Heappearedtobeofamiddleage, andtallerthananyoftheotherthreewhoattendedhim, whereofonewasapagethathelduphistrain, andseemedtobesomewhatlongerthanmymiddlefinger; , andIcouldobservemanyperiodsofthreatenings, andothersofpromises, pity, , butinthemostsubmissivemanner, liftingupmylefthand, andbothmyeyestothesun, ascallinghimforawitness; andbeingalmostfamishedwithhunger, havingnoteatenamorselforsomehoursbeforeIlefttheship, Ifoundthedemandsofnaturesostronguponme, thatIcouldnotforbearshowingmyimpatience (perhapsagainstthestrictrulesofdecency) byputtingmyfingerfrequentlytomymouth, (forsotheycallagreatlord, asIafterwardslearnt) , andcommandedthatseveralladdersshouldbeappliedtomysides, onwhichaboveahundredoftheinhabitantsmountedandwalkedtowardsmymouth, ladenwithbasketsfullofmeat, whichhadbeenprovidedandsentthitherbytheking’sorders, , , legs, andloins, shapedlikethoseofmutton, andverywelldressed, , andtookthreeloavesatatime, aboutthebignessofmusketbullets.
