like to a 

trussed fowl�察�and so I was carried to where the ice was broken�察�and thrust 

into   a   boat。   Thence   I   was   conveyed   in   the   same   rude   sort   to   a   ship�察�

dragged   up   her   smooth�察  �wet   side�察  �and   clapt   under   hatches。    Here   I   lay 

helpless as in a swoon。        When I came to�察�it was with a great trampling on 

the decks above and the washing of waves below�察�and I made that the ship 

was   movingbut   where   I   knew   not。      After   a   little   space   the   hatch   was 

lifted from where I lay�察�the choke´pear taken from my mouth�察�but not the 

bandage from mine eyes�察�so I could see nought around me。                    But I heard a 

strange voice say�此 �What coil is this�拭           �This is my Lord's cloak in sooth�察�

but not my Lord that lieth in it�           �Who is this fellow�拭─        �At which I did 



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naturally discover the great misprise of those varlets who had taken me for 

my dear Lord�察�whom I now damned in my heart for changing of the cloaks� �

Howbeit�察 �when   I   had   fetched   my  breath   with   difficulty�察  �being   well   nigh 

spent by reason of the gag�察�I replyed that I was John Longbowe�察�my Lord's 

true   yeoman�察  �as   good   a   man   as   any�察  �as   they   should   presently   discover 

when they set me ashore。          That I knew        ;Softly�察�friend�察─�said the Voice�察�

;thou knowest too much for the good of England and too little for thine 

own   needs。      Thou   shalt   be   sent   where   thou   mayest   forget   the   one   and 

improve thy knowledge of the other。;               Then as if turning to those about 

him�察�for I could not see by reason of the blindfold�察�he next said�此 �Take him 

on your voyage�察�and   see that he   escape   not till   ye   are quit   of   England。; 

And with that they clapt to the hatch again�察�and I heard him cast off from 

the ship's side。 There was I�察�John Longbowe�察�an English yeoman��I�察�who 

but that day had held converse with Will Shakespeare and been cognizant 

of   the   revels   of   Her   Most   Christian   Majesty   even   to   the   spying   of   her 

garter��I was kidnapped at the age of forty´five or thereabout for I will 

not    be   certain   of  the   yearand     forced    to  sea   for  that   my    Lord    of 

Southampton   had   provoked   the   jealousie   and   envy   of   divers   other   great 

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                    CHAPTERS I TO XX 



          I AM FORCED TO SEA AND TO BECOME A PIRATE� �

     I  SUFFER      LAMENTABLY   FROM             SICKNESS       BY   REASON       OF 

THE   BIGNESSE   OF  THE   WAVES。             I   COMMIT  MANY  CRUELTIES 

AND      BLOODSHED。           BUT      BY    THE    DIVINE      INTERCESSION          I 

EVENTUALLY            THROW       THE     WICKED       CAPTAIN       OVERBOARD 

AND AM ELECTED IN HIS STEAD。                     I DISCOVER AN ISLAND OF 

TREASURE�察�OBTAIN POSSESSION THEREOF BY A TRICKE�察�AND 

PUT THE NATIVES TO THE SWORD。 

       I marvel much at those who deem it necessary in the setting down of 

their adventures to gloze over the whiles between with much matter of the 

country�察   �the  peoples�察  �and   even   their  own   foolish   reflections   thereon�察�

hoping     in  this  way   to  cozen   the  reader   with   a  belief  in  their  own 

truthfulness�察  �and   encrease   the   extravagance   of   their   deeds。 I�察  �being   a 

plain�察  �blunt   man�察  �shall   simply   say   for   myself   that   for   many   days   after 

being taken from the bilboes and made free of the deck�察�I was grievously 

distempered by reason of the waves�察�and so collapsed in the bowels that I 

could neither eat�察�stand�察�nor lie。      Being thus in great fear of death�察�from 

which I was miraculously preserved�察�I�察�out of sheer gratitude to my Maker�察�

did incontinently make oath and sign articles to be one of the crew which 

were   buccaneers。     I   did   this   the   more   readily   as   we   were   to   attack   the 

ships   of   Spayne   only�察  �and   through   there   being   no   state   of   Warre   at   that 

time between England and that country�察�it was wisely conceived that this 

conduct would provoke it�察�and we should thus be forearmed�察�as became a 

juste man in his quarrel。      For this we had the precious example of many 

great   Captains。     We   did   therefore   heave   to   and   burn   many   shipsthe 

quality of those engagements I do not set forth�察�not having a seaman's use 

of ship speech�察�and despising�察�as a plain�察�blunt man�察�those who misuse it�察�

having it not。 

     But this I do know�察�that�察�having some conceit of a shipman's ways and 

of   pirates�察  �I   did   conceive   at   this   time   a   pretty   song   for   my   comradoes�察�

whereof the words ran thus�此�

             Yo ho� �when the Dog Watch bayeth loud                       In the light 



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of   a  mid´sea     moon�           �And     the  Dead    Eyes    glare   in  the  stiffening 

Shroud�察               �For    that  is  the  Pirate's   noon�           �When      the  Night 

Mayres   sit   on   the   Dead   Man's   Chest              Where   no   manne's   breath 

may     come               Then      hey   for   a  bottle    of  Rum�      �Rum�     �Rum� �

And a p

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