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Chapter 1

           IspokenDutchtolerablywell;Itoldhimwhowewere,andbeggedhim,inconsiderationofourbeingChristiansandProtestants,ofneighbouringcountriesinstrictalliance,thathewouldmovethecaptainstotakesomepityonus.Thisinflamedhisrage;herepeatedhisthreatenings,andturningtohiscompanions,spokewithgreatvehemenceintheJapaneselanguage,asIsuppose,oftenusingthewordChristianos.

           ThelargestofthetwopirateshipswascommandedbyaJapanesecaptain,whospokealittleDutch,butveryimperfectly.Hecameuptome,andafterseveralquestions,whichIansweredingreathumility,hesaid,"weshouldnotdie."Imadethecaptainaverylowbow,andthen,turningtotheDutchman,said,"Iwassorrytofindmoremercyinaheathen,thaninabrotherchristian."ButIhadsoonreasontorepentthosefoolishwords:forthatmaliciousreprobate,havingoftenendeavouredinvaintopersuadeboththecaptainsthatImightbethrownintothesea(whichtheywouldnotyieldto,afterthepromisemademethatIshouldnotdie),however,prevailedsofar,astohaveapunishmentinflictedonme,worse,inallhumanappearance,thandeathitself.Mymenweresentbyanequaldivisionintoboththepirateships,andmysloopnewmanned.Astomyself,itwasdeterminedthatIshouldbesetadriftinasmallcanoe,withpaddlesandasail,andfourdays’provisions;whichlast,theJapanesecaptainwassokindtodoubleoutofhisownstores,andwouldpermitnomantosearchme.

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