best come by) we had
great store of, so that in effect as to Food we wanted nothing; and
thus, and by such like helps, we continued six moneths without any
disturbance or want.

Idleness and Fulness of every thing begot in me a desire of enjoying
the women, beginning now to grow more familiar, I had perswaded the
two Maids to let me lie with them, which I did at first in private, but
after, custome taking away shame (there being none but us) we did
it more openly, as our Lusts gave us liberty; afterwards my Masters
Daughter was content also to do as we did; the truth is, they were all
handsome Women, when they had Cloathes, and well shaped, feeding well.
For we wanted no Food, and living idlely, and seeing us at Liberty to do
our wills, without hope of ever returning home made us thus bold: One of
the first of my Comforts with whom I first accompanined (the tallest
and handsomest) proved presently with child, the second was my Masters
Daughter, and the other also not long [67]after fell into the same
condition: none now remaining but my Negro, who seeing what we did,
longed also for her share; one Night, I being asleep, my Negro, (with
the consent of the others) got close to me, thinking it being dark, to
beguile me, but I awaking and feeling her, and perceiving who it was,
yet willing to try the difference, satissied my self with her, as well
as with one of the rest: that night, although the first time, she proved
also with child, so that in the year of our being here, all my women
were with child by me, and they all coming at different seasons, were a
great help to one another.

The first brought me a brave Boy, my Masters Daughter was the youngest,
she brought me a Girl, so did the other {{13 }} Maid, who being
something fat sped worse at her labour: the Negro had no pain at all,
brought me a fine white Girl, so I had one Boy and three Girls, the
Women were soon well again, and the two first with child again before
the two last were brought to bed, my custome being not to lie with any
of them after they were with child, till others were so likewise, and
not with the black at all after she was with child, which commonly was
at the first time I lay with her, which was in the night and not else,
my stomach would not serve me, although she was one of the handsomest
Blacks I had seen, and her children as comly as any of the rest; we had
no clothes for them, and therefore when they had suckt, we laid them in
Mosse to sle