n the said Kidd, ready to
sail, told this Narrator he would pay him for the Cyder, to which the
Narrator answered that he was already satisfied for it by the Present
made to his wife. And it was observed that some of Kidd's men gave to
the Narrator's men some inconsiderable things of small value which were
Muslins for neck-cloths.

And then the Narrator tooke leave of the said Kidd and went ashore and
at parting the said Kidd fired four guns and stood for Block Island.
About three days afterwards, said Kidd sent the Master of the Sloop and
one Clark in his boat for the Narrator who went on board with them, and
the said Kidd desired him to take ashore with him and keep for him a
Chest and a box of Gold and a bundle of Quilts and four bales of Goods,
which box of Gold the said Kidd told the Narrator was intended for my
Lord. And the Narrator complied with the request and took on Shore the
said Chest, box of Gold, quilts and bales goods.

And the Narrator further saith that two of Kidd's crew who went by the
names of Cooke and Parrat delivered to him, the Narrator, two baggs of
Silver which they said weighed thirty pound weight, for which he gave
receipt. And that another of Kidd's men delivered to the Narrator a
small bundle of gold and gold dust of about a pound weight to keep for
him, and did present the Narrator with a sash and a pair of wortsed
stockins. And just before the Sloop sailed, Capt. Kidd presented the
Narrator with a bagg of Sugar, and then took leave and sailed for
Boston.

And the Narrator further saith he knew nothing of Kidd's being
proclaimed a Pyrate, and if he had, he durst not have acted otherwise
than he had done, having no force to oppose them and for that he hath
formerly been threatened to be killed by Privateers if he should carry
unkindly to them.

The within named Narrator further saith that while Capt. Kidd lay with
his Sloop at Gardner's Island, there was a New York Sloop whereof one
Coster is master, and his mate was a little black man, unknown by name,
who as it is was said, had been formerly Capt. Kidd's quartermaster,
and another Sloop belonging to New Yorke, Jacob Fenick, Master, both
which lay near to Kidd's Sloop three days together. And whilst the
Narrator was on board with Capt. Kidd, there was several bales of Goods
put on board the other two Sloops aforesaid, and the said two Sloops
sailed up the Sound. After which Kidd sailed with his sloop for Block
Island; and being