senger, if he had a _French_ pass for
himself? The _Frenchman_ gave him to understand that he had. Then he
told the _Frenchman_ he must pass for Captain, _and by God_, says he,
_you are the Captain_: The _Frenchman_ durst not refuse doing as he
would have him: The meaning of this was, that he would seize the Ship
as fair Prize, and as if she belonged to _French_ Subjects, according
to a commission he had for that purpose; tho', one would think, after
what he had already done, that he need not have recourse to a quibble
to give his actions a colour.

In short, he took the cargoe and sold it some time after, yet still he
seem'd to have some fears upon him least these proceedings should have
a bad end; for, coming up with a _Dutch_ Ship some time, when his men
thought of nothing but attacking her, _Kid_ oppos'd it; upon which a
mutiny arose, and the majority being for taking the said ship, and
arming themselves to man the boat to go and seize her, he told them,
such as did, never should come on Board him again; which put an end to
the design, so that he kept company with the said ship some time,
without offering her any violence: However, this dispute was the
occasion of an accident, upon which an indictment was afterwards
grounded against _Kid_; for _Moor_, the Gunner, being one day upon
deck, and talking with _Kid_ about the said _Dutch_ Ship, some words
arose betwixt them, and _Moor_ told _Kid_, that he had ruin'd them
all; upon which, _Kid_, calling him _Dog_, took up a bucket and struck
him with it, which breaking his skull, he died the next day.

But _Kid's_ penitential fit did not last long, for coasting along
_Malabar_, he met with a great number of boats, all which he
plunder'd. Upon the same Coast he also lit upon a _Portugueze_ Ship,
which he kept possession of a week, and then having taking out of her
some chests of _Indian_ goods, thirty jars of butter, and some wax,
iron, and a hundred bags of rice, he let her go.

The _Adventure_ Galley was now so old and leaky, that they were forced
to keep two pumps continually going, wherefore _Kid_ shifted all the
guns and tackle out of her into the _Queda_ Merchant, intending her
for his Man-of-War; and as he had divided the Money before, he now
made a division of the remainder of the cargo: Soon after which, the
greatest part of the company left him, some going on board Captain
_Culliford_, and others absconding in the Country, so that he had not
above forty men lef