[What Employment they afterwards followed.] And thus they made a shift to live for some years, until some of them had an insight in knitting Caps, by whom all afterwards learned, and it proved to be the chief means and help we all had to relieve our wants.  The ordinary price we sold these Caps for, was Nine pence a piece in value English Money, the Thread standing us in about three pence.  But at length, we plying hard our new Learned Trade, Caps began to abound, and Trading grew dead, so that we could not sell them at the former price:  which brought several of our Nation to great want.

[How the English Domineered.] The English began now to pluck up their hearts, and tho they were entred into a new Condition, they kept their old Spirits, especially considering they were the King’s Men, and quartered by his special order upon the People.  When they had obtained to have their Allowance raw, if any brought them not their full due, they would go in and Plunder their Houses of such Goods as they found there, and keep them until they came and brought them their compleat allowance to redeem their Goods back again.

[What Satisfaction one of them received from a Potter.] Some of our English men have proceeded further yet.  One for example went to buy Pots of a Potter.  Who because he would not let him have them at his own price fell to quarrel, in which the English man met with some blows.  Which he complained of to the Magistrate as being a Person that belonged unto the King, and therefore claimed better usage.  And the Magistrate condemned the Potter as guilty in lifting up his hand against him, and sent some of his Soldiers to bind him, and then bad the English man go and content himself by paying him in the same Coin again, as he had served our Countreyman; which he did until he was satisfied, and moreover, ordered him to take the Pots he came to buy and pay nothing.  But the Law was not so satisfied neither, for the Soldiers laid on many blows besides.

[A scuffle between the English and Natives.] Another time at a certain Feast, as they were drinking and wanting Wine, they sent Money to buy more; but the Seller refused to give it them for their Money.  Which they took so hainously, that they unanimously concluded to go and take it by force.  Away they went each man with his Staff in his hand, and entred the House and began to Drink; which the People not liking of, gathered their Forces together, and by blows began to resist them.  But the English men bravely behaved themselves, and broke several of their Pates.  Who with the Blood about their Ears went to the City to complain to the great Men.  They demanded of them, If they had ever sold them Wine before.  They answered, Yes.  They asked them again, Why then did they refuse to sell them now?  And that they were well served by the English for denying them drink for their Money:  and so sent them away laughing at them.  Our Men got two or three black and blew Blows, but they came home with their Bellies full of Drink for their pains.